Sunday, November 28, 2004
Northern Uganda: the Insight Story of a Life that Conquers Disability
He never experienced the beauty of walking without a crutch. Polio ate away his left leg just two weeks after he began to stand on his own. He had not been vaccinated, because those days the vaccine was not available.
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When I was seven years old, my brothers learnt to ride the bicycle. I also wanted to ride but my parents refused, fearing that I would harm the normal leg. I did not accept their refusal. Whenever I remained home alone, I would tie a broom behind my father’s bicycle to sweep away the trucks as learned how to ride in the compound.
One Sunday after returning from prayers, I picked the bicycle and made three whole loops in the compound. The following day, my father disappeared without saying a word and when he returned at sunset, he was carrying a bicycle for me. ...
He never experienced the beauty of walking without a crutch. Polio ate away his left leg just two weeks after he began to stand on his own. He had not been vaccinated, because those days the vaccine was not available.
...
When I was seven years old, my brothers learnt to ride the bicycle. I also wanted to ride but my parents refused, fearing that I would harm the normal leg. I did not accept their refusal. Whenever I remained home alone, I would tie a broom behind my father’s bicycle to sweep away the trucks as learned how to ride in the compound.
One Sunday after returning from prayers, I picked the bicycle and made three whole loops in the compound. The following day, my father disappeared without saying a word and when he returned at sunset, he was carrying a bicycle for me. ...
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