David enjoying Bridget's cooking
Marie A. Cofrode
Bridget, please accept mine and Bill's deepest sympathies for the loss of
your good friend David. He was a doll and I met him at Lee's...he made a
special trip there to meet Bill and me. Needless to say I was honored and I
told him so. Glad I did meet him and like everyone else in the group I wrote to him as
often as I could....he walked among us and gave us pleasure and love.
Hugs honey
Marie
Posted : 01/29/94
From : 6531 David Frateschi "Big D"
To : Boknows
Subject: Scars..what would have been
Bo,
You've asked a real tough question, but an easy one
for me to answer.
I think I would have gone farther than I am now if it
hadn't been from the fact I was a child with a heart
condition.
I wanted to be like all the other kids...
riding regular bikes, playing sports, and not fearing
dying young. I use to think as a young lad, that if I
ran too much, played sports too rough, or rode a bike too
long, I would die. I sooo much wanted to join the little
league and play baseball. But due to my "condition", I was
not allowed. I resented it so much, that I turned completly
the other way. I figured, as long as I couldn't play, I wouldn't
watch it, support it, nor like baseball. I also learned how to hate.
I know hate is a strong word, but this is how I felt growing up.
My older bro & sis didn't have this problem, and I hated them for it.
Also hated my parents for "giving this to me." But that was then, and
of course no one "gave" this to me, and it wasn't my siblings'
fault. So I think I would have been either a baseball player, or
something more physical than I do now. ( Not that working in a
psy center isn't physical LOL!)
Oh! And when my doctor heard that
I wanted to work in a mental hosp, he almost did a flip!
I told him, I haven't done the things I wanted to as a child,
and I am an adult now, and will do what I WANT TO! Either sign
the paper stating I am ok to work there, or I will go elsewhere
and find some doc that will. He signed, reluctantly!
You asked!
David
PS I wrote this, but do not expect pity.
But will take it if being handed out! LOL!!!
