Greetings Friends

   As some of you already know, many of us Adlanders have been praying for a little boy named Kaleb who was severely injured a while back. He is a victim of " Shaken Baby Syndrome " His injuries were very severe and the initial prognosis was not good. Well, I am happy to report that this little boy is making a remarkable recovery and I believe that the Love, the prayers and the healing light that has been sent his way by the many people who who joind our cause, played a very big part in his recovery.

   Of all of the posts and updates on Kaleb that I have received so far, there is one that touches my heart in a way that I just can't even explain. I would like to share with you, an exerpt from a post by Kaleb's Mother. See if this message touches your heart the same way it touched mine. Friends, this is a beautiful thing. :-)

  "We go to a house to use the hyperbaric chamber and she has a son who is very autistic and has mild cerebral palsy. He doesn't pay much atention to ANYTHING. The other day I knelt down with Kaleb and his mom told him to look at the baby. Now cognitively this boy is at the age of one but he is eight. When his mom told him to look at the baby he dropped his toy and look at Kaleb for a good minute and leaned over and KISSED HIM ON THE FOREHEAD! His mom started to cry and she said that he has NEVER done that before and he has been around other babies! At that point I started to cry also. There is something so special about Kaleb... God has given him a presence that I will never understand and I am so thankful for this. He truely is a Angel of God. He has been touched by his hands and I think that people just sense that. "

    If you would like to read more about the Miracle Of Baby Kaleb, I welcome you to the following forum.

http://community.adlandpro.com/forums/thread/729254.aspx

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Hi Kathleen

   Trouble maker. I haven't been called that for a while. Brings back fond memories. LOL

    Yes, I have been a rebel rouser for much of my life and I have found myself in some pretty tight spots. The trouble  I have made though has always been for those who either hurt other people or take advantage of people who can't fend for themselves. Well, that, plus a little trouble I made for myself just for fun. LOL. I have always been known by my friends as the kind of guy that will beat up a bully on a Saturday night and then sit down and write a poem about butterflies and puppies.

   Speaking of writing. One of the things I write about the most now days is " homeless veterans. Did you know that there are as many as 500,000 veterans living on the streets of America on any given night. I talk about this in a few of my forum threads. Right now is a good time to get involved with helping these poor souls out a little. If you see a veteran over the Christmas Holidays, give him, or her, a hug and say Thank You. They will appreciate it more than you can imagin. I have a forum thread for these heroes and  if you want to take a look, heres the link.

http://community.adlandpro.com/forums/thread/900545.aspx

By the way Kathleen. I love your Whammy forum. I think I'll put my head phones on right now. LOL

Merry Christmas Kathleen

Hello Pauline

  I am really enjoying letting you all into my life a little. Thanks for stopping by.

   Speaking of my life. A long time ago, something happened to me that made me believe that I had found my purpose in life. I believe my purpose in life is to give hope to the hopeless. No matter what ever happens in your life, there is always hope that things will get better. Here is a little about what happened to make me feel this way.

   Back in Sep of 1971 I was rushed by ambulance to St Elizabeth's Hospital in Youngstown , Ohio. At first, they thought I was dead. Then they decided that I must still be alive. Then they said I was alive but I would never recover and would , at best, remain in a vegetative state for the rest of my life.

   I fell 3 stories from a building onto a concrete driveway. I landed on my hands and my head. All of my fingers were broken. Both wrists were crushed and I had 11 skull fractures including one basal fracture. The ambulance driver at the scene told my buddies that I was gone. No way to live through that.

   Well, 3 days later old Billdaddy woke up. I was coherant and talking although I did not know about what. LOL Anyhow, 8 more days and I was outta there. Signed myself out AMA and never went back. One that third day I was told that I had a visitor. A very old lady named Granny Moore. Granny Moore was a friend of my Mother's when I was first born. No one had heard anything about her in years yet, she came to visit me in my hospital room. I tried to find her after I was discharged and could not even find anyone that even knew her or had heard anything about her in many years.

   Anyhow, that was one of the miracles in my life. Nobody believed I would live through that. Except maybe, Granny Moore.

    There have been many other miracles in my life too and most are about surviving, against all odds. So, is there a message of hope in there somewhere. I hope so.

   Anyhow, thanks Pauline, for the kind words, the visit and have a very

Merry Christmas Pauline

Hello Again Everybody

    You know, Christmas time for most of us is a time of joy, fun and family gatherings. For others though, it is a time of heart ache and sadness.

    There was a time in my life when I felt so sorry for me that I didn't have time to think about the hard times of others around me. Self pity is like a ball and chain that many people drag around with them, preventing them from really understanding the real blessings in their lives. My Dear Grandma Lou told me one time,

" Billy, if you want to know a way to forget about your problems, I can tell you how." Of course I wanted that bit of information as pitiful as my life was back then. Here is what she said.

If you want to forget your problems for a while, take a closer look at the people around you. You won't have to look very far to find someone who has things much worse than you.

  Well, ever since then, I have been looking around me and, Grandma was right. I never had to look very far at all, to find someone who needed a little help, a smile or a pat on the back.

   The following is a message from one such family that really has things tough. Few things sadden one more than hearing about a sick little child with nothing under the Christmas tree at this time of year. Few things can make one feel better than to put a little something under that tree.

  In my quest for trying to find answers for those who suffer with autism, I sometimes run across a story like the one below.

Mom of a severely diabled child needs Christmas angel...

Paintfilly

Posted by Paintfilly

on Dec 13, 2007

Categories: Help, autism, Child, christmas, xmas

http://mom-of-a-severely-diabled-child-needs-christmas-angel.paintfilly.aidpage.com/