Sorry to hear that about your Dad, Diamond.
Anyway, to elaborate: personally, i don't know anyone in a wheel chair (ok, a friend of my Dad is - but i'm ok when around him - guess i got used to it over time. you know? it's not that big a issue. we talk normally, he jokes around etc... - i usually sit down in a seat so we are eye to eye)
And there was this girl at university in a wheelchair. Can't say i knew her very well, (come to think of it, we never talked) i just thought: "Wow. Good for her that she can lead a life like that, get an education etc..." and on the other hand i was thinking if seeing all of us makes it tough - you know, reminding her...it must have been scary.
So technically, i don't have any experiences with a friend going through anything like it. I wonder how i'd react - i mean, sure, it's easy saying "yeah it would go on the same it was before", but who's to say what i'd do if such a thing occured in reality?
[This message has been edited by U2girl (edited 04-14-2002).]
Anyway, to elaborate: personally, i don't know anyone in a wheel chair (ok, a friend of my Dad is - but i'm ok when around him - guess i got used to it over time. you know? it's not that big a issue. we talk normally, he jokes around etc... - i usually sit down in a seat so we are eye to eye)
And there was this girl at university in a wheelchair. Can't say i knew her very well, (come to think of it, we never talked) i just thought: "Wow. Good for her that she can lead a life like that, get an education etc..." and on the other hand i was thinking if seeing all of us makes it tough - you know, reminding her...it must have been scary.
So technically, i don't have any experiences with a friend going through anything like it. I wonder how i'd react - i mean, sure, it's easy saying "yeah it would go on the same it was before", but who's to say what i'd do if such a thing occured in reality?
[This message has been edited by U2girl (edited 04-14-2002).]