My 25th Birthday is a few months away - What should I do?

BDBopper · 07-13-2007, 04:29 PM

I asked this question in another place but I wanted the opinions of the "Swanky People". I'll go into a little more detail since you don't know me as well here (no fault of yours at all). Even if you can't answer my question you'll definitely know more about me when you finish reading (if you care to know more).

So yeah as the threat topic clearly states I am turning 25 soon (September 19th in fact). I suppose that for most people it really isn't a big deal. However to me it is quite significant. I was born physically challenged. the Lord blessed (yes I mean it honestly) me with many unique qualities: I am legally blind, I have no sense of smell, probably because I was born without a nose - just the two holes in the middle of my face. I don't have all the joints in my fingers. There were other things such as a bilateral cleft palate that are too technical to mention here but I think you get the point. I was tested for every disease and disorder known to man at that point of time. Everything came back negative. However the doctors and nurses who cared for me didn't expect too much. In fact they told my parents that I would probably not live longer than six months. They said that if i did that I would be in a vegetative state.

All the testing and prodding caused me to come home after a month in the hospital. Unfortunately for me I was back in a month. On my dad's birthday I came down with pneumonia. Soon after that I was rushed into ICU because my heart was failing. On Thanksgiving of 1982 while everyone else was eating turkey with all the trimmings I was being blessed with something much better. I was undergoing Emergency surgery and te Lord blessed it with success! It's been a long road since than, including 15 more operations, but here I am!

To someone who was given such a grim prognosis at the beginning, making it to quarter century is a big deal in my opinion. I would like to celebrate it in a very special way. While a party would definitely suffice, I am moving out for the first time next Spring (from Atlanta to San Antonio, TX) and I think it would be appropriate to have a party than. I see having two parties as being superflous somewhat.

Morrigoon has already given me a great answer to this question elsewhere so she doesn't have to answer, and neither does anyone else really. I am just interested in your opinion. Oh and if you're still reading, Thanks. I know it's been long winded. LOL

Tref · 07-13-2007, 04:56 PM

Sounds like you should have one helluva BIG party. What does Texas have to offer?

BDBopper · 07-13-2007, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Tref

Sounds like you should have one helluva BIG party.

If money was not an option here I think I'd be coming out SoCal, especially since I think the most awesome place in the world to celebrate a birthday would be the Happiest Place On Earth. However I really should be saving up as much money as I can for the moving expenses and life afterwards. So unless I run into a boatload of greenbacks (read Lottery) that's not an option.

Morrigoon · 07-13-2007, 05:04 PM

I think he's still in Atlanta for his birthday (Atlanta, wasn't it?)

BDBopper · 07-13-2007, 05:23 PM

Yes I am still in Atlanta. I will be in Atlanta until I move next Spring.

If you wanted to know about San Antonio, Texas has a much better and more efficient department for special services for the blind and visually impaired. My friend William who I am going to move in with is totally blind and he has lived there for six years since moving from Atlanta when his father took a job in San Antonio. I will be continuing my education and starting a life for myself out there.

Not Afraid · 07-13-2007, 05:45 PM

Would WDW be easier and cheaper?

BDBopper · 07-13-2007, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Would WDW be easier and cheaper?

I think it is a wash. It is cheaper to travel to WDW but I think the resort is more expensive (cause I need to stay on site for my needs. Meanwhile I think it is the opposite for DLR. And I have more online friends near Disneyland as well. I've been to WDW twice in my life. The only time I've been to Disneyland was when I was 4. WDW is an awesome place but it is not as magical and special to me personally.

But to answer your immediate question I think it is a wash money wise (though I am definitely not an expert on this at all). I know more people in SoCal than I do in Orlando and the place I know more people is easier for me to travel to and travel around. Not sure if you understand that or not.

07-13-2007, 04:29 PM	#1
BDBopper Not Taking Any Crap! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cleaning Up America, One Step At A Time! Posts: 1,694	My 25th Birthday is a few months away - What should I do? I asked this question in another place but I wanted the opinions of the "Swanky People". I'll go into a little more detail since you don't know me as well here (no fault of yours at all). Even if you can't answer my question you'll definitely know more about me when you finish reading (if you care to know more). So yeah as the threat topic clearly states I am turning 25 soon (September 19th in fact). I suppose that for most people it really isn't a big deal. However to me it is quite significant. I was born physically challenged. the Lord blessed (yes I mean it honestly) me with many unique qualities: I am legally blind, I have no sense of smell, probably because I was born without a nose - just the two holes in the middle of my face. I don't have all the joints in my fingers. There were other things such as a bilateral cleft palate that are too technical to mention here but I think you get the point. I was tested for every disease and disorder known to man at that point of time. Everything came back negative. However the doctors and nurses who cared for me didn't expect too much. In fact they told my parents that I would probably not live longer than six months. They said that if i did that I would be in a vegetative state. All the testing and prodding caused me to come home after a month in the hospital. Unfortunately for me I was back in a month. On my dad's birthday I came down with pneumonia. Soon after that I was rushed into ICU because my heart was failing. On Thanksgiving of 1982 while everyone else was eating turkey with all the trimmings I was being blessed with something much better. I was undergoing Emergency surgery and te Lord blessed it with success! It's been a long road since than, including 15 more operations, but here I am! To someone who was given such a grim prognosis at the beginning, making it to quarter century is a big deal in my opinion. I would like to celebrate it in a very special way. While a party would definitely suffice, I am moving out for the first time next Spring (from Atlanta to San Antonio, TX) and I think it would be appropriate to have a party than. I see having two parties as being superflous somewhat. Morrigoon has already given me a great answer to this question elsewhere so she doesn't have to answer, and neither does anyone else really. I am just interested in your opinion. Oh and if you're still reading, Thanks. I know it's been long winded. LOL
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	I think he's still in Atlanta for his birthday (Atlanta, wasn't it?) __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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BDBopper Not Taking Any Crap! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cleaning Up America, One Step At A Time! Posts: 1,694	Yes I am still in Atlanta. I will be in Atlanta until I move next Spring. If you wanted to know about San Antonio, Texas has a much better and more efficient department for special services for the blind and visually impaired. My friend William who I am going to move in with is totally blind and he has lived there for six years since moving from Atlanta when his father took a job in San Antonio. I will be continuing my education and starting a life for myself out there.
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