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From: albrigh@oktext.uucp (Gary Albright)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: New on the Net
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Date: 2 Jul 90 20:04:11 GMT
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Index Number: 9018

In article <12517@bunker.UUCP> Betty.Draughon@p10.f1.n360.z1.fidonet.org writes:
>Index Number: 8932
>Okay, now listen.  You are absolutely correct in calling them your
>"so-called" friends.  Friends wouldn't disappear.  So, talk and
>share until your heart is content.  I'm here every day, and I'm a
>fairly good listener.
	It is my pleasure to know you Betty. I was thrilled to hear from you
and some of the others on the net. That was a understatement when I said I
was 36 yrs. old when I lost my hearing and it was a slam. Bet that was funny
to some of you on the net.(grin) Well it's been 7yrs. since I lost my hearing
and its been hell(excuse my french). These so-called friends I was speaking
of really freaked me out the way they all abandoned me. I still can't figure
out what happened. Only one guy stuck with me, his name is Byron and he is
a pure joy to be with. He's very understanding when I don't know or understand
what he said. He just repeats it or puts it another way that I may understand
what he said. Oh he does get frustrated with my sometimes but I think it's
because he doesn't think I'm trying hard enough to understand him. He keeps
me on my toes. He's one of the greatest softball players I have ever seen
and it's a joy to go watch him play. He got me back into playing softball my
self, on another team he plays on which is more my speed. He plays on 4 teams
total. And when we're out at the fields during and after the games he watches
me like a hawk to make sure I know and understand what's going all the time.

	Well thats enough about Byron, umm think I'll keep him around. He's
a great guy. Anyway back to my so-called friends, what happened or what did
I do to run these people off. I was the one that always had the partys to
keep these people in contact with each other and was always thinking up things
to do for all these people so that everyone was always in contact with each
other. Can't figure it out and it has been very painful for me to see these
people and if I'm lucky some of them will talk to me and some won't. Weird!

	Well Betty and others will close for now. Anybody got any ideas about
these so-called friends. Appreciate any help.

Remember I love you all.

Gary (say what!) Albright (that's halfbright or alldumb take your pick)>