I love this story and idea of writing a "small story" once a week. Can you go see him? Bobbie
Smile Everyday > On Jul 3, 2014, at 2:34 PM, RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was involved in a swim organization for the disabled and met this > paraplegic man back in 2003. We became friends pretty quickly and I gave him > all the knowledge I knew to help him get going. I helped him find a decent > chevy fullsize wheelchair van. The guy lit up and we were going to hooters > and the casino and having a lot of laughs. It was truly imspiring to see the > man excel and meet the challeges in his way. A few years went by and he had > some setbacks, then he developed a pressure sore which led to weight gain > which led to a power chair which led to a colostomy bag which led to the end > of driving which led to bedbound. I didn't hear from him for 6 months, I > finally contacted his brother on the net to ask where he was. He wouldn't > tell me and I knew in my heart that only meant one > thing.....................nursing home. My buddy eventually called me and > said his mom and brother put him in a nursing home 30 miles away. Hes laying > flat on his back and never gets out of bed for any reason. His power chair is > down the hall somewhere. Maybe I was wrong but I sent a few words to his > brother that I shouldn't have. The guy was tough and a boxer in his younger > days. Hes around 55 if your interested to know. He just didn't have the > support he needed, his mother was 84, but I helped them adapt a roll in > shower and a small kitchen in their basement. He was paying a hundred bucks a > day for assistance towards the end of it all. > > A funny story about him was he took his wheelchair van down to the ghetto of > St. Louis to try to find a date. The girl got in his van and stole his black > bag he uses for catherization supplies.......lololol. > > The thing that was beautiful is that he as living life but unfortunately now > hes not because of a lack of support.................sad > > Im going to try to write a small story I have experienced in quad life every > thurs. > > > Ron
