A few weeks ago Cyndy and I were fascinated by a documentary we watched about a woman in England, born with no arms or legs, and getting ready to give birth to her first child. It was interesting on a lot of different levels and we were really impressed by her personality and outlook. She made the news this week as a statue of her was unveiled in Trafalgar Square as part of a program where different works of art will be featured for 18 months each on the one empty pedestal in the square. Her name is Alison Lapper and she's an artist. Here's a few articles about her and the statue, including an excerpt from her autobiography published just last week. Gives alot to think about and makes you realize how many meaningless things we complain about in our everyday lives.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4247000.stm
http://books.guardian.co.uk/extracts/story/0,6761,1561045,00.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/closeup/lapper.shtml
http://www.mymultiplesclerosis.co.uk/misc/alisonlapper.html
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