A new experience for me was this Saturday when i went to the Wendell foster home to help with a family fun day and volunteered to help some of the young ladies and men whose families couldn't make it. i was taken back when i saw my buddy and the severity of his disability, only ever really being around special needs kids as severe as Melissa and Cody. but my guy was even worse off he couldn't walk, talk, or control his bodily functions, it made me sad at first to see his condition but then as the day went on i go to understand what he could understand and we created a bond of music and talking to one another. we had this maraca when i first came up to him and he was rattling it like crazy, not yet understanding his reasoning for having it. then as we entered the cake walk they played music and Ryan began to dance impressed by his love for music and the movement of dancing in his chair really brightened Ryan's face and completely changed his attitude then understanding only why he had his maraca to play. connecting with Ryan made me have a deeper understanding for these special needs people with Cabral palsy. volunteering at Wendel foster was a great thing for me to do giving me a broader perspective of the severity of disabilities people can have and how they deal with these everyday handicaps. taking a new a bigger look at things is good for all people to do, i would like to suggest that if anyone thinks their life is terrible they should take a new look at life by volunteering your time to help these very special people and understand you have it easy compared to them and they keep living everyday to the fullest, never having dull moment.
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