A Young Woman With Polio
Amateurs are not supposed to make medical diagnoses, as for instance to label Donald Trump a narcissist (even though one Harvard professor said he'd stopped hiring actors to make videos to portray facets of the syndrome. He could just use video clips of Trump acting out the classic symptoms).
So take my diagnosis of this young woman with a grain . . . I did go on the web and see what famous people had had polio (FDR, everyone knows). Alan Alda, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, and Donald Sutherland are just a few (3 of those are Canadians, for what that's worth).
Still I feel a good bit of kinship with this young woman. I do wear a leg brace when I go out (I just bounce off the walls when I'm in my apartment). I use a walking stick and have a pronounced limp (I have a foot drop, in case you're wondering what my affliction is. I wish Benny Hinn were still around—for.sure he could cure me).
I was thinking the other day: a walking stick, especially the handmade one I've got, is not very elegant. I need a stylish cane, one with a handle carved into something (I've thought of something, but.it's kind of naughty, so I'll have to let you use your imagination. Not naughty naughty, just a little bit naughty. Maybe a good laugh + a bit of naughty. Not naughty bits—a bit of naughty. And then if I have some nice clothes, and decent shoes, maybe I'll be approachable by the fair sex. Probably not, but it's a nice thought.
I'm glad she let herself be photographed. I hope strength filled her days.
A Young Woman With Polio
Amateurs are not supposed to make medical diagnoses, as for instance to label Donald Trump a narcissist (even though one Harvard professor said he'd stopped hiring actors to make videos to portray facets of the syndrome. He could just use video clips of Trump acting out the classic symptoms).
So take my diagnosis of this young woman with a grain . . . I did go on the web and see what famous people had had polio (FDR, everyone knows). Alan Alda, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, and Donald Sutherland are just a few (3 of those are Canadians, for what that's worth).
Still I feel a good bit of kinship with this young woman. I do wear a leg brace when I go out (I just bounce off the walls when I'm in my apartment). I use a walking stick and have a pronounced limp (I have a foot drop, in case you're wondering what my affliction is. I wish Benny Hinn were still around—for.sure he could cure me).
I was thinking the other day: a walking stick, especially the handmade one I've got, is not very elegant. I need a stylish cane, one with a handle carved into something (I've thought of something, but.it's kind of naughty, so I'll have to let you use your imagination. Not naughty naughty, just a little bit naughty. Maybe a good laugh + a bit of naughty. Not naughty bits—a bit of naughty. And then if I have some nice clothes, and decent shoes, maybe I'll be approachable by the fair sex. Probably not, but it's a nice thought.
I'm glad she let herself be photographed. I hope strength filled her days.