> Kathy Jo,
>
> I work full time as a database programmer, and while I don't make a lot of
> money, it's enough for my bills, essentials and a few extras.  I also get
> group health and dental coverage through my company, which helps a lot.  I
> live alone in a two-bedroom flat, all one story, and manage by myself,
> although I have someone come in at least once a month to do the heavy
> cleaning.  I can bathe myself, do my own laundry (I have my own washer and
> dryer in my flat), and cook for myself.  The only two chores I can't do
> myself are vacuuming, and big-scale grocery shopping.  I usually have a
> friend help me with the heavy shopping and I make do myself with interim
> shopping trips.
>
> Last weekend, I found I could  mop my kitchen and bathroom floors, using
the
> new Swifter mops, which have  "wet pads," which are pre-moistened, that
made
> it so much easier for me to clean up spills, etc., without worrying about
a
> mop and a bucket, and having to wring out the mop.  Now if only I can find
> an easier way to vacuum...
>
> Kat
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kathy Pink" <[log in to unmask]>
> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 1:58 PM
> Subject: Re: butt load of pocket change
>
>
> > Kat,
> >
> > How can you get by?  I have to ask for public
> > assistance for my personal cares.
> >
> > Kathy Jo
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Kathy Salkin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > Oh, I agree with you 100 per cent, Jenn.  I am
> > > proud of what I've done in my
> > > life and the fact that I've never had to ask
> > > for public assistance.  That is
> > > not to say I've never received help from Voc.
> > > Rehab or from other agencies,
> > > but that after I started working a full time
> > > job with benefits, I had no need
> > > of help from VR.  I don't see it as boasting so
> > > much as letting others know it
> > > can be done. And others such as Bobby, Kyle,
> > > Deri, Ken, and you show it
> > > perfectly.
> > >
> > > Other disabled people especially those in the
> > > Third World, are far less
> > > fortunate than we, and my heart goes out to
> > > them.
> > >
> > > Kat
> > >
> > > On Fri, 2 Aug 2002 12:31:51 -0700 "J. McCarthy"
> > > <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I wasn't going to add to the fray, but....
> > > >
> > > > A few months after getting my Bachelor's, my
> > > > SSI
> > > > stopped when my odd jobs put me above the
> > > > income max.
> > > > I was able to keep medicaid for a few more
> > > > years,
> > > > which was great because it allowed me time to
> > > > find a
> > > > full-time position with health insurance
> > > > benefits.  So
> > > > since about 1997, I have been employed
> > > > full-time (40+
> > > > hours/week).  In 2001, I gave up a $15/hr job
> > > > to be
> > > > happy. (long story)  I now work at a state
> > > > university
> > > > making about $10/hr and loving my job. I grew
> > > > up in a
> > > > lousy 2 bedroom duplex in a slummy part of
> > > town
> > > > with
> > > > my brother and single mom for about 15 years
> > > > (most
> > > > funds came from my SSI and other public
> > > > assistance).
> > > > When I married, my husband and I moved into a
> > > > not-so-great 1 bedroom appartment.  Then when
> > > > my
> > > > husband found a job in town, we rented a nice
> > > > 2bd/2ba
> > > > apartment.  Now we own a nice 3bd/2ba house
> > > > with pool
> > > > in a nice neighborhood.
> > > >
> > > > I'm not gloating or looking for praise.  I am
> > > > but
> > > > showing others that "You can do it!" and
> > > become
> > > > a
> > > > productive member of society - despite having
> > > a
> > > > disability.  I've known a few severely
> > > disabled
> > > > folks
> > > > who work at home doing Internet stuff.  Some
> > > > may not
> > > > make enough to come off SSI, but that's not
> > > the
> > > > point.
> > > >  The point is to become a "giver" (or at
> > > least
> > > > "contributor") instead of a "taker" in this
> > > > world.
> > > >
> > > > Getting off soapbox now,
> > > > Jennifer  (who works with a stroke victim
> > > who's
> > > > similarly disabled)
> > > >
> > > > P.S.  You may be offended by the meaning of
> > > > what I say
> > > > (or not agree with it), but please don't be
> > > so
> > > > sensitive as to take offense to the exact
> > > words
> > > > I use.
> > > > There's too much in this world to get upset
> > > > about to
> > > > let simple symantics and word choices bother
> > > > you. IMHO
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- "Cleveland, Kyle E."
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > Lot's of head-scratching going on right now
> > > > from the
> > > > > powers-that-be.  This
> > > > > gives me a little time to come out from my
> > > > "bumker",
> > > > > dial-in and respond to
> > > > > some emails:
> > > > >
> > > > > I've done a lttle research on the topic,
> > > > though my
> > > > > "sources" are not handy
> > > > > right now.  Anyway, the vast majority of
> > > > CPers are
> > > > > either hemis or
> > > > > diplegics, with "mild" CP.  This also
> > > > translates to
> > > > > most CPers working
> > > > > full-time in either mainstream jobs, or
> > > jobs
> > > > > associated with disabiliies
> > > > > (for example:  all of the office workers at
> > > > my
> > > > > physiatrist's university
> > > > > clinic are disabled with some sort of motor
> > > > > disorder, or they are amputees.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > =====
> > > > TTYL,
> > > > Jennifer
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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