My parents used to help UCP raise money in the LA area when I was quite
young, and even had me on the telethon a couple of times.  However,  my
mother put a stop to it for 2 reasons: 1) She loathed parading the kids
around the stage, thought it made us look pathetic and she thought it
belittled us, and 2) I would throw a tantrum every time they put me up
there, and she got tired of it.

I think my mom was born before her time. Now she's been gone for two years,
I really miss her and her wisdom.

I have never been able to watch Jerry Lewis without a frission of horror
and/or distaste.  The man isn't even funny, and I cannot fathom why he's so
popular, particularly in France.  My sisters both feel the same about him.


Kat




----- Original Message -----
From: "Betty B" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: funding questions


> First, I think we all know that Beth doesn't even know how to have a
Jerry's
> kid attitude.
>
> Joanne, I read your whole piece, and I know you weren't saying that.  On
this
> Saturday morning, I just feel like I want to say to everyone what I know
to
> be true about our Beth.
>
> Beth --  our dear, kind Beth -- is a birder who is not snotty.  That
makes --
> like -- twelve in the whole world, okay?   Girlfriend know what I'm
talking
> about ;-)
>
> To the topic of funding:  The movie idea is great, great, great!
>
> Thought for the day:  If the Jerry's Kid Attitude (JKA) had an odor, it
would
> surely be the most vile of stenches.
>
>
> In a message dated 1/26/2002 9:19:31 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
>
> > Instead of a Jerry attitude( poor 'lil kids) how about
> > putting togather a video togather a video that shows
> > why therapy is essential. A look at them go attitude.(
> > they can and deserve to with therapy!) You can start
> > with say a NICU preemie, show the progress through the
> > years that has come through grit, determination and
> > therapy. We take part of a dance marathon put on
> > yearly by the students of UM for the PMR dept. It has
> > been intersted to look over the beginning videos when
> > Alex was just starting therapy and not doing much on
> > his own to the one now three years later that  has him
> > self feeding using a spoon fork etc, using a
> > walker,writing hs name etc.
> > Joanne
> > --- "Elizabeth H. Thiers" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > Ok folks here a sensitive question in the mist of
> > > all this Monty Python
> > > business, (I'm a real late comer to that considering
> > > I was still in diapers
> > > for part of the early '70's).
> > >
> > > Seriously though, I work for a charitible
> > > organization, giving out free
> > > therapy.  Part of my job is to solisitit (sp?) ok
> > > ask for , mooch money off
> > > the members of the service organization that funds
> > > my job.  I try hard not
> > > to do the "Jerry's" kid routine with them but, I got
> > > to get money out of
> > > them.
> >
> >