In this scene, little Karen is in a daze from worries over the coming semester. She has only one friend at school, and on top of being lonely she is under the thumb of a group of evil doctors, but…
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The Healing Horse, Ch. 18: Pre-Semester Worries, Scene 1: Saturday Morning Worries
In this scene, worry and fear torment little Karen, as she contemplates returning to school and to the gulf that she feels separates her from her classmates. (Photo by Deleece Cook on Unsplash) Scene 1: Saturday Morning Worries December’s holidays…
The Healing Horse, Ch. 17, Scene 7: Commitment
In this scene, after the trauma of being trampled, little Karen finds peace in her soul and realizes that she not only has something special to offer the world, but that she really can become a beacon of hope in…
The Healing Horse, Ch 17., Scene 6: Walking Home with Compassion
In this scene, Karen and Mama walk home. Karen reflects on her experience of being trampled, but rather than finding anger in her heart, she finds love, compassion, and the inspiration to share them. Most people do not think of…
The Healing Horse, Ch. 17, Scene 5: Mama to the Rescue
In this scene, the kids have just trampled over little Karen, but she stands up on her own and insists that she would rather endure a trampling than spend her days at home and in fear of life. Mama thinks…
The Healing Horse, Ch 17., Scene 4: Trampled
In this scene, the race begins, Karen’s badly designed leg brace locks and throws her face down onto the playground asphalt. She struggles to regain her feet, but the stampeding children trample her. Close-up photo of asphalt courtesy of StockyPics,…
The Healing Horse, Ch. 17, Scene 3: Karen Positions Herself
In this scene, Karen tries to wait patiently for the treasure hunt to start, and we learn a little about leg brace design and the assumptions that doctors and medical device designers made about children with cerebral palsy. The…
The Healing Horse, Ch. 17, Scene 2: At the School
In this scene from The Healing Horse, Karen and Mama go to the local elementary school treasure hunt. Karen hopes to find gold and jewels. Of course, she does not, but in an upcoming scene, she finds much more. The…
The Healing Horse, Ch. 17: Trampled, Scene 1: Kitten, Five Years Old and Aglow
This scene, Karen has just returned from a triumphant day at Disneyland during which she received a prediction that someday she would become a leader and a dancer, and in her dreams that night she relives an earlier event…
The Healing Horse, Ch. 16, Scene 6: A Mother’s Reflection
In this scene, Mama reflects on the day and what it had taught her Karen, and on what her Karen had taught her. Perhaps her little girl would someday become a dancer. Now it was a dream, but it could…