tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post3748613324999356826..comments2024-01-01T20:33:52.554-08:00Comments on a moon, worn as if it had been a shell: Dear Delta,Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-53047622023520514012013-07-30T10:32:37.119-07:002013-07-30T10:32:37.119-07:00You know I love tht letter. You have raised a very...You know I love tht letter. You have raised a very fine human in that boy. His idea is not just brilliant - it is kind and compassionate. Kiss him for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10818795902981871173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-55121382600556790342013-07-29T07:51:34.508-07:002013-07-29T07:51:34.508-07:00That is a FINE letter. And your son? I have no wor...That is a FINE letter. And your son? I have no words. Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221703763145912238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-38612432354952239502013-07-29T00:21:18.865-07:002013-07-29T00:21:18.865-07:00Thank you Elizabeth. I will feel better about bei...Thank you Elizabeth. I will feel better about being able to comment from time to time. Sweet JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-64989946152943035302013-07-28T21:22:07.698-07:002013-07-28T21:22:07.698-07:00That's a killer letter. It's so tender tha...That's a killer letter. It's so tender that he wants his whole family together. I am completely with you that it's best to divide and conquer, however, that's how we always do it, too.Carrie Wilson Linkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01586157395539583862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-41051246340656359922013-07-28T20:06:23.589-07:002013-07-28T20:06:23.589-07:00Well, that's just the most inspiring and beaut...Well, that's just the most inspiring and beautiful piece of writing I've read all year. Thank you, Oliver. And thank you, Elizabeth, for sharing him with us. What a masterpiece of a boy. Both of them are.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247877396600721769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-26053053944113782012013-07-28T13:09:11.299-07:002013-07-28T13:09:11.299-07:00Good God, that boy! I am absolutely sobbing at the...Good God, that boy! I am absolutely sobbing at the tenderness and reality of it all. It puts me in mind of a book I reviewed by a girl in So.Cal with cystic fibrosis who created a foundation specifically to help families of kids with CF be able to travel easier with their myriad medications and devices and special needs. I know beyond the shadow of a doubt that your boys will make this world a better place with their honesty and empathy and cleverness. <br /><br />Love and journey mercies.kariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-55600345057135806512013-07-28T10:41:09.630-07:002013-07-28T10:41:09.630-07:00Oh Oliver. You've got some remarkable boys, El...Oh Oliver. You've got some remarkable boys, Elizabeth.Ramona Quimbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01308882206677929003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-5952734390038117712013-07-28T08:42:41.184-07:002013-07-28T08:42:41.184-07:00That made cry. Maybe hit me especially hard becau...That made cry. Maybe hit me especially hard because we just arrived home last night from our annual family vacation - one that I rely on to refocus and refresh myself for the year ahead. It pains me to think that the families that most need such a vacation are probably the ones least likely to receive it.Noanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01300868872496481473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-74327259210176417882013-07-28T06:56:26.311-07:002013-07-28T06:56:26.311-07:00He is a sweet, thoughtful young man. I gave up tr...He is a sweet, thoughtful young man. I gave up trying to take Katie on holidays when she was fourteen I think, maybe even younger. We even took an aide with us, a young woman who had been with us for a few years but it was just fucking hard. I hope I can give my grandchildren the kind of holidays I had hoped to give my children but never could, a month at the lake or hiking in the mountains. Get some rest and enjoy your family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-54750152839252637772013-07-28T00:06:59.018-07:002013-07-28T00:06:59.018-07:00What a great letter! "Magnifsent," even....What a great letter! "Magnifsent," even. I hope it gets someone at Delta thinking.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-39652504986721593532013-07-27T23:07:29.262-07:002013-07-27T23:07:29.262-07:00Oh, Sweet Jo. You are never Anonymous! You're ...Oh, Sweet Jo. You are never Anonymous! You're Sweet Jo!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-375402376954019972013-07-27T20:41:07.482-07:002013-07-27T20:41:07.482-07:00Elizabeth, I rarely comment on your blog posts as ...Elizabeth, I rarely comment on your blog posts as I know you are not fond of anonymous posters but I can't hold back the emotion I feel towards the incredible heart and soul displayed by Oliver's letter to Delta on behalf of Sophie and others. He is one incredible being. And my heart goes out to you and your family for what you endure in such dignified and grace-filled manner. Sweet JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-28150917320646856862013-07-27T17:46:13.462-07:002013-07-27T17:46:13.462-07:00Oh...oh my heart.Oh...oh my heart.Akanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00513632434353119491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-27965979436581253412013-07-27T17:29:51.222-07:002013-07-27T17:29:51.222-07:00Love, love, sweet boy.Love, love, sweet boy.gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952840544630534206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-88624662708872740592013-07-27T17:28:30.487-07:002013-07-27T17:28:30.487-07:00What Mary said. Every word. What Mary said. Every word. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-2828510849434651352013-07-27T17:00:39.897-07:002013-07-27T17:00:39.897-07:00Oliver is also 'magnifsent'!
