RE: RE: Re: Flutie family faces the love in autism~note from Ben

Mailing Address:

Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism
PO Box 767
Framingham, MA 01701

Street Address:

Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism
615 Concord St.
Framingham, MA 01702-8066

I can't remember now, but I think we addressed it to Mr. & Mrs. Flutie.   Maybe you could address it to Dougie!  ;o)

Good thoughts on those bible point outs.  I didn't really know where he was going with it.  Thinking on it now, your interp. makes good sense.  As far as your "wimp" comment?  Maybe he was saying you're a "soldier" in your own right.  And like Quixote, "willing to march into hell for a heavenly cause!" 

Dreaming "impossible" dreams,

~*~ Tink

 

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From: autismlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:autismlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of cbrandl@xxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 11:33 AM
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Subject: Re: RE: [Autismlist] Re: Flutie family faces the love in autism~note from Ben

Tink and Ben,
What a wonderful story.  Your neighbor is lucky to be where he is, and you (as you know!) are also fortunate to have him there.

I went right to my Bible, and found the first book of Numbers diligently counting all the young males who might be able to serve in the military.  This doesn't fit so well with my pacifist leanings, but I can always stretch what I read to suit my own purposes.  Maybe Ben is telling us that the "numbers" are steadily increasing --- of young people with stories to tell, of people who are open to hearing the stories, and of children and adults with all sorts of different means of _expression_ getting the word out that they are SMART and have lots to teach us!

Do you have an address for the Fluties?  I would be happy to share my book with them. 

Char

Tink wrote (snipped):

> Ben on keyboard!
>
> bbbb    en
> numbers: 1:19 - 1:42
>
> [Char ... I think he is pointing to bible passages.  Numbers.  He was
> looking at your post specifically on this one.]
>
> Here's a success story, Char & everyone ... because we need to hear about
> the ones where your work is making a difference!
>
> Your note reminded me of your FC experience with Down Syndrome kids.   This
> past weekend, we met a man who is going to be our new neighbor across the
> hall.  He is about 50 yrs. old and has Down Syndrome and Autism.  He is one
> of those amazing people with those pure, joyful spirits.   *And a true
> success story* when adult services are implemented with care. 

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