Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/16

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Subject: [Leica] waiting-now children's hospitals
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Thu Oct 16 13:53:04 2008
References: <a3f189160810161237p189eeabdw8ade93903a4b0ced@mail.gmail.com>

On Oct 16, 2008, at 12:37 PM, Sonny Carter wrote:

> I cannot say enough praise for Children's hospitals.  My son Eric was
> treated for two years at the  Shriner's Hospital in Shreveport.  They
> followed his progress, teaching him exercises that would allow him a  
> normal
> life.  Indeed that has happened as he plays soccer, and totes around a
> musical instrument as big as he is.
>
> It is not only Eric that made me love that place.  We met so many  
> kids being
> lovingly cared for there, many of them outpatients from hundreds of  
> miles
> away, transported by volunteers.

I don't know Shriner's Children's Hospitals first hand, but I have  
heard wonderful things...

>  The Doctors, Nurses and Staff, well, I
> think of Steve every time I look at the pictures of that time.

I don't deserve it, but that moves me and makes me very proud...
>
>
> Not only did Eric get this wonderful treatment, but there was no  
> medical
> bill.
>
> If you care to take a look, here's an essay I did back then.
>
> http://www.sonc.com/shriners/pages/P1010648.htm

I love it... and the photos of the kids, that are just a blur...   :-)


Steve
>
>
>
> -- 
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://www.sonc.com
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> USA
>
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