He's wrong.  There's assistive technology to help you with such things, and if
not that, aides can help you.  What will you do when your parents die?  You
need to start planning ahead and getting ready to be on your own.

Kat

On Monday 06 September 2004 8:34 pm, Kathy Pink wrote:
> My dad said in order to live independently you have to be able to talk,
> walk, or feed yourself and I can't do any.
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> Kathy Jo Pink
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Tamar Raine
> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 9:51 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Your summer
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> I can get in and out of my wheelchair, and I can feed myself, though I need
> somebody to cut my food.  and I talk ok, not great, but i can communicate.
> But regardless, each of us is different, and please don't compare yourself
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> Tamar Mag Raine
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> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
> Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
> -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
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> > [Original Message]
> > From: Kathy Pink <[log in to unmask]>
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> > Date: 9/5/2004 12:29:23 PM
> > Subject: Re: Your summer
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> > Mag,
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> > Can you walk, talk, or feed yourself ? Kathy Jo
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> > From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Tamar Raine
> > Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 5:15 PM
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> > Subject: Re: Your summer
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> > Kathy Jo,
> > You know I have an average of 5 hours of assistance a day. Others need
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> > assistance and yet they have their own apartments. So, you can do it,
> > even if they say 24 hour care is too expensive, it is your right to live
> > where you want to live. The law is called Olmstead, and I know that
> > States are having trouble helping everybody that needs it, but I urge you
> > not to give up. it may take a year. but don't give up.  in the meantime
> > there are things you can do, like have somebody teach you about money.
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> > Mag