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Thank you Floyd. By Don Fraser I have an electric cart. The model is a Hurricane and, as there was a hurricane called Floyd blowing at the time that I bought it, I called it Floyd. Floyd takes me to talk to my neighbors. It takes me to garage sales all over the town. Floyd is a great companion to me, he has become a friend. In the dark days before Floyd, I was a prisoner in my own home. In ten years of living in this house, I had never seen my own backyard, except from my covered deck. I had never felt the warmth of the sun on my body; I had never smelled a flower, nor seen my apple tree. Confined for those ten long years, I couldn't smell the wonderful smells of nature. Now Floyd takes me into the backyard to pick an apple and, as I eat it, I smell the beautiful flowers that my wife has grown. I can now feel the wonderful warmth of the sun on my body, and I can gab with my neighbors. I have made many friends. I am free at last. Thank you Floyd! ***********************************************************************
A SIMPLE PLUM BY DON FRASER
Today I picked a plum. It is a simple thing to do for most people, but in my case it is different. You see I am an invalid and I ride an electric cart. As I sit here on my cart in the warm sun eating this plum, I think of how it was before I got this cart, I wasn't able to go outside and do a simple thing like pick a plum from a low-hanging branch of a tree. I wasn't able to bask in the warm sun. I do now, and I think of how it was before I had a stroke. I was a very strong young man, I thought I was indestructable. Nothing could harm me, but then, when I was only fifty four it happened, I had a devestating stroke. Before that, a motor-home chassis fell off of the truck I was loading it on and crushed me. Six months after that, I had a heart attack and within six months I had the stroke. That ended my life as I knew it! I am not asking anyone to feel sorry for me, I just want you to know the facts. I have a wonderful life now; my family surounds me with love, I ride my cart and smell the flowers, hear the birds sing, look up and see the beautiful sky. If anything happens to you, will you have a good attitude about it? I didn't and I was miserable. Now I feel I am having a good time with my life!
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