Gordon:

Thank you for being so honest. You and others that have trouble communicating
because of your disability have the same dreams, goals and desires like
everyone else. You are just as important as anybody else. Your body may not
do what you want it to do because of your disability but your mind is sharp.
You have to live the best life you can and if singing helps you that's great.
You are an adult and you should never feel like a child but unfortunately you
and others have been mistreated so much over the years you lose your
confidence.

We can use the Internet to help each other and we need to encourage more
people like you to be open and share our experiences. By doing this, we
become more sensitive to other people's needs. We can try to build self
esteem by setting goals and accomplishing some of them.

Please feel free to email me personally if you ever want to talk.

Stephen Allman