Despite it all…

Despite your birth defect/congenital anomaly..

-we were impressed.

-first you were born

-then you learned how roll over and crawl (although you only combat crawled…tisk, tisk)

-then wonders of wonders you learned to walk.

-then you grew up

wow.

Despite your chronic illness

-we were impressed

-you got up this morning

-you brushed your hair and put on clean clothles

-you got to work on time and were engaged in activity

Despite your use of a wheelchair

-you can drive a car

-You can carry your own stuff

-you can play sports

-you go out and do fun things

Despite your disability or as the ED puts it “health setback”

-you showed up

-you did all the requirements

-you were professional

-you did everything your peers did

-including doing better than average on the exam

Acceptance is very simple it will happen when society realizes that its not despite it I did this or because of it I did this…

Acceptance is… I do. I did.  I will do because I am a human being first and foremost.