As I was leaving the water fountain and returning to my office, a young woman on crutches popped out of an adjoining hallway in front of me. Normally I, and others, would tend to step around — and having been on crutches myself, I can say that I didn’t feel the least bit offended. But, I had read that sometimes this bothers people, so I figured I’d just catch up and slow my pace.<\/p>\n
That’s when she noticed me and in the brightest voice said, “Good Morning! How are you doing?”<\/p>\n
Surprised, I equally met her energetic tone and responded “Good Morning to you too! I’m doing well, thank you for asking! How are you doing?”<\/p>\n
She sighed, “Not that well, actually.” And I took it to mean her foot, so I opened the conversation.<\/p>\n
“Oh no! What happened to your foot? Did you slip on the ice?”<\/p>\n
She paused and then explained, “No. I had a stroke when I was a baby. I’m like this normally.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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