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But I wasn't asking about Stephen Hawking. I was asking about WILL. They are two totally different people. Therefore, different situations. They are not the same person and their experiences are not the same.

The point of the exercise is simply to try to put yourself in Will's shoes, to try to see things from his perspective, and to try to understand why he chose the outcome he chose. You don't have to be in the same position to be able to empathize with his particular struggles and situation.

Stephen hawking didn't just suddenly wake up with severe disability he has a condition that deteriorates slowly. Totally different.

I get what your saying, and it's unfortunate if people take from this movie a specific negative message. I just think that Will doesn't necessarily need to be made into a poster boy for people with physical disability. He's just one person living through his own unique experiences and making a choice based on that. No one else's experience is going to be exactly the same as his.

People all have different personalities, past experiences that shape them, strengths, weaknesses, families, support systems, financial resources, values, ways of coping, pain thresholds, struggles, ways of looking at the world, etc. No two experiences are the same. Therefore, they shouldn't all be lumped together with the assumption that what was best for Will would automatically be best for anyone else with a similar disability. Each situation and person and experience is different.

This story was simply WILL'S story. I don't think we should place the burden of being a poster boy for quads on his shoulders. Each person has their own, unique story. Each person feels and deals with their struggles differently.