Simon Birch Research Paper

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Twenty years ago today I was in a bus accident that left me with a broken leg, toe, and heart. My best friend Simon Birch was the best person I ever knew. He was witty, faithful, and kind. Also he was disabled. The trials he faced in life were wrong and unfair. There is no way that I will ever let my children treat a child a with a disability the way Simon was treated every. I have grown up a lot since this accident I am now married to the love of my life Majorie, now, Wentworth. Which consequently was Simon’s love of his life, I think he’d rather me have her than someone else though. After our marriage we ended up having 4 kids, Jennifer, Katelyn, Marco, and Paxton. One day my old son Marco, 15, came home from school with a few of his friends …show more content…
His parents couldn’t pay for the hospital bills so they just left him there telling everyone he was dead. At that point the foster care system took him in, but no one wanted a disabled kid so he jumped from foster home to foster home until he turned 18. After that he just wanted a fresh start. Which wasn’t hard since he had no contact with his former life which is why he never found me. I couldn’t believe my eyes and ears. Simon birch was sitting right in front of me with his wife and kid. Once, he had finished his story I asked him about his kid. He told me his name was William Doodle Birch. I was really confused because he had never mentioned liking any of those names so I asked what the meaning was. Simon told me about this great great great great great great uncle of his that the system told him about when they were looking through his records that had a disabled brother. His name was Doodle, the William part came from his uncle who was going to name the child William. Until he found out he had a disability then decided to name him Doodle, no expects anything from a Doodle. Simon and his wife decided that their kid would be strong so William, and he would still need to prove himself so,

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