Friends,

This is what I love about children without any disabilities or knowledge
about them, they're usually so interested about asking us questions about how
we live our lives and use any assistive technology devices we may have to
use.  I remember a neighbor boy once asking me if I just slept in my
wheelchair at night, and I could tell he wasn't joking he actually wanted to
learn something about and from me.  I feel that we usually get mad at
questions like this, but I would like to see us more open to teach especially
children about us.  For sure, I could have gotten disappointed with this boy
asking this, but I realized he just wanted to know and he might be a doctor
or something someday who will remember me.

Thanks,
Anthony


> --- Magenta Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > I think parents should at least TRY to find out if
> > their child CAN or will
> > not walk. BUT I urge parents not to be obsessive
> > about WALKING or talking.
> > The wear & tear on the body of a CP-er is really
> > hard. the body was not
> > designed to walk with legs twisting around. Sure,
> > Dina and I have had
> > remarkable success in keeping and improving our
> > bodies with alternative
> > therapy, but it is expensive. (that's why I want a
> > job) When I think of my
> > childhood the image that comes to mind is me
> > (drinking a McDonalds shake and
> > those cheese crackers with peanut butter in them)
> > with my Mom driving me to
> > after-school therapy and tutoring. I had no real
> > friends in my neighborhood
> > because I didn't go to school with them. I had one
> > friend but she lived in
> > another city. One girl did befriend me when I was a
> > girl scout. She even
> > tried on my long leg braces. The kids in my Temple
> > ignored me. I was not a
> > very happy kid if only we had the Internet 30 years
> > ago.....
> >
> >