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Rough Diamond

Paraplegic 

Wheelchair, catheter

Racing, dancing, maneuvering

Colourful rims and frame, colourful little person,

Singing, rhyming, mischievous

Surgery, bedridden,

Me

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6th place in Diamante contest
Sponsor Janis Thompson
October 15, 2016

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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 4/6/2017 12:55:00 PM Colourful you are dear, and I love colour! xomo! Login to Reply Darren White Date: 4/6/2017 1:18:00 PM haha, so do I! Thanks, mo.

Sara Kendrick Date: 10/22/2016 2:11:00 PM I hope that you are better healthwise by the time I am responding to this winning work..Enjoyed reading your work and I feel for you..Congrats on your being on the winners' list..Sara Login to Reply Darren White Date: 10/22/2016 11:33:00 PM Thank you! I am out of hospital now yes, and working hard to get back into shape :)

Moon Flower Date: 10/22/2016 1:12:00 PM Congrats on your win, Darren. :) Login to Reply Darren White Date: 10/22/2016 11:33:00 PM Thank you :)

Janis Medders Tobechi Date: 10/21/2016 8:57:00 PM This was very real and moving. Thanks for being so honest and realistic in your writing.Congratulations on your win and I appreciate your entry. Login to Reply Darren White Date: 10/21/2016 10:47:00 PM Thank you, I am very happy with my placement :)

Jan Allison Date: 10/16/2016 12:38:00 AM You are a real diamond I am so glad to have 'met' on the web. I am sure once people meet you Darren they see past the chair and just the wonderful character that you are - your writing inspires me:-) Hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Darren White Date: 10/16/2016 1:01:00 AM And I am so happy to have met you :) Thanks, Jan.

Tim Smith Date: 10/15/2016 4:48:00 PM You mastered this form Darren. I hope there are more good days than bad. Whatever you went through has brought you here and I am glad I get to read what you have to say. Login to Reply Darren White Date: 10/15/2016 6:56:00 PM Thank you Tim. This means a lot to me! Making new friends here on Soup is so wonderful :)

Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 10/15/2016 1:19:00 PM Hello Darren,I know a lot of paraplegic people, they are my friends and mean a lot to me. I went to school with them and other people with different handicaps, I am slightly handicap myself. I get along in both worlds. I am strong. I accept me the way I am. People should to. Login to Reply Darren White Date: 10/15/2016 1:21:00 PM I do agree, thank you. I am strong too, it means a lot to me that you write this. Darren.