佚名/Anonymous
Whenmyhusband, John, andIhadourfirstchild20yearsago, weagreedI'''tgotothemoviesanymore.
“new”: acollegeeducation, asolidmarriageandacareer.I'dhaddoneitall, yetIstillcouldn'.
ThingstookaturnonedaywhenIgotaphonecall.“Shelly? ThisisBillPorter,”-to-doorsalesmanI'ddeliveredpackagesforinhighschool.“Wouldyoubeinterestedincomingbackacoupleofdaysaweektofillordersforme?”ItalkedaboutitwithJohn, andthenwenttoworkforBill.
—orrather, shuffles—.
“Bill, doyouhaveMSorsomethinglikethat?”Iasked.“Ihavecerebralpalsy,”.“But… whatdoesthatmean? Howdidyougetit? Willitgetworse?”“Thedoctor''tgetanybetter, 'tstopmefromaccomplishingwhateverIsetmymindto.”
Bill'soptimismamazedme, , ; afterhegraduated, hisfathertoldhim,“Getajob.”Hewasn''sjustthatthey'dnevercoddledBill; instead, , ,“'tmatterwhattheproductis, 'llsee.”
, ormore, andbecamethecompany'', Bill'salarmwentoffat4:45a.m..Hisbusdowntownleftat7:20a.m..Billneededallthattimebecausehedoesn'tliketodressinarush.“Appearanceisessential,”, , hiswingtipslooselytied, , knockingoneverysingledoor, tellinghimself,“Thenextcustomerwillsayyes.”Thekeyis, Billbelievesthey'llallsayyeseventually.
, , , ? .“Wecancatchtheseveno'clockshow.”“Honey, can'twegotothematinee?”Iasked.“It'scheaper.”“Wecanaffordit.”Hewasright, butIcouldn', andI'dneverbeabletoovercomethat.
.“Perfectforadoor-to-doorsalesman,”hesaid.“Everyone'shome!”, , , '.
