When The Moon Come Up

[PartyRockMissieShot]

This is truly touching. Your family was wise and do truly love you unlike some families who would just ship their child off to those horrible places

[AbeInn]

많은 사람들이 숨겨진 장애를 가지고 있으면서 겉보기 장애를 가진 이들에 대해 무관심하거나 무시하는 태도를 보인다. 모습이 흉하고 다르다는 이유로 조직화된 제도하에 감시를 받으며 자유를 억압당한채 살아가는 많은 장애우가 우리가 모르는 사이에 죽지못해 살고 단지 살기위해 거기 있다는 것이 가슴아프다. 애완견보다 못한 처우를 받는 장애우가 있다면 뭔가 잘못된 것이 아닐까?

[DDSOorg]

Thank you so much for posting this. 

[lauralee48]

Your family was chosen for you by god. They did the right thing and if only it could be that simple to love as your parents did. This world have enough love to end suffering of all humanbeings. People feel privleged with money and belongings in truth they miss out on love its a shame but it is reality. Those things cannot replace what it is to love. You were a gift from god to all human suffering.

[bpsaros1]

Scratch that....rewind....Bless THEM all for loving US!!

[teamcrumb]

@bpsaros1 I don't see why you should bless yourself or view all people with learning difficulties as one coherent demographic. I understand you are emotionally involved with such sentiments, I mean you no offense, but to use terms like THEY, bless THEM for loving us all . . . is kinda patronising. THEY are not all Tiny Tim from Dicken's Christmas Carol. Folk with learning difficulties also have the right and individuality to be grouchy, unfriendly, uncaring and selfish as anyone else.

[bpsaros1]

Shut the fuck up and read it again!!! If YOU are disabled, then you only have illiteracy to blame for it. Tiny Tim??? Who said anything about being grouchy or pissed off!! Take your kitty cat and go to bed you dumb bitch!!!

[bpsaros1]

My rather famous x-mom-in-law institutionalized her son because she couldn't deal with CP and retardism. He is still there to this day. Now that she has a great grandson with CP, she can't bear to look at him. Is it repulsion or guilt? Who cares. He's MY grandson and we all love this little guy to infinity and beyond! At 3 1/2 yrs. old, he is excelling rapidly...due to the overwhelming love, attention and therapy he is getting. Special needs doesn't mean disposable. Bless us all for loving them.

[teamcrumb]

@bpsaros1 "special needs doesn't mean disposable", and yet you think illiteracy is a moral abomination worthy of your judgement, i was trying to say i realise you are trying to be sincere, but your sentiments are rather patronising. All I said was the kid is going to have enough individuality to not just be a cute ball of love, they will be human, with faults like us, and bias like us, hopefully they will grow to loathe sentiments such as 'bless us for loving them' because its patronising!

[thechildrenslink]

How wonderful your parents are to have seen that your life had value and took you home to love you and nurture you. Obviously you continue on the love with your own family. I too am glad I took my daughter home and loved her for as long as heaven above allowed her to be on this earth.

[likedcalico]

My mom has been told I'd be in a institution by the time I'm ten, he was wrong.

[montanagf]

Institutions exist to meet community folk's needs to get the severly disabled out of sight of the community.Conditions seen here exist as "out of sight, out of mind" rules. Most public hospitals are poorly funded, understaffed and doing the best they can with what they have.There are programs that support persons in the community before and after committment,making hospitals obsolete. Tax payers revolt vs increases to fund them.Community support...$X a full quality of life.....priceless.

[Itxx]

Why would you need to get handicapped people out of sight?

[teamcrumb]

@montanagf Institutions now are the remit of residential homes and much needed day services and respite centres.

[montanagf]

And under a federal court decision, unconstitutional, as not the"least restrictive" treatment alternative. The federal dept. of justice will hold state's accountable for the lack of needed community programs. My comment was directed at community attitudes that make developing these programs I'm all for difficult.for example:the belief by most people that group homes are a great idea..coupled with the attitude from people homes face when plans are announced , such as,but NOT in my neighborhood!

[montanagf]

You misread my statement and misjudged me: I meant I'm all for community PROGRAMS. I'm NOT for negative community attitudes that make developing community living programs difficult. The attitudes about group homes is an example of the barriers faced in developing them. Actually, I was on the founding board that developed a group home and managed a program that operated a group home for thedevelopmentally disabled . Community living is a constitutional and human right right of every person.

[Sabrefuel]

Beautiful.

[Itxx]

I have moderate Cerebral Palsy, and I shudder to think what I would have been like in a place like that.

[dragonbane001]

just because people are brain dead.or what not dosent mean they can not acomplish anything gj man you showed them

[Sabrefuel]

Brain dead means that the person is practically dead. Cannot think, see, hear or do anything at all. Brain dead is when your not even aware you're living.

[Casdok]

Ive always thought how fortunate to have had my son now rather than years ago. We still have a long way to go but hopefully are at least headed in the right direction. And i certainly think You Tube is playing its part! Excellent video.

[ralpheadsuz]

WOW! Powerful story!

[whatthesamhell]

Bravo!!!

[kalacaw]

I was lucky enough to see Norman Kunc in person several years ago, when he came to speak in the U.S. It was a stroke of incredibly good fortune for someone with a new disability and in need of direction.

[illtk1]

I have a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes,I am a single mother and have a 10yr old autistic son.He's had many challenges and I've been overwhelmed but I could never see myself giving up on him.Yes,a single choice can make a world of difference and change.thank you for this!

[AmethystPrincess191]

It is very sobering. I am thankful that my mother saw my potential too, my boyfriend, spent the first 23 yrs of his life in institutions in Australia. since meeting him I have realised exactly HOW glad am thatI was born in the 1980's and not the 1960's like he was. The scary thing is thatpoliticians in OZ are starting to think that institutions are a good idea again!!!

[Alizee111]

As I tell people so often, anything can be overcome if you use your mind and you're a shining example of that. Great video.

[eugene188]

i guess u showed them who's boss! good stuff.