Hi Grace I feel You, I guess I should feel lucky being a musician. My friends are mostly music people too. No one has abandoned me actually this has brought us closer. But my pride and joy is this list of incredible people. What a gift we have here. No matter how this list feels about me, I love you all. Rick -- GOD BLESS US ALL>
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Grace M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi Stacy, > > I'm so sorry that you have had such a negative experience with your friends, > and you are right, those are not *real* friends. For me, comfort lies now > in speaking with other disabled people who share the same problems, like the > people here at this list, and some of the disabled that I have met in my > apartment complex. It's as if I am understood, and here in my complex, my > disabled friends do not expect me to indulge in activities that are too > physical for me. They understand if I am too tired to visit, or too tired > to sit outside for very long periods of time, and never take offense---nor > do I. Sometimes I sorely miss doing the things that I used to do, but know > that I have to adjust to the way that things are now. It's a work in > progress. > > Grace > > > > > > > > >
