Word: wheelchair
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...Well, McGwire actually was a paragon of society. Unlike Hall of Famer Ty Cobb (a racist who once went into the stands to beat up a heckler-a heckler in a wheelchair), McGwire was a pretty good guy, especially for one with almost no discernable personality or intelligence. He didn't seek out fame, but was friendly to fans. When someone close to him told him about her childhood sexual abuse, he started a foundation and cried on TV about it. And he befriended struggling stand-up comedians. I don't know how that makes him a good person...
...disability advocates have suggested that this course of treatment is an abuse of Ashley's ?rights' and an affront to her ?dignity.' This is a mystery to me. Is there more dignity in having to hoist a full-grown body in harness and chains from bed to bath to wheelchair? Ashley will always have the mind of an infant, and now she will able to stay where she belongs-in the arms of the family that loves...
...Gately, a cheerful Demerol addict "with a massive and almost perfectly square head he used to amuse his friends when drunk by letting them open and close elevator doors on." Then there's a film clip so entertaining you die if you watch it, and a cell of wheelchair-bound Québécois terrorists ... all right, maybe it's not possible...
Still, supplements have made a big difference for Asher. He tires easily and has to conserve energy--he uses a wheelchair if he has to travel long distances. He still needs a feeding tube. And he has damage to his optic and auditory nerves, along with some cognitive impairment. Nevertheless, says his mother, "he's a really positive, upbeat boy." Now 5, Asher is in kindergarten. He takes karate lessons and is learning to play tennis. But his family is well aware that he may not survive childhood, so they're always vigilant--sometimes to a fault. One morning last...
...weren't sitting in that chair, I'd slap you across the face." BARBARA CUBIN, Republican Representative from Wyoming, to her wheelchair-bound Libertarian challenger, Thomas Rankin, after a debate in which he criticized her for accepting donations from disgraced ex--House majority leader Tom DeLay...