Look up at the stars!

Look up at the stars!

Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.
It matters that you don’t just give up.

Stephen Hawking

Two mothers met after a decade. Both were not close as working colleagues.  But common circumstances brought them together.

Mum A was worried if her only daughter, a radiographer,  could look after her only brother who has schizophrenia but is capable of self-care in his daily activities of living.

Mum B held her hand and said, “I am grateful that my younger daughter is independent in her activities of daily living. Have you read about that royal family who doted on their only disabled child who needed almost total care? They have to feed him, bathe him, and move him in an adult-like stroller? For life? The whole family appeared on the front page. It was a good example of destigmatization for the disabled.”

Mum A put her hands together, closed eyes, and said, “Yes, I must be thankful with what I have! “

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