[nfbwatlk] Inspirational and Interesting

[Jedi]

Wow. That's really sad that he's not doing so well. I hope he'll make 
it out okay. But if not, I hope he lives the rest of his life in 
relative comfort. I'm sadly reminded of Dr. Z and the difficulties she 
faced as she battled cancer. It's good that he has a strong 
spirituality as it will help him through the worst of his suffering.

It's also sad that the white cane is treated with such contemt. 
Echolocation is easily used with the cane and less tiresome for the 
tongue. It's also sad that it's considered best to avoid treating a kid 
like their disabled when they clearly are. What "disabled" means, 
however changes from person to person. My mother once said that she 
didn't raise me like a blind kid. but that's silly because I am blind; 
it's just sad that on some level, she associated blindness with 
helplessness and thus didn't raise me blind. Does that make sense? On 
the positive side, I was raised to be confident and self sufficient, 
and thank goodness for it.

My hopes go out to him and his family.

-- 
REspectfully,
Jedi

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