rokers’ story
i just watched the dateline special and hope that many of you saw it too. it was
by all accounts the best program i have seen. it was very balanced and positive
and like al i didn’t get to have my dad see the results, he died a month before
my surgery. i guess that the similiarities really got to me. although i was
sicker than al, older too, i felt very much the same. i liked that he was so
upfront and believe that he waited to acknowledge the surgery to see if it would
really work for him. i loved the fact that like me he is so enjoying his new
life and that he talked about the reality gap of what you look like and what you
yourself see. he said he’d catch up and like all of us he will in time. yeah
al!!!! he is a much more intelligent and articulate spokesperson for the surgery
than carnie. he is also a good role model in that he is careful not to push the
surgery in a way that makes it seem a quick fix for everyone because it is not
the right thing for everyone.never once was it called the easy way out and this
fact was nicely spoken by his surgeon.
kudos for nbc as well for doing a real story without a spin.
5 a.m. comes too soon, i’ll be interested to read everyones thoughts for the
next few days. i know what we will be talking about!
love ida, george the wonder beagle and the marvelous magoo