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...sister had the mentality of a 9-month-old, although her body continued to mature. When the decision was made to place her in a facility, it was only because she was almost as tall as my mother and we were no longer able to lift her and provide her with the care she needed. If the options available to Ashley's parents had been available to us in the early 1980s, we would have done the same thing. She might still be alive today had we been able to care for her at home. Please do not condemn Ashley...
...Since my sister has Down syndrome, I have the privilege of being surrounded by people with developmental disabilities. I strongly oppose the idea of adapting a child to the environment by using radical (what I would call Peter Pan) measures. I think that Ashley's parents are emotionally unprepared and haven't realized that it is they who ought to "reshape" and adjust to the needs of their child since they have the physical and mental ability to do so. Rosica Koleva Skopje, Macedonia
...sister had the mentality of a 9-month-old, although her body continued to mature. When the decision was made to place her in a facility, it was only because she was almost as tall as my mother and we were no longer able to lift her and provide her with the care she needed. If the options available to Ashley's parents had been available to us in the early 1980s, we would have done the same thing. She might still be alive today, had we been able to care for her at home. Please do not condemn Ashley...
...force that promises to reinvigorate the women's tour; in a definitive rout of No. 1--ranked Maria Sharapova in straight sets; after injuries and fashion pursuits had sidelined her for more than a year; in Melbourne. Motivated, she said, by the memory of her murdered older half sister Yetunde--whose name she invoked after every net change--Williams became the lowest-ranked woman to win a Grand Slam singles trophy in 29 years and jumped in the world rankings, from 81 to 14. Vowing to refocus her energies on tennis, she said, "I think I get the greatest satisfaction...
...feats of corporate derring-do are the stuff of John Wayne-style legend and its modern equivalent, a television mini-series (NBC's May On Wings of Eagles). Says a close Perot friend, Dallas Oilman Tom Meurer: "Ross likes to carry banners where nobody else will." Agrees Perot's sister Bette: "Ross feels you don't manage people, you lead them...