I've taken the week after christmas off, and it's helped immensely.  I love
my job but, it takes it's toll all the things I've been seeing lately.  I
forget how much it eats me up.  That and just as my caseload is about to
take off, I have to take a pay cut at work and through the payment system.
Let me know if you'd like another place to publish.  I know a bunch of OT's
who are very interested in the internet and listservs.
Went up to Ohio this Christmas for the first Christmas I've had with my
maternal side and brother and sister in over 20 years.  You want to talk
about emotional.  But, it was great seeing my nephew, and godchildren again.
Amazingly, this was the first christmas in a number of years I haven't been
deathly ill, which is the irony of going for the tests.  But, I've been in
pain off and on for the past year and it's been slowly increasing.  Know
there is something wrong and will have to be more insistant with a new
doctor to find out what's going on.

Thanks for your understanding.

-----Original Message-----
From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Bobby Greer
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2000 10:23 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Where have you been?


Beth,

        It sounds like you are(were) real stressed out. I hope the medical
tests are negative(nothing's wrong). I Fedex'ed the paper to La Jolla, CA.
Thursday.
I should be hearing something in about a month. I'll keep you informed.

Bobby


>Dropped off the face of the earth for awhile.  Still been around, just very
>behind on work, and others.  Finally took some time off for the holidays
and
>am feeling human again.  Just in time for some medical tests.  How is the
>paper going?  Been keeping up with some of what you have been going through
>emotionally, I hope the new year brings more of the better parts of life.
>
>Beth
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Bobby Greer
>Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 9:16 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Where have you been?
>
>
>Hi Beth,
>
>        I haven't heard from you in a while. How is it going??
>
>Bobby