Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well put Gerry.My best friend at University had an accident in 1979 which broke his neck and left him quadriplegic. He was hugely disabled but after a year on a heart/lung machine learned to breath for himself through a permanent tracheotomy it had a flap valve so he could speak.He regained his fantastic sense of humour and he was a brilliant man. He absolutely hated being talked down to and we had lots of fun together over the years, discussing engineering ideas. He designed yacht fittings on a CAD system using a mouth stick. Slow but never daunted.He sadly passed away following breathing difficulties just after a fantastic 60th birthday celebration arranged by his wife and 2 children.I miss him.Frank D On Monday, 7 December 2015, 14:53, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> wrote: This is from my trip to the US in 2001 and was taken on the Ellis Island Ferry using the Leica M6 and TX400CN: http://gerrywalden.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Black-White-Mono/G0000907QnILyMI8/I0000BFBuiDVd.1A <http://gerrywalden.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Black-White-Mono/G0000907QnILyMI8/I0000BFBuiDVd.1A> I thought long and hard about posting this image, and finally came to the conclusion that less able-bodied people are a part of our society and that this shows a caring relationship and inclusion in the world. Gerry Gerry Walden LRPS www.gwpics.com +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or +44 (0)797 287 7932 _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information