Saturday, February 23, 2008

Wheelchairs for Iraq/What is love?

I was watching a segment on children in Iraq who are disabled and have no way to get around because wheelchairs, like most everything else, are too expensive for most people there. So a couple and a man started Wheelchairs for Iraq to provide wheelchairs for children who can not walk due to polio or other devistating disability. I sobbed while watching this clip of all these beautiful children who, before, had to crawl on the dirty streets to play with other children. What a great thing these people are doing for those children! People from all over the world are donating these wheelchairs and money to obtain wheelchairs.

What is love? There is a story of a man who has carried around his son for 19 years because he does not have a wheelchair. Now that to me is love. This man loves his son so much that he would carry his 19 year old boy around everywhere!! 19 years old!! That isn't an easy thing to do, you try carrying around a 19 year old boy every day every moment of his life.

Say what you want about the war or the bad guys we are fighting. These children are innocent lives who have no idea what is going on but are greatful for the help they receive.

If I went on Oprah's BigGive this is the nonprofit group I would help. What a great thing to do.

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