The Cork and the Whale

A little brown cork

Fell in the path of a whale

Who lashed it down

With his angry tail.

But in spite of its blows

It quickly arose,

And floated serenely

Before his nose.

Said the cork to the whale:

"You may flap and sputter and frown,

But you never, never, can keep me down;

For I'm made of the stuff

That is buoyant enough

To float instead of to drown."

 

 

 

 

Links

 

  • Susete's Homepage
    Personal page about Andrew, a child with spina bifida. This is a very thorough and informative page with information on many aspects of spina bifida, including hydrocephalus, latex allergy, how to join support groups, etc., etc., etc.!

 

  • Poems and Stories
    This is part of the above page, but deserves its own mention as it's a wonderful resource of poems and stories, loving, encouraging and tear jerking! Beware!

 

  • Angels Around the World
    This site deals with "Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum" which is a condition many children with spina bifida also have. It has links to personal pages of families with children with disabilities.

 

  • Tobiah
    This story doesn't have anything to do with spina bifida, but it's so touching that I couldn't pass it by.

 

  • Personal Ponies
    Link to an organization that "lends" ponies to families of kids with special needs.

 

 

 

  • Baby Signing
    Sign language for babies?! Take a look even if your baby does not have any hearing disability whatsoever!

 

 

 

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