Glad you&#...Oliver is also 'magnifsent'! <br /><br />Glad you've found a way to attend the family reunion without sacrificing your sanity. I remember last year's reunion posts, the desperate tone and your fatigue. Life is too short.Kathleen Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868566314392048880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-82880202467535399642013-07-27T16:27:56.622-07:002013-07-27T16:27:56.622-07:00It could be written by any number of siblings who ...It could be written by any number of siblings who would love to go on a holiday with their entire family. We've not been on an airplane in 5 years with Max. We also do the split time vacations, and it's always a hard thing to not be a whole family. <br /><br />I found this concept airline a few years ago. http://www.iflymat.org/ They have such a vision, such a fantastic idea...yet no funding to make it work. I check back periodically to see if we can go as a family to the ocean again, or even to go visit family two states away. Deanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695982965264794769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-35641930801634934192013-07-27T16:18:55.027-07:002013-07-27T16:18:55.027-07:00Oh wow.....just oh wowOh wow.....just oh wowbakerfamily5https://www.blogger.com/profile/06033147883454469574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-35763585909427427532013-07-27T15:37:40.557-07:002013-07-27T15:37:40.557-07:00Oliver is truly one of the most charming people I ...Oliver is truly one of the most charming people I have ever known. Truly. So please don't tell him that Delta is, for the most part, only barely tolerant of people with disabilities who travel. Instead, let's work on somebody with a private plane who can make this right!Lisa Lilienthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152500885897993371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-38801598233762862312013-07-27T15:19:36.512-07:002013-07-27T15:19:36.512-07:00Every day I fall a little more in love with Oliver...Every day I fall a little more in love with Oliver. And I know that his life is not the easiest nor does he rest as easy on this magnificent planet as some but I think that he is going to change the world someday with his Oliver heart and his Oliver mind and the way he has been raised with his sister Sophie. <br />Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-76642446164108792722013-07-27T14:37:48.211-07:002013-07-27T14:37:48.211-07:00You know, my Sophie will never be able to travel b...You know, my Sophie will never be able to travel by air because they do not allow the wheelchairs on the plane and my gal cannot sit without the insert. It is a well known fact, too, that airlines destroy wheelchairs in the cargo holds and are generally hostile to wheelchair users.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13070297384173508509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-7946677742855933042013-07-27T14:33:32.844-07:002013-07-27T14:33:32.844-07:00Good god. The boy made me cry. Good god. The boy made me cry. Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13070297384173508509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-50553408705078618632013-07-27T14:05:21.815-07:002013-07-27T14:05:21.815-07:00Oh the O. That makes my day. Wishing you the best ...Oh the O. That makes my day. Wishing you the best this trip can be.Denise Emanuel Clemenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982725113569943337noreply@blogger.com