Hi, Carla,

Sure, that'd be good... I can start a Yahoo Groups thing and also do a free
web via Geocites; I know they have ads but honestly they're not as bad as
some I've seen.

                    Kathy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carla MacInnis" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: Personal Profiles - CP and Aging


> Hi Kathleen,
>
>   What a great idea.
>
>   Setting up a form we can fill out, listing all the points, and perhaps a
> space for "additional comments" would be helpful. Registering such a site
> with the big search engines might be helpful as well. All we need do is
> approach Yahoo etc and explain what we're doing and get a better ranking.
We
> could also approach various cp-related newsgroups to invite them to
> participate in the process, doing it in such a way so that it's not
> perceived as spam.
>
>   I guess the first order of business would be to organize the
> questions/comments. So ... each of us should submit those points we feel
> important for inclusion and we weed out duplications.
>
>   What say you all?
>
> Cheers!
>
> Carla
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Salkin Kathleen <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 10:31 AM
> Subject: Re: Personal Profiles - CP and Aging
>
>
> > I can help with these, too.  If you don't want to put these profiles on
> your
> > website, Carla, I could set one up just for this purpose.  What do you
> > think?
> >
> >     Kathy S.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Carla MacInnis" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 7:29 PM
> > Subject: Personal Profiles - CP and Aging
> >
> >
> > > Perhaps you and Deri could work together
> > >
> > > I seriously think we should look at doing this as we'd be helping
those
> > who
> > > come after us, or those who are in the early stages of what we
oldsters
> > are
> > > experiencing now. I've followed the threads on falling and I can say
> that
> > > I've sustained only one serious falling injury, and that had nothing
to
> do
> > > with cp - I can thank a black cat for my dislocated elbow back in 85.
> > >
> > > Drugging us is not the answer. We could focus on our exercise
regimens,
> > > diet, even alternative protocols (such as I've used with great result
> for
> > > years, while remaining, for the most part, "doctor drug" free) For
those
> > of
> > > us who are on medications that directly relate to cp and aging
> management,
> > > we need to identify them and explain why we are taking them, and for
how
> > > long. Those sorts of things would be helpful.
> > >
> > > Also helpful would be lifestyle issues - our eating patterns, our
> sleeping
> > > patterns, recreation, social time, coping skills at work, etc. Even an
> > > exploration of the psychological impact of our "dis"abling condition
> would
> > > be important.
> > >
> > > Cheers!
> > >
> > > Carla
> > > http://www.brunnet.net/terrier
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Bobby G. Greer, Ph. D. <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 7:42 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Aging with C.P.
> > >
> > >
> > > > I am game and I volunteer as editor, if you so wish, but Deri could
> > > probably
> > > > put
> > > >  it in a more presentable form.
> > > >
> > > > Bobby
> > > > >What say you all?
> > > > >
> > > > >Cheers!
> > > > >
> > > > >Carla
> > > > >http://www.brunnet.net/terrier