Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you both Steve and Frank for your supportive stories. I myself have limited mobility and I guess at some stage in the future I will probably end up being pushed in a wheelchair, but that certainly will not mean my life is over. So many disabled people are more able than many of those we see in our society today. Gerry > On 7 Dec 2015, at 17:56, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> On Dec 7, 2015, at 9:44 AM, FRANK DERNIE <frank.dernie at btinternet.com> >> wrote: >> >> 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 > > > > Frank, Gerry, nothing for me seems to epitomize the tragic nature of > accidents more than these. Often a momentary lapse, and life is incredibly > forever different, so sad, so sorry, incredible stories. I cared for > kids with these kind of illnesses, falls, diving accidents. other > unbelievable stuff. have posted a few pics. > > > > so very sorry > > > steve > > > > > > > >> >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information