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Brain,

What a hopeful story! That someone could turn the tragedy of her

son into something so powerful for others. I never understood

why colleges had to run groups of students through the same

cattle gates at the same time, aggresively culling the herd so only

the quickest had a chance of survival. This program proves it

doesn't have to be that way. Especially for the chronically ill.

Three statements I found particularly revealing:

* " If people didn't blame him, they blamed me, " his mother

says. " So I gave up, and he just quit trying to go to school. "

* " I'm a person with a disability. I'm not less of a person

because of that.. I can DO less because of it, but coming to

that acknowledgment was painful, " Holaday says.

* This initiative, says Lynn Royster, tells these students that the

university believes that they are truly ill, that they are not

making excuses. And one more thing: " We think you can

succeed. "

Carl Grimes

Healthy Habitats LLC

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Carl, I agree. It is a very inspiring story. I liked those same quotes.

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From: Carl E. Grimes <grimes@...>

Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 2:51:27 PM

Subject: Re: [] OT: De University program for students who are

chronically ill

Brain,

What a hopeful story! That someone could turn the tragedy of her

son into something so powerful for others. I never understood

why colleges had to run groups of students through the same

cattle gates at the same time, aggresively culling the herd so only

the quickest had a chance of survival. This program proves it

doesn't have to be that way. Especially for the chronically ill.

Three statements I found particularly revealing:

* " If people didn't blame him, they blamed me, " his mother

says. " So I gave up, and he just quit trying to go to school. "

* " I'm a person with a disability. I'm not less of a person

because of that.. I can DO less because of it, but coming to

that acknowledgment was painful, " Holaday says.

* This initiative, says Lynn Royster, tells these students that the

university believes that they are truly ill, that they are not

making excuses. And one more thing: " We think you can

succeed. "

Carl Grimes

Healthy Habitats LLC

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