[Leica] IMG: The Ferry Trip

[Gerry Walden]

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:
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>> On Dec 7, 2015, at 9:44 AM, FRANK DERNIE <frank.dernie at btinternet.com> wrote:
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>> 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 
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>>   On Monday, 7 December 2015, 14:53, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> wrote:
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>> This is from my trip to the US in 2001 and was taken on the Ellis Island Ferry using the Leica M6 and TX400CN:
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>> http://gerrywalden.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Black-White-Mono/G0000907QnILyMI8/I0000BFBuiDVd.1A <http://gerrywalden.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Black-White-Mono/G0000907QnILyMI8/I0000BFBuiDVd.1A>
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>> 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.
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>> Gerry
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> 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.
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>> Gerry Walden LRPS
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