Beth, I do pray for healing, too.  Kathy






----- Original Message -----
From: "Elizabeth H. Thiers" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: Having CP in Public (was: Today)


> Alright, I may be stepping out of line here Kathy so take it or leave at
you
> must.  Why don't you pray for healing instead?  Sometimes healing is what
> happens inside as you learn to accept yourself as who you are.  You seem
to
> have a lot of pain inside you Kathy that needs to heal so that you can
truly
> love the person that you are.  This doesn't mean that you don't try to
grow
> as a human being.  I find the serenity prayer to be most helpful when I'm
> feeling down on myself and when I wonder if I'll ever be the person I want
> to be.  This doens't mean that everyday will be painfree and wonderful
but,
> that you accept, and get on with the life you have.
>
>
> Beth the OT
>
> email address: [log in to unmask]
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of kjpink
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 8:07 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Having CP in Public (was: Today)
>
>
> Anthony, So , I was right (on ACOLUG), you do have Cerebral Palsy , I know
> what you are saying here , too.  I had to have an personal aide in school
> (and still do).  My senior year's (of high school) substitute said the
same
> thing to me and I will been praying ever since for a cure for Cerebral
Palsy
> (twice a day).  And , maybe , that's wrong of me to do that.  (Somebody ,
> please correct me , if this is the case.)  Anthony, perhaps we should take
> this discussion to private E-Mail to be curious to the other Cerebral
Palsy
> ListMates.
>
> Thanks,
> Kathy
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anthony Arnold" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 5:43 PM
> Subject: Re: Having CP in Public (was: Today)
>
>
> > The times when people make me the most mad and scared are the times when
> I'm
> > somewhere in public and they think nothing of coming up to me and
offering
> > preyers for me so god heels me.  I know that people would love to help
and
> > care for me but I don't believe we should begin talking about religious
> > things anywhere and everywhere especially to people we don't know like
> what
> > people have done to my family and me.  Once we were on a business trip
for
> > PRC, and we had the afternoon without any meetings planned so we decided
> to
> > take the subway in Pittsburgh just for something fun.  It was fun and
> > interesting alright, a woman was on the train and was talking very
> > religiously to me about heeling, giving me a bible and offering me
> airplane
> > tickets to heeling baths in Asia or wherever they are.  My little
brother
> > was scared and so were my parents just because she was coming on to me
so
> > strongly with her ideas.  Also after we got off the train, she was
> following
> > us some more and scaring everybody.
> >
> > We have also been to restaurants around here, where people have actually
> > came up to our booth and start praying to me and we have actually had to
> > walk out sometimes.  To me, the family in the next booth over might have
> > more serious problems needing prayer and help, but people don't see it.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Anthony
> >
> >
>
>