Thank you both for correcting me on Helen Keller. I was not aware of the fact that Scarlet Fever afflicted her. I don’t believe the point was lost, as you both demonstrated, and thank you for being kind.
No, it wasn't. The point is that some people think it's just fine to kill other people if they want to, whether the other people are unborn babies, babies after birth, handicapped adults, or infirm elderly people. There is no common ground between these people, and people such as Sarah Palin who think other people have as much right to live as herself.
(FReepers just can't help being persnickety about facts.)
Last April on Good Fri, our dearest friends buried their adopted 17 month old daughter. She had Downs but died of complications from leukemia. We are all still grieving over her loss, she was a special child who touched many lives. Her funeral was as much a tribute to her loving adoptive parents as it was to her short life and I believe anyone who knew her or knows them is specially blessed.