A beautiful post about the true strength in words. Stories connect us, and Nick’s personal journey is as magical as the stories which touch his life. Thanks for sharing, Sue.
“Insert!” He extended his foot…
“You sound like a Borg.” … and wriggled his toes into the sock. “That would make me a cyborg.” He paused. I could see the wheels turning. “That’s it…my recovery… the screwdriver must have damaged the wiring… and the nano-bots have been busy with repairs…”
He stopped as I sighed… to be fair, it wasn’t a bad analogy. Most of Nick’s problems are caused by faulty wiring. He is fitter than most, carries not an ounce of fat and is all muscle. Even so, there are a few of the moving parts that don’t function as well as they should, in spite of the incredible recovery he has made so far.
His eyes are one of them. And that had hit hard. Nick had always been an avid reader, sharing my ‘library’ and devouring fantasy and science fiction. Being unable to hold and read a…
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Melissa Barker-Simpson 
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Thank you for reblogging, Mel. It puts a whole new slant on why we write, doesn’t it?
My pleasure 🙂 And it absolutely does. It’s all about the connection.
🙂 We just can’t know what that might mean to someone 🙂
I guess we hope that we can give something back, in whatever way we can. Books have helped me through so much. As you said, if we can touch just one person with our words – that’s a very precious thing 😀
‘Just one person’… that is Nick’s mantra… and I don’t think even now he realises how many he inspires or helps. 🙂
He sounds like a truly wonderful person. Everything you share about his journey is inspiring. You’ve all touched so many people 😀
😀 He’s a son, complete with utter disregard for mothers, ratty, disagreeable and all the things a son usually is 🙂 But he’s pretty amazing too 🙂