> She refused
> to talk to me. Blatantly told me that it was none of my business, and she
> didn't talk about it. Sounds to me like she's ashamed of having a
disability.
>
> In fact, she told me outright that she doesn't associate with people who
are
> disabled, it makes her feel sub-human. Anybody else feel like this?
> Apparently
> she's pretty mobile.
>
>
>
> Gunny
If she is fairly mobile, she may have recovered to the point that she wants to
put her TM experience behind her and not talk about it any more.
Understandable, but regrettable in that she could reach out and help others
from her experiences, as we all do here.
Her comments about not wanting to associate with disabled people are shocking,
especially considering she had a major illness, but I think that attitude must
come from either bitterness or anger -- not having "accepted" the fact that
she was ill or being angry that she was -- or fear. I think a lot of people
fear being around disabled people because they don't know what to do or say
and/or it is an uncomfortable, painful, vivid reminder that disability can
happen to anyone any time. Just guessing. I'm sorry you had to go through that
experience, but I think you did the right thing in trying to make contact and
extend help and friendship. Hang in there!
Barbara H.