Thanks for getting back to me, Bill. I too enjoy our interactions.

I'll use my mum in terms of disability, though she would rail at the very notion of her being disabled.

She was admitted to hospital when she was 18 months old with Scarlet Fever. Every child in that ward left as polio victims.

In those days there was little obvious empathy for disabled children. They had to fit in at school like the others.

Though she was pretty smart, and won countless awards, she left school to work in a mill because she was the eldest of five. Need I say more?

It's why she was determined that all seven of her children (I know!) be educated.

There was nothing my mum couldn't do and she fiercely proved it time and again.

She deserved so much more, though I never heard her complain.

I've written a fair bit about disability, DS in particular, because even though we are doing more for them, I believe we can do so much more.

The environment? I believe people are still largely ignorant about the peril future generations are in. Even small amounts of change can move mountains.

Injustice takes in disability the environment and more.

"What does life look like when mercy is absent? Or wisdom is overlooked?"

Perhaps these are two topics worth having a look at.

I don't get the feeling that you have failed to reach your standards.

I think we all know that we can do better, but actually doing it means we have to set aside other things to do so.

The 24 hours we have daily become shorter as we grow older. Still the challenge is there.

Now I feel this should be part of a larger story. 😁