[tri-med] Re: Politician's son with a disability?

Thanks Barb, for sending the link.  I didn't 
realize that they had also lost a child.

At 12:45 PM 7/04/2009, you wrote:



> > I noticed in the British press, huge coverage when the son of a
> > leading politician died recently  Not Gordon Brown, the other one
> > (sadly can't remember his name). He wrote a beautiful moving memorial
> > to him and it showed how dearly loved the little boy was. I bet this
> > will colour all his decisions in regard to the disabled in Britain
> > from now on.  Come on Brits jog my memory for me!!!
>
>Jocelyn,
>
>It was David Cameron and yes, it was quite nice how they showed the family.
>
>Here is an article on him.
>http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/feb/25/ivan-cameron
>
>I will admit that I too, did not realize that 
>value of special children's lives. I had never 
>known anyone with a cognitive disability; not even Down syndrome.
>
>What a shallow life I had!! I suppose it helps 
>me to understand the need to educate. People are 
>ignorant, as I once was. The VP at the hospital 
>once told me (when we were all trying to get 
>along) that one of Annie's docs asked, "but who 
>would want a child like that anyways? "
>
>That stuck with me.
>
>Barb
>
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