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Post by strawberry on Mar 21, 2007 21:25:17 GMT -5
What made him get so involved with finding a cure for MD? Was it someone he met or something like that?
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Post by *~Mrs. Cooper ~* on Mar 21, 2007 23:13:55 GMT -5
That's a great question! I wish I knew... Maybe he met someone along the way and developed the passion; you know Jerry, always wanting to help  |
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Post by somefabulousdame on Mar 21, 2007 23:35:20 GMT -5
I read in "Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime (Especially Himself)" that Jerry had a spinal condition when he was a wee one that could have left him paralyzed if Grandma Sarah didn't care so much for him. I figure that's why he's been so passionate about it, he's been through a similiar situation.
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Post by *~Mrs. Cooper ~* on Mar 22, 2007 0:04:25 GMT -5
That explains it. Thanks Megan  |
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Post by somefabulousdame on Mar 22, 2007 0:38:22 GMT -5
No problem |
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Post by Ajax on Mar 22, 2007 13:32:11 GMT -5
Wow, finally an answer to the age old question!
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Post by somefabulousdame on Mar 22, 2007 16:00:13 GMT -5
"Joey was a sickly child at birth, and when he was two years old, he was afflicted with a spine condition that might have left him crippled for life had it not been for his Grandma Sarah in whose care he was left most of the time when his parents were away. Grandma Sarah first noticed the trouble, took him to a doctor, and saw to it that little Joey got the proper medical treatment and therapy. His recovery was complete, but his Tiny Tim days left an imprint on his mind that no doubt partially motivated his decision years later to devote his time so unsparingly to raising funds to fight Muscular Dystrophy."
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Post by Mrs. Lewis on Mar 23, 2007 22:12:19 GMT -5
wow!, I wonder if thats why! all the stuff I watch on him and stuff, they always make it sound so mysterius!, like, "well, when Mr. Lewis wants the world to know, he'll tell. But for now its a secret that only those close to him know" wow!! hehe, I feel in the know now!  |
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Post by Ajax on Mar 24, 2007 22:42:08 GMT -5
THOSE LIARS! Just goes to show that you just have to do enough research I guess...*shrugs* And who'd a thunk it would have been in a book all this time?!
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Post by strawberry on Mar 25, 2007 0:41:19 GMT -5
I guess that could be the reason he so strongly supports the MDA.
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Post by strawberry on Apr 19, 2007 18:08:42 GMT -5
I find it really upsetting that 50 years later, people still hardly know anything about Muscular Dystrophy..  |
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