In 1997, sometime after the birth of our son Malik, Deb decided to take on another challenge: she wanted to resume her once budding modeling career. Before the accident, she had done a couple of runway modeling jobs in Cleveland and New York. So, when she found out that most of the people appearing in wheelchairs in advertisements were not actually disabled, she enlisted the aid my brother Larry (an amateur art photographer) to create a portfolio and marched down to David & Lee modeling agency and insisted on an interview. They liked her and gave her a contract. Now, while it didn't become a full-time endeavor, Deb did enjoy a couple of interesting shoots. She was flown, along with my then 14 year-old daughter, to one of the Florida keys for a 3 day shoot. She also did a local magazine ad for Metro General Hospital, the same hospital where she woke up after her accident and did her grueling rehabilitation. It was another dream come true and another chance to show that she was not defined by her disability; that she relied on her wheelchair but was not confined by it. Stay tuned for more achievements on Deb's journey toward her Next Step.
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Your Husband, This what you call unconditional love, the kind of love that God has for us. The kind of love a marriage stands on. You can't find love like this too often. You husband show deep heart felt words for you, There may have beeen some rough times but he's still there. With God in the equation it will last a lifetime and through your children. That was a short story in itself. He should get a journal and whenever he feels the yrge to write put in the journal. Keep it by the bed at night.
I'll keep you in my prayers, I believe God wanted me to see you again today and I'm glad I fooled around with the computer today. \Talk to you later.
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