by Edgar A. Guest
(From Franklin Smith)
Somebody said that it couldn’t be done,
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If
he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.
Somebody scoffed:
“Oh, you’ll never do that;
At least no one ever has done it”;
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,
And the first thing we knew he’s begun it.
With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.
There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy failure:
There are thousands to point out to you, one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail you.
But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,
Just take off your coat and go to it;
Just start to sing as you tackle the thing
That “cannot be done,” and you’ll do it.
Second Annual PPS Picnic
Oct. 17, 1999
More Fun in the Sun!
Crown Point in Mission Bay provided another perfect picnic place for 20 PPS families and their pets. Sammie Domich, Lenawee Garcia and Andrea Hollenbeck organized the event. Rod Garcia put his culinary skills to use as the chef for the occasion. The warm bright day on the bay added to the comfort of lasting friendships. Many people enjoyed the picnic till 7PM.
Thanks Andrea, Lenawee, Rod and Sammie!
Falling
by Mary Clare Schlesinger
Polio left its mark on me when I was 3 years old. However, I found a graceful way to live with its disability, enjoying my wonderful husband, Steve, and my beautiful daughter, Rebecca. Polio came back into my life, unannounced and unexpected, with PPS.
One spring afternoon, my daughter and I were standing at the lingerie counter in Nordstrom’s when PPS made another official entrance in a very embarrassing moment. Without any warning, my knee buckled and I fell flat on my back. The resounding echo of my head bouncing on the marble floor resembled a bowling ball that reverberated throughout the store! Anxious personnel rushed to my side with hurried and hushed voices in an attempt to conceal one of my most feared words, “paramedics.”
“No! No!,” I blurted out, “Don’t move me!” With thankful respect, the Nordstom’s saleswomen roped off the space around me till I felt like someone in a police crime scene, complete with “gawkers!” (If only I could be invisible.) Suddenly, I thought of my old polio survival technique….maintain your composure and forge ahead with dignity when new challenges present themselves!
After forty-five long, uncomfortable and awkward minutes, I regained my strength, pulled myself into a wheelchair and Rebecca whisked me away to meet another PPS challenge: an urgent care doctor who reported my most embarrassing moment to the DMVRave Review after Falling
Virginia Burwell gives a rave review to Palomar Hospital Rehab Center in Escondido after her October fall when she cracked her hip and upper femur. After surgery she recovered with rehabilitation from the staff that accommodated her special PPS needs.Virginia exercised her leadership skills to educate everyone about PPS.
Our best wishes for a continued recovery.
