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Old Dec 21, 2011 | 10:28 pm
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Loren Pechtel
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Originally Posted by littlesheep
How dumb to you have to be to understand that someone in a wheelchair is NOT ABLE TO WALK or can only walk with such difficulty that he requires a wheelchair. That's is why he is IN A WHEELCHAIR. See? Can't walk ---> therefore is in wheelchair. In wheelchair ---> means can't walk.

Seriously! Is there anyone who could possibly not understand this basic fact?
Actually there are quite a few people in wheelchairs that could walk for a short distance with help. For a few years my MIL was one such--she could walk if supported, her problem was she would fall otherwise.
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