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Chapter 2:1- On 12/25/1973, The World Changed Forever< Chapter 1:2 Chapter 2:2 >
The seeds of hatred and resentment had been planted. It was 5 days before Christmas, and I was 8 years old. “Look what Santa brought me for Christmas”, I thought to myself sarcastically. This was the time of year when other children’s heads are filled with anticipation and excitement. Mine was filled with confusion and contempt. The celebration of the birth of Christ in 1973 was the beginning of the death of my belief in baby Jesus and the religion that exalted him. I wasn’t out of the hospital yet, but they did let me come home for a day to visit my family near Christmas time. I remember everyone being at my Grandmothers house, and how I felt so ashamed as they all tried to help me. Things that used to be simple, like getting from the road in front of the house to her front door, which was maybe 30 yards, went from a brisk walk of a few seconds, to fifteen minutes and 5 people struggling to drag a wheelchair through the snow. The doorways that I used to race through while my Grandmother called after me to be careful, became a complex obstacle where two of my uncles would spend about 5 minutes trying to figure a way that would not scrape the paint, or jar me too much as they tried to squeeze me in through the door in my new mode of transportation, a shiny wheelchair with orange seat covers. Those orange covers made me feel like I was carrying a neon sign saying, “Look at me!!! I’m a cripple!!!” It was an ordeal to just get from one room to another as they slowly tried to guide me along without knocking into furniture or decorations. I was humiliated, not even being able to go to the bathroom without someone helping me. That day, I swore that no one would ever have to “do” for me. I would take care of myself. If something had to be done, I would either do it myself, or it wouldn’t get done.
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