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Lesley Gray's avatar

I have always remembered what one of my university professors said many years ago “one can judge a society by how it cares for those who have disabilities”

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Janet Caldwell's avatar

Thank you for this post. My older brother who has Intellectual disabilities came to live with us two years ago. He was born without his corpus collosum-that’s the middle part of your brain that divides the right and left so his brain doesn’t function like normal people. He also has epilepsy but that is under control. He is 65 but his mind is more like a middle schooler. I wrote about it recently on my Substack —Special needs children grow into special needs adults. It is difficult for family members to care for those with disabilities and especially the future responsibility after the parents have gone. BUT, there is joy and so much to learn about Gods grace and mercy even in the difficulties. WE are also part of a group of Downs adults that we play bingo with and I have come to learn so much about this sweet community of people. Once again. Yes, challenges are at times very difficult but there is also joy.

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