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"St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List" <[log in to unmask]>
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Re: acronyms
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dcon278 <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 26 Sep 2000 22:25:19 -0700
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how do i get off this list...please
-----Original Message-----
From: Bobby G. Greer <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: acronyms


>In a message dated 9/20/00 7:48:19 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:
>
><< Something that troubles me deeply is when a parent obtains their own
>identity through their child(ren)'s medical problems.  It's kind of like
>soccer parents who obtain some sense of self-worth because their kids do
>well on the playing field.  I guess because these are inundated with large
>amounts of medical data on a daily basis, their vocabulary tends to revolve
>around the ubiquitous acronyms of medicalese.  Methinks it's a casualty of
>our "information age."
> >>
>
>It also gives them a sense of knowledge and control. We live in an age
>wherein folks think if you can name it, you won more than half the battle.
>Unfortunately, things don't work that way, most times.
>
>Bobby

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