yes, elizabeth, i was referring to this woman being too fragile. in her case, her lungs were so badly damaged by the special ventilator, part of one had to be removed. i can't see her ever being able to lie flat and have a man on top of her banging away....i CAN see a number of other positions that would be easier.

it sounds crude but thousands of people are born with disabilities and thousands more suffer trauma and life threatening illness. i've spent the day trying to find more information. here's a few things i found...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2004/oct/13/disability.socialcare

http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1851774,00.html

i took "human sexuality" as an elective for my nursing degree, this whole subject is very relevent for me, particularly with my work in critical care. i wonder if at some point, a person who finally gets home and realizes how close to death they came, feels the need to explore their sexuality to its depths... hasn't orgasm been described as "a little death" ?

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