Thanks Suibhne! That line "..louping ower hedges and ditches" reminds me of how much I hate those "disability awareness" exercises where able-bodied people are encouraged to try getting around on crutches, or maneuver through a room blindfolded.

The truth is, the only thing this "teaches" is that life with a disability is HARD, and the Disabled are such heroes!!! And their lives are so tragic!!!

yadda yadda.

It takes a lot longer than an hour or a day to get comfortable with crutches or chair, but once you do (and Jack had nigh a whole lifetime), you can be as graceful and athletic as your natuaral bent allows (some of us, even some able-bodied people, are happiest as armchair jockeys).