In my first year of teaching I taught a student that was blind and he had some kind of degenerative disease. His name was Gregory. I will never ever forget that child. He was not able to walk properly and was in wheelchair for comfort sake. He was in a mainstream school so that he felt more "normal" He was one of the most clever kids I have ever taught. Once we had an athletics meeting at school and I took him to the sand where they did longjump. It was the first time in his life on the athletic field and he said he felt so empowered...just by walking slowly with me across the field. He died a few years later as his life expectancy was not long. Just one little thing can change someone's view about something. I will always remember this.
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And now so will I! thank you for sharing that.