Not fair? Oh, I'm sorry I get this lovely laptop computing device when all you get is the ability to walk, control your hands, and know you'll survive until your eighteenth birthday." Then the kid was going, "Uh, I didn't mean..." But Tad wasn't done yet. While the whole class watched in horror, he put his hands through the metal support braces on the arms of his wheelchair and forced himself to stand up. Then he took a shaky little step to the side, gestured toward the chair, and said, "Why don't you take a turn with the laptop? You can even have my seat.
Jordan SonnenblickMe: Well, you see, I, uh, I'm a cancer survivor. Person #1: And how's that working out for you? Me: Well, you see, I, uh, used to have leukemia. Person #2: Dude, how come you're not, like, BALD? Me: Well, you see, I, uh, I had acute lymphocytic lymphoma when I was five. Person #3: Whoa. THAT must'a sucked. I once had my tonsils out.
Jordan SonnenblickHe also said that if anyone did anything to mess up the rest of the testing, he was going to call 911 personally. Yeah, like that wouldn't make it into the nightly news again: WHEELCHAIR-BOUND CANCER PATIENT ARRESTED FOR FREE SPEECH.
Jordan SonnenblickInstead of agonizing about the things you can't change, why don't you try working on the things you can change
Jordan SonnenblickA typical weeknight when he was home like this: 1. Sit down and try to do homework. 2. Get interrupted by Jeffrey: โPlease play with me!โ 3. Ignore brother, try to do homework. 4. Get interrupted by Jeffrey: โCome ON, Steven! Iโm BORED!โ 5. Beg Jeffrey for five minutes of peace. 6. Get begged for five minutes of play: โSteven, you never, ever play with meโever!โ 7. Move entire homework operations center to different room. 8. Repeat steps #1-7 as directed by small drugged maniac.
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