tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585899726276971195.post443992713874477338..comments2023-10-15T10:28:49.100-05:00Comments on Life With the Incredible Mr. David: SammyLisa Jacques Elamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09436627482635590384noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585899726276971195.post-66195562351542273572011-10-20T16:46:00.336-05:002011-10-20T16:46:00.336-05:00I spent many hours in Rainbows united as a girl. A...I spent many hours in Rainbows united as a girl. A whole summer I was there daily. My momma was a nurse and my dad was there too, I can't remember what exactly his position was there! Anyway it has been a life changing experience spending so much time there. I met some of the most fantastically loving special children, staff and families. I also spent years visiting ICU at Wesley seeing my mom, reading books eventually becoming official and being a candy striper in Peds! Some of the best memories of my life. And I thank my parents for giving me that! <br /> We all have disabilities just some are socially acceptable! My son has indentions in his checks that most kids don't. Society says they are cute! Dimples. Other kids disabilities are more obvious and less accepted. A lot of people miss out on some of the most precious children/adults out there because they don't accept people with differences. It is their loss!Andee Higginshttp://prairieladyhome.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585899726276971195.post-8044998180609806572011-10-20T16:11:57.898-05:002011-10-20T16:11:57.898-05:00Things have certainly changed. I do remember when ...Things have certainly changed. I do remember when special needs kids were treated any way but special. They were usually institutionalized and taken out of the sight of the public. Allowing them to go to school was unheard of and families with special kids were looked at as somehow guilty or at fault for producing such offspring. Thank goodness times have changed and we now see things a lot differently. Beautiful blog.Donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585899726276971195.post-65959725524912681582011-10-20T15:45:41.570-05:002011-10-20T15:45:41.570-05:00In the 1970s we had a "Sammy" in our sch...In the 1970s we had a "Sammy" in our school. He was very much like the Sammy you talk about and I remember him being called "retard" all the time. He would laugh when the other kids called him that and laughed. Back then that was acceptable. I am ashamed right now after reading about Sammy. As kids you just don't know better. This was an eye opener.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com