Hello all!

I haven't followed the whole thread here, but WOW I love reading these
kinds of sucsess stories!!

Hey Kathy Jo, maybe as you read things like this, it will help you to
be more pro acctive about moving out.

Later-Gary


On Sat, 26 Jan 2002, Chester Worwa wrote:

> That's Great Joy.  I must warn you that once you get
> away from your family, you may never want to go back.
> It happened to me.  Now I'm doing all of the thing I
> should have many years ago and I'm still behind.
>
>
> Chester Worwa
>
> --- - Joy - <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Forgive my quietness on list lately, but I've been
> > busy adjusting to college
> > life.  I'm having a ball.
> >
> > I found a great attendant (who's graduating this
> > semester, but I don't want
> > to worry about replacing her yet), have a decent
> > roommate, made the mock
> > trial team, forced the bookstore to increase
> > accessibility, got many
> > door-openers/elevators fixed, got involved with a
> > bunch of progressive
> > activism groups (anti-globalization, fair labor,
> > feminism, human rights,
> > etc), made the dean's list, and am slowly but surely
> > making friends (even a
> > possible boyfriend!).  I don't mean to brag, but I'm
> > pretty damn proud of
> > myself for not just surviving, but thriving.
> >
> > Anyway, the point of this ramble is that college has
> > helped me realize what
> > an awesome thing living away from my family is.
> > I've done things for myself
> > that I never thought I could do, and experienced
> > things I never thought I
> > would.  I want to help other people, who are less
> > fortunate financially than
> > I am (thanks to the settlement with Eli Lilly whose
> > drugs caused my CP) to
> > have the same wonderful opportunities.
> >
> > In short, I want to write/call my legislators about
> > MiCASSA, but I'm not
> > sure what to say.  Could someone outline talking
> > points and/or give me a
> > form letter that I can work from?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> > ~Joy~
>
>
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