Fwd: [QUAD-L] That Deer Hunter Story

2013-11-18 Thread lwillis821
Excellent article, Ben. Thought provoking and well-written. Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com From: wheelch...@aol.com Date: November 17, 2013 at 8:56:10 PM EST To: bmatt...@earthlink.net, quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] That Deer

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2013-11-18 Thread Don Price
Nice job, Ben. It's scary to me that the better dead than disabled viewpoint still exists. Sigh.  Don. On Monday, November 18, 2013 7:28 AM, lwillis...@yahoo.com lwillis...@yahoo.com wrote: Excellent article, Ben. Thought provoking and well-written. Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded

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2013-11-18 Thread Ben Mattlin
[mailto:donpric...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 9:38 AM To: lwillis...@yahoo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: Fwd: [QUAD-L] That Deer Hunter Story Nice job, Ben. It's scary to me that the better dead than disabled viewpoint still exists. Sigh. Don. On Monday, November 18

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2013-11-18 Thread Danny Hearn
...@yahoo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 11:38 AM Subject: Re: Fwd: [QUAD-L] That Deer Hunter Story Nice job, Ben. It's scary to me that the better dead than disabled viewpoint still exists. Sigh.  Don. On Monday, November 18, 2013 7:28 AM

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2013-11-18 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
, 2013 12:57 PM Subject: Re: Fwd: [QUAD-L] That Deer Hunter Story Sure we all want to live and enjoy life even as a quad, but what if family does not care enough to sacrifice being a caregiver-- or with healthcare costs getting out of hand the person does not qualify for paid caregiver help

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2013-11-18 Thread Danny Hearn
, November 18, 2013 1:46 PM Subject: Re: Fwd: [QUAD-L] That Deer Hunter Story Im going to write a big story about just what your talking about Dan. What about the quads that don't have 4 sisters to take care of them around the clock. Nobody to fly with them on trips to play rugby or let alone make

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2013-11-17 Thread lwillis821
A beautiful analogy perfectly stated. I might also add John Milton's famous line after he went blind. They also serve who only stand and wait. The fruit takes many forms, sometimes beyond our comprehension. Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com From:

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2013-11-16 Thread lwillis821
It never occurred to me to pull the plug even though I had pneumonia, nightmares, and a half-dozen other killer maladies. I was fed story after story of people who had recovered from SCI. This kept me optimistic. I was Miserable as hell, but convinced I would recover in time. If I had known