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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: john and helen on June 03, 2014, 08:58:26 am
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really really worth a watch…just amazing :thumbsup:
http://www.wimp.com/dedicatedfarmer/ (http://www.wimp.com/dedicatedfarmer/)
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awesome...
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i almost had a tear in my eye, not out of pity, but admiration, his outlook, was just superb
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What a humble man ! So cheery, and loves life .We could certainly learn a lot from his attitude, well found :thumbsup:
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TBH I wasn't surprised by what he could achieve. I wouldn't describe him as having no arms. He clearly does have arms but they are shorter than they should be and he has no hands. My elder son was born with one 'normal' hand and one like that man's - no hand and the forearm is about half the length it should be. There is nothing that Richard can't do other than the button on his right cuff (it's his left hand that is malformed). He's been bungee jumping, abseiling, swum in galas, played basket ball. He took music for Standard Grade which included playing the guitar and keyboard. Between doing his first degree and his Masters, he worked as a builders' labourer during the day and a chef in the evenings and weekends so he could pay off some debts. He drives a manual car and refused to even consider learning in an automatic. Last year, he and his wife did a 3000 mile sponsored mountain bike ride round Asia.
It's all about attitude. Through Richard and many.many visits to hospitals and limb centres, I have met numerous children and adults with similar disabilities and what they could do is astounding.
I though the man in the video had parents with exactly the right idea: they didn't treat him any differently to his siblings. I was the same with Richard and I used to get cross with people who thought I should let him get away with more than his siblings. Treat a disabled person as if they are the disability and they are more likely to become that disability. Treat them like you would treat anyone else and they will become like anyone else.
Good on that farmer though. He has the right attitude. and what a lovely smile.
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i agree with that, its coming to that time of year where we take children with disabilities out on the kayaks,
many have never been on water before..but that don't stop them ;D
at the end of the day, they are still people..and should be treated as people, but i have to admit…their lust for life is mind-blowing sometimes, and it does make the rest of us think about those times when we feel a little sorry for ourselves ;D
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Absolutely. I was talking to a friend yesterday who was born with cerebral palsy. She can't walk or use her hands but she has just finished her second book - she types on a huge keyboard on the floor using her big toe. She also serves on the committee of several charities. In the last few years she has overcome breast cancer and a mastectomy, developed osteo-arthritis and suffers from recurrent depression. Doesn't stop her from always being busy though.