get on the list and check out your other options while you wait.

-----Original Message-----
From: Kathy Pink [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 1:21 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: More Woes


Cornerstone's waiting List is about a year.
Kathy





--- Anthony Arnold <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> I would have to agree with everything Kat has
> said here.  About braces and
> walkers, they're getting easier to get because
> of greater demand for them
> now days, I know a man who recently needed an
> AFO and he had access to one
> within a day.  About Cornerstone, if I were
> you, I would definitely put my
> name down on their waiting list and when
> there's room, I would try it for at
> least 3-6 months.  If you don't like it, you
> can always move to another
> place, but I wouldn't move back into your
> parent's because that wouldn't
> solve anything.
>
> Thanks,
> Anthony
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Kathleen Salkin
>   To: [log in to unmask]
>   Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 2:07 PM
>   Subject: Re: More Woes
>
>
>   Kathy Jo:
>
>   Sounds like your caretaker's sister's water
> broke and she's probably gone
> into labour.  So I'd cut her some slack on
> that, but the agency should have
> sent someone in her place.
>
>   I know it's hard to stand and walk but the
> more you move about the better
> off you'll be.  Can't your doctