Pebe's Poems
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Ernest Stephen Newberry was nick-named Pebe by his twin brothers two years younger as they didn't pronounce S's well. He knew how to read when he started to school. He went the full six years in Westgate Elementary School in Metairie, Louissiana and was on their all-time honor roll, never missed a time being on it with all A's.
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There are 109 poems he wrote usually when he was ill and he could not do anything else. I wanted you to get to know him and he had a wonderful spirit, full of humor, intelligent from the time of a small boy. He was fortunate to have mostly good, caring doctors and some wonderful friends. He spent one semester with a home bound teacher and graduated from Bellaire High School with his regular class. I hope the book with help those on the kidney machine or faced with a closely related illness to enjoy their life and live each day to the fullest. He taught the twins and Dad and I so much by the things he did. Our family was complete with him and we are fortunate to have had him those years. I had four wonderful sons, couldn't ask for more.
About the Author
Steve was seven when he first became sick because of a congenial defect in his kidneys and a malroatation of his organs. He was very healthy it seemed and it was a shock to learn he had some problems. He wrote a poem when he was nineteen and said, "after four and a half years on the kidney machine makes your appreciation of life extra keen, but get a kidney and you will see life and the reality are the ability to pee! Now the things I want to do I can. I now have the continuity to plan my life i can handle with ease.