Certainly, alternative ways are not for everybody and sometimews it is
much too late for that stuff.  I'm well aware of that.  But, it does
appear that the medical profession tends to medicate us disabled folks to
keep us under control or to placate us. Yet, most of us allow it to happen.

I've been asked by total strangers in public if it was time to take my
medication.  It's as if just because I have CP and use a wheelchair that
makes me a drug user....It is all about stereotypes. Disabled people all
"need" meds and we are all computer programmers, etc.  Yeah, right!

Get the idea?


On Tue, 6 Nov 2001, Magenta Raine wrote:

> Matt, not everybody responds well to alternative ways. I tried delaying meds
> by having chiropractic and Feldenkrais... Feldenkrais is quite expensive, and
> with my increased spasticity and pain issues meds became my choice at age 43.
> I'm now 45, and tomorrow will be trying out a new healing energy session to
> see if it will help me, if it does, I'm going to LA and get trained in it
> myself so I can work on myself, as well as others. I figure it's a good
> investment.
>
> mag
>