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 I was diagnosed with Polio at age four. The experience left my right arm partially paralyzed from my shoulder to my elbow. Despite this, I taught myself to crochet early in 1978 and crocheted when I had the chance. In 1996, I found some crochet-themed mailing lists, and as a result, I used to crochet pretty much non-stop! Now, I alternate between crocheting, knitting, and sewing to relieve stress on my arm. I crocheted for a variety of reasons. At times I crocheted for myself, other times I crocheted with the hopes of selling the finished items so that it would offset the cost of supplies! :) I crocheted gifts for friends friends and family whom are always appreciative. Slowly I had ventured into the area of Starfish. What is a Starfish? Hopefully, this anecdote I heard will illustrate: There was a native walking along a beach. This native was picking up starfish that were stranded on the beach at low tide and throwing them back into the ocean. A stranger coming down the beach stopped the native and ask him why he was throwing the starfish back into the ocean. Because, the stranger rationalized, there were thousands of them on the beach and there were hundreds of beaches all over the world with starfish stranded on them. What difference did the native think he could make? The native just stooped down and picked up a starfish and threw it back into the ocean, and said "It makes a difference to that one!" In other words, a Starfish is basically any worthwhile project that means something to you. It was always in my heart to "do" something for others but it took me a long time to make up my mind to put it into action. I never did anything on a grand scale but it became important to me to try to make a difference even if it was something small. So now...  and to a lesser extent, due to my limitation....  If you are walking along a virtual beach sometime and want to know where you can find a Starfish, here are some places to visit.
since Apr. 5, 1997. 
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