-=> GEORGE POPE wrote to JOHN MASSEY <=-

 GP> On (11 Dec 06) John Massey wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE...
 JM>  WC> They told you on TV, well then it must be true.
 JM>
 JM> No the show had a segment where people that had been diginosed as
 JM> "never
 JM> will walk again" were in fact standing an walking.

 GP> Right.  "They told you on TV". . .

 GP> Well, there you go then -- proof positive!

 JM> You haven't proven your claim that all Spinal cord ingeries are
 JM> permanent
 JM> and not fixable.

 GP> He never made any such claim -- he said HIS SCI was permanent. . .
 GP> That can be -- like the damage from my CVA is likewise permanent. . .

 GP> Others, especially now, can make greater progress, but how's that
 GP> relevant to mine or his situations?

 GP> I'm sure people with mental retardation can learn, but it doesn't seem
 GP> to help you any!

 JM> I on the other hand  have offered evidence that there is always hope
 JM> with
 JM> work and a positive aditude.

 GP> No, there's not ALWAYS hope. . .
 GP> Some situations are permanent, and in those, false hope is just a way
 GP> of adding insult to injuries. . .

Yes acceptance is a form of healing but it's not going to 
make you walk again.

There are those that delight in taking shots at the disabled,
weak and powerless as it makes them feel big.

I take shots but mine are directed at the willfully ignorant and two faced.

Now given the second chance none are promised I intend to better 
spend my time.

I expect I'll not be perfect in my effort as I can find the temptation
irrisistable to teach the unteachable in those times my mind is less
than clear.

Who knows, perhaps one of them will think about some small thing 
I've said and make good use of it?

ITMT everyone in their path suffers so they may feel powerful :-(

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