Rabig, thank you instead for bringing out a topic which is very much needed for discussion here. As per your post about parents being embarassed about bringin their kids out in public, I blame the old-nepali mentality that raised us all back home (attributing karmic principles for everything instead of finding a solution for the problem). As per my earlier post: "our Nepali society has raised many of us wrong, where we tend to greatly look down upon handicapped people". Being handicapped is not the end to everything and given a chance they could do as well as most "normal" folks out there. We've gotta realize that these kids deserve every bit of the love and affection that all children are entitled to. Next year, when you take part in the 5K race, please let us here at Sajha know so that your/all of our's cause could be supported by all (either financially or morally). All the best!