In June, 1979, William H. Jenks delivered the keynote address for the Class of 1954 to the 1,200 alumni and spouses of the multiple reunion classes of the College of the Holy Cross. What was traditional was that the twenty-fifth year class selected the speaker; what was unique was that Jenks had only one year of college before becoming a polio quadriplegic in 1951, never to resume the required curriculum for a baccalaureate degree. 
His message was to become a legendary lesson at Holy Cross; wheelchair bound and the pages of his speech being turned by Rev. John E. Brooks, S.J., President of the College, Jenks said: "I think it's likely I am not the most seriously wounded among us, only the most conspicuously bandaged. Sooner or later every one of us will be made to feel flawed, inadequate, powerless…. [W]hat I continue to learn daily is that there is only one way to put Humpty-Dumpty together again: Let yourself be loved." 
Will's message carries a wisdom which is universally applicable to adults of all faiths. His prescription is clearly rewarding for those afflicted with physically and psychologically crippling illnesses (cancer, arthritis, HIV, depression) as well as for those principally responsible for the care of such disabled individuals (a child with Down syndrome, a spouse with Alzheimer's disease).

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