Nasallyginger71 t1_izn9l77 wrote
I went to school with a kid who had brittle bones. At an all boys high school that saw fights in the halls almost every day, that little dude must have lived in some amount of fear. But we were all careful around him. He was let out of classes 5 minutes early to head to his next one so he didn't have to get jostled in the hallways. There was a staircase that none of the rest of us was allowed to use so he wouldn't accidentally get knocked down, which would have been fatal for him. He was not confined to a wheel chair, but he didn't walk easily, either.
As far as I know, he managed to get through that school unscathed, which is impressive. As rough and mean as some of us could be, we gave little dude a wide berth. None of us was going to be the one to send him to the hospital. Still, that had to be lonely. I'm not much for socializing most of the time, but at least I can without worrying if the next handshake will break my arm. And this was back before internet was a thing. Hell, SNES was not even a thing yet. I can not imagine going through life with people afraid to even breathe in your direction.
So good on this guy for being able to follow through with his dreams.
PhelesDragon t1_iznaphu wrote
I hope he's well.
[deleted] t1_iznacjl wrote
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