ISM, Do you have Cerebral Palsy ?  KJP





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From: I. STEPHEN MARGOLIS <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 8:25 AM
Subject: Validation


> My dear Friends, Brothers and Sisters,
>
> The past two-some years find me blessed with the company of so many unique
> and wonderful people clustered around the matters of Cerebral Palsy.  I
find
> myself in daily acceptance and celebration of the primary disability that
> has and does cause me the greatest pain and difficulty of my life.  (Other
> than the "strangeness" of my intellect, the crank and cragginess of my
> personality, and my relationship with my God as I know him/her.)
>
> You have allowed me the great gift of validation and joy in my CP "tribal
> identity."  I feel myself part of a great ethnic minority which deserves
> respect and dignity due, and must demand proper hearing and treatment from
> those parts of society from whom we must obtain what is of necessity,
> reasonable, right and proper.
>
> Every day I feel less shame about how I appear, though  old, frail, and in
> recovery of quadriplegia from my a secondary disability, and growing more
> determined to change the world to better accommodate my sisters/brothers
and
> myself from the unexpected ravages of Cerebral Palsy and Aging.
>
> I am beginning to plan and seriously consider committing time, effort, and
> funds to achieve a pragmatic and timely results.  The awareness and
clarity
> you have inspired in me has been inspiring and enthralling.  I look
forward
> to continuing with you as matters progress in this endeavor.
>
> Thank you for the enlightenment, support, and love you give.
>
> Yours is Prudent, Slow, and Careful, Activism
>
> ISM
>