Jimmy,
Thanks for your reply. Yes, the mere fact that we differentiate ourselves as
disabled (or that we have this distinction awarded to us by others) makes us
equal. Certainly, the "pissing match" kedeps going on but it is particularly
grievous that it should be going on among such a community as ourselves.
I don't think any of us has it better than another. I don't think we should
be quarreling over who is the most pitiful either.
I have an older sister who is blind, since birth. This is an argument I
first encountered within my own family: she was really disabled and I might
only be malingering because I could get past my epilepsy if I exerted
sufficient will power to do so.
Thanks, again, Jim.
Keep warm and dry out thre in Texas...
Paula
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