Readers Comments
josietn wrote: Thank you so much for sharing this story.
tgerdy wrote: Thanks again jsmc10. If you care to read some other inspirational pieces i have written, you can find me at huffington post. In the search box on the home page type tom gerdy. These pieces and others can be found there.
jsmc10 wrote: This is an amazing idea and i thank you for helping the disabled people to have hope and aspirations :)
Zevelina wrote: We all have disabilities but most of us are able to hide or disguise our challenges - well said! Touching story, thank you for doing this*
Jagdish Kaviraj wrote: Nature has bestowed everyone with some kind of skill. An experienced craft man can make good idol from a stone lying uncared.
I appreciate your efforts in bringing persons with some disability in the main stream. Once we are able to raise self- esteem of persons with some kind of disability they can do wonders. As in your story one young girl in a wheelchair told a tv reporter "this proves we can do anything we want to do".
As you correctly mentioned that only thing required is to keep our eyes, ears and hearts open, because we never know where our blessings will come from.
I appreciate your efforts in bringing persons with some disability in the main stream. Once we are able to raise self- esteem of persons with some kind of disability they can do wonders. As in your story one young girl in a wheelchair told a tv reporter "this proves we can do anything we want to do".
As you correctly mentioned that only thing required is to keep our eyes, ears and hearts open, because we never know where our blessings will come from.
LUCKY02 wrote: Great story! I have worked with adults who have disabilites for over 15 years now and i truely love it! The people with disabilites just love when they can do something (such as a job in the community) and be good at it, it makes them feel so special. Many people do not know how smart a person with a disability really is untill they take the time to get to know them and their strenghs as a person. They are all smart and loveable in their own way! Thanks for sharing this!
sonia wrote: Such a beautiful story,i am the mother of a disabled child. He has a cognitive learning disability. As well as a seizure disorder. My husband and i often worry about his future. I just want to say that it is very very encouraging to see someone like you tgerdy it proves th world is a wonderful place and i can see a future peeking out through the clouds. Maybe someone will see into there hearts and give hima chance. So i thank you for giveing hope to people that need. From the bottom of my heart
LouisaMarie wrote: Thank you for sharing such a wonderful story.
janine wrote: Beautiful story. May god bless you:)
Annapurna wrote: With tears in my eyes your story was very dear to me. Especially loved the phrase used, "formal"dis abilities- and everyone's own less noticeable form. I hope others will be inspired to give that bit of extra effort to understand that persons with "formal" challenges can absolutely rise above expectations. Because they deal with,(sometimes extreme),challenges every day. Especially helpful was the sharing of your doubts and worries, "the building inspectors" of the mind. They have some value. Yet precedence should go to the heart, free of any limiting disabilities, (often a revelation to the limiting mind). Thanks for demonstrating this so beautifully!