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A Rare and Special Privilege

Editors: Lawrence F. Nazarian, MD.

It was Easter Sunday, and for some reason my powers of observation seemed unusually acute that morning. As I sat in the back of the church listening to the organ prelude, I watched a father help his handicapped son into one of the rear pews. Significantly disabled, physically and developmentally, the young man rose from his wheelchair shakily, leaning heavily against his father's practiced arms. He shuffled sideways to his seat and, with a crooked smile, sat down awkwardly. The father sat next to him, whispered a few words into his ear, and put his arm around his son's shoulders, embracing him with a natural grace and affection that caused a sudden surge of emotion in me, the unseen observer.

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