Wade’s headstone was inscribed with
his name, the perfunctionary dates, and (fittingly) a musical staff,
and the notation,
"It Won't Be Long"
Only
recently I saw a photograph of another headstone which for the parents,
families and friends of the disabled speaks volumes.
The
granite marker has at its summit the scale model of a wheelchair, and its
former occupant. ‘Former’ since the little boy is now…standing, with his arms
reaching upwards, and with his eyes fixed on the sky.
As
I survey the photo further, I notice His father or mother has adorned the chair
with a couple of less permanent additions; a handful of flowers, and a small,
white teddy bear.
When
I mentioned the picture to Wade’s mother, she acknowledged that he had seen and
commented on that very photo, and affirmed that, one day, he intended to do
very much the same thing.
And it occurs to me that had the headstone been tailor-made
for Wade, rather than the teddy bear, a stuffed replica of a ‘fluffy’, black,
mixed breed pooch would have replaced it in the seat of the wheelchair.
(to be continued)
(to be continued)
By
William McDonald, PhD. Excerpt from "(Mc)Donald's Daily Diary" Vol. 47. Copyright pending
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