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3/26/2025 0 Comments The Bar MitzvahOn Saturday I went to my friend’s bar mitzvah. It was more inspiring to me than I can say, because it showed that being nonspeaking does not mean you can’t be normal. Alex stood on stage for over two hours, and the people that ran it only had to help him a tiny bit. He read Hebrew by typing it out, and Judy chanted it for him. I have to say, he was remarkable. Alex’s sermon was so beautiful I was crying inside. Being that we aren’t similar religions, I didn’t know much about the service before that moment. And I must say that it was lovely to see Alex there showing the world what nonspeakers can do and how not disabled we can be. 
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3/19/2025 1 Comment The New EdisonDefinitely I am thinking a lot these days about all the things we are led to believe are impossible for us. I am more and more believing that many such things are not impossible at all. Awareness is growing of what spelling for communication does for we nonspeakers. And I believe that will lead to more and more opportunities for us. Alex is leading the way by doing things that most of us once thought were impossible. I thought I couldn’t get my high school diploma, but I can. And I thought I couldn’t go to college, but I can. And when I saw the photo of Alex typing out his torah portion for his bar mitzvah this coming Saturday, I knew that I have to stop thinking I can’t…and start thinking I can. At one time I positioned myself in the lesser role of the disabled son of my parents. But I’m done thinking that way. I am not just disabled - I am many other things too that can do many things. Hallmark Momenting for a minute: going forward, I am Edison Lema, who can.  |
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