Surgery of the Century
Intellectually Disable to Intellectually Advanteged
Lately, I have been going to the Donner's Bakery. There I met an intellectually disabled man named Charlie Gordon. He recently went through a surgery to make hime a genius. Charlie had an I.Q of 70, now his I.Q is 185. The scientists and doctors wanted to have his as the first person to test, because they have been testing animals. The scientists and doctors wanted to have the first person tested so they could help many other people with Intellectual Disabilities.
Donner's Bakery
This is where Charlie worked. I was there during an argument. His old pal Frank yelled "Why? Because all of the sudden your a big shot, a know-it all, a brain!". Charlie only told me about his surgery. His pals did not know a thing.
The Hospital
I went into the hospital that Gordon was operated inside. He let me look at his progress reports from after the surgery. I got an opinion from a nurse while reading his reports. 'She said I was a very brave man to let them do things to my hed. She says she would never let them do things to her branes for all the tea in china. I tolld her it wasn't for tea in china. It was to make me smart. And she said mabey they got no rite to make me smart because if god wanted me to be smart he would have made me born that way'. His writing from this report to know is a huge improvement.
School
Charlie is like any other person. He attends school. He attends the Beekman College Center for Retarded Adults. He is taught By Alice Kinnian. He has more adults in his class with disabilities like his.
Charlie Gordon's operation is one small step for man, but a leap fore mankind. He is the beginning of a bright new future for those who have disabilities. We can help others who need it. You can change yourself if you want. It doesn't matter that we have walls up. Gordon is breaking them down. Our new future is coming, and it's coming real soon.