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  • Brain-damaged, but still a 'gift'

    03/07/2005 7:30:53 PM PST · by Temple Owl · 64 replies · 1,250+ views
    Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | Mar. 07, 2005 | John Grogan
    By John GroganInquirer Columnist Her name is Millie. She came into this world 55 years ago, a healthy, chubby baby with a shock of dark hair. Her family loved her then, and despite everything - or perhaps because of it - loves her now even more. Millie Reynolds has never spoken a word or returned a smile. Her first tentative baby steps would be her last. Just before her first birthday in 1950, she contracted viral meningitis, with sustained fevers that left her profoundly brain-damaged. The doctors said an institution would be best, but Millie's parents would not listen. They...