Helen tells me she is a Christian believer, with advanced Rheumatoid Arthritis. She was working full-time as a consulting Systems Analyst. She claims that her faith gives her the strength to keep going. I asked her how she dealt with the hand pain as she uses her computer. Her hands were gnarled and fingers twisted from the disease. She just smiled and said "I've gone to the one finger ‘hunt and peck’ system!" Love that Spirit!
“I sometimes can’t put in a full week, but that’s okay, I figure that every day I’m working, is a day I’m not sitting at home or in the hospital somewhere. I expect I’ll work as long as someone will let me!”
Full-time, part-time, whatever---do you know someone who is "braving it out" in the workplace, someone who "keeps on plugging" in spite of a severe handicap. This certainly isn't to disparage any who have given it their all and simply cannot function in the marketplace. But there are many who refuse to give up. They access programs designed to train and enable handicapped workers to become or remain productive.
I'm really enjoying these "never say die" everyday heroes. I have made it one of my missions in life, to purposefully notice and appreciate people who have the moxie, the courage and determination to give it their all to keep on plugging, even when others with the same difficulties would have long since thrown in the towel.
Look around you and see what you may have been missing. I'd love to hear your story.
Well, my coffee’s getting cold,
Pops Larry
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