This is a story that makes wheelchair donations real!

ACCEPT PEOPLE AS THEY ARE!!!!!

A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home from the war. He called his parents from San Francisco. "Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I have a favor to ask. I have a friend I'd like to bring home with me." "Sure, they replied, "we'd love to meet him."

"There's something you should know the son continued, "he was hurt pretty bad in the fighting. He stepped on a land mine and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with us."

"I'm sorry to hear that son, Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live." "No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us." "Son, said the father, "you don't know what you're asking, someone with such a disability would be a terrible burden on us. Can't let someone like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He'll find a way on his own."

At that point the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing more from him. A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building, they were told. The police believed it was suicide. The grief stricken parents flew to San Francisco and was taken to the city morgue to identify the body of their son. They rcognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn't know, their son had only one arm and a leg.

The parents in this story are like many people. They find it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but they don't like people who inconvenience them or make them feel uncomfortable. There are many who would rather stay away from people who aren't as healthy, beautiful, or smart as they are.

We hope that everyone can learn to accept and love people as they are... There are so many people in this world that need unconditional love!!