I would def talk to your doctor.... I do think that he should be walking by now...but your doctor can be a better judge.... good luck

Not sure either how that will work... and besides Mirror you have yours set as looking for friends... am I right... I know your mailbox is overflowing....

nice profile... the forums are a great way to get to know others... have fun... and good luck

hello... and good luck ... nice pic btw

I know it brought a few tears to my eyes.... and yes a story like this can put a few things in prospective...

this was emailed to me... thought I would post it and share... I thought it was a great story....


At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question: "When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does is done with perfection. Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is the natural order of things in my son?"



The audience was stilled by the query.



The father continued. "I believe, that when a child like Shay, physically and mentally handicapped comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child."



Then he told the following story:



Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, "Do you think they'll let me play?" Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.



Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, "We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning."



Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. His Father watched with a small tear in his eye and warmth in his heart. The boys saw the father's joy at his son being accepted. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.



At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.



However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact. The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.



The game would now be over. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game.



Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team mates. Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, "Shay, run to first! Run to first!" Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.



Everyone yelled, "Run to second, run to second!" Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball ... the smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team. He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's head. Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.



All were screaming, "Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay"



Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, "Run to third! Shay, run to third!"



As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, "Shay, run home! Run home!" Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team..



"That day", said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, "the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world"



Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!



AND NOW A LITTLE FOOTNOTE TO THIS STORY: We all send thousands of jokes through the e-mail without a second thought, but when it comes to sending messages about life choices, people hesitate. The crude, vulgar, and often obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion about decency is too often suppressed in our schools and workplaces.



If you're thinking about forwarding this message, chances are that you're probably sorting out the people in your address book who aren't the "appropriate" ones to receive this type of message. Well, the person who sent you this believes that we all can make a difference. We all have thousands of opportunities every single day to help realize the "natural order of things." So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people present us with a choice: Do we pass along a little spark of love and humanity or do we pass up those opportunities and leave the world a little bit colder in the process?



A wise man once said every society is judged by how it treats it's least fortunate amongst them.



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thats appropriate

Bad girl... hi... doing well... ty... on my way to go get my daughter.... thought I had another hour or so.... forgot about the time change... oh well ,.... u guys have a great day.... and have fun....

Well that was just heartbreaking... I come in this room for the first time in a while to read this post... the hight here today 25.....

I can't wait for summer....

Hello everyone

10 for the pic

10 for the stalking....

Now that is alittle sick...

It moves to fast for me... not online long enough to keep up... have a good one

If u owned a bar... what name would u give it?????


I think I would go with "The Livingroom"... don't think it would fly but hey... stranger ones have....

Yeah I can see that one...

Hey C... hows the Matchmaking game going... keeping u busy still?

Any wierd or cute bar names in ur area...

The most popular bar was called Sutters... better known as "SLUTTERS" by everyone in town...

well is he calling u... asking u 2 do things 2gether... how long have u been "chatting" with this person

widow----hard to tell from the pic... but I would say that u prob don't like taking pics.... set in ur ways... and not really caring of what others think (not in a bad way)

I work with a guy who is a registered SO... I couldn't believe it when I found out... I don't know the particulars of the situation... at first it did make me feel very uncomfortable... but I guess I would say that I would be surprised to hear that he offended again... he seems like ur average every day person... but I keep my guard up... but would I like him living next door to me the truth is no... but even if he did... and others do... I still keep my guard up...I guess this is what the world is coming to... atleast now we can easily find out (thanks to the internet)... and that keeps us one step ahead..

This also pertains to the showers and locker rooms.... not just the restroom.... and at the gym many women dress or undress in the open.... therefore giving transgenders the same rights...