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To: epicure who wrote (4360)	11/2/2000 7:03:15 PM
From: Ga Peach	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

It doesn't bother ME if you want to feel a handicapped child is a gift (of course you don't have one- so it's very easy for you), but to not allow ME my own feelings seems very obnoxious. You're wrong...I do and I love him very much. I have not once ever thought I wish he were not here. I do know the struggles and the hurt. You are wrong for assuming I do not. I guess some people are better able to cope.

To: epicure who wrote (4360)	11/2/2000 7:21:03 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

x, nice reply. i can tell you feel bad b/c your son feels bad. if you could work twice as hard to make him well, no doubt you would. i'm an expectant father and i pray for good health for my child above all. i'll pray also that your son, and all the ailing in the world, get rest from their ailments. i've had a very painful nerve injury that was partially corrected through surgery. pain and disability is not fun - and i was an adult and still didn't handle it well! i was essentially inactive from 22 - 30 years of age. surgery helped a lot. i broke two fingers trying to get back into b-ball. broken fingers or not, i'm happy the intense pain has gone and i will always remember it and have tons of compassion for folks with disabilities. i have a friend who was struck down with multiple sclerosis (sp??) at about 20. from marathons to bed ridden in a few short years. if i were in his shoes, i would not want to live. my only advice is to stay positive and do the best you can. in doing that, you are being a great success. best wishes. skeets

To: epicure who wrote (4360)	11/2/2000 9:31:56 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10042

if you are going to pray for anything please pray that my son may get some vision in his blind left eye. DONE!!! And an extra special one for him so that he can endure the cruelty of those children. Children who are probably also very insecure with their own identities, to such an extent that they require a scapegoat for their own instinctive feelings of inadequacy.. And let him know that no matter what, he's special in God's eyes (even if you don't believe in god, there's no reason to deny him that comfort and sense of purpose). And don't be so angry with those children... One day many of them will be looking back and feeling guilty about how they treated him and others. Regards, Ron