佚名/Anonymous
Whenmyhusband, John, andIhadourfirstchild20yearsago, weagreedI'''tgotothemoviesanymore.
"new"：acollegeeducation, asolidmarriageandacareer.I'dhaddoneitall, yetIstillcouldn'.
ThingstookaturnonedaywhenIgotaphonecall."Shelly？ThisisBillPorter，"-to-doorsalesmanI'ddeliveredpackagesforinhighschool."Wouldyoubeinterestedincomingbackacoupleofdaysaweektofillordersforme？"ItalkedaboutitwithJohn, andthenwenttoworkforBill.
-orrather, .
"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！", , , '.
