Heidi and I took Joshua Harvitz to a service for people with disabilities at Temple De Hirsch Sinai. Josh is Heidi's second cousin once removed (I think.) He is about my age. He nearly drowned when he was very young - around 2 or 3 years old - and has been severely disabled ever since. He's in a wheelchair, and has very little motor control. He has extremely limited speech. I don't know how much he understands, though I often suspect he understands more than most people think he does.
Sadly, Logan was alarmed by Josh. Josh occasionally makes spasm like movements and shrieks when he's excited. Of course, he was excited when we picked him up. Logan started to cry immediately. He cried during the car ride to Seattle, and was still upset when we arrived. By the end of the service both Logan and Josh were calmer, and the ride back was crying free.
I hope that Logan will get used to Josh (and vice versa.)
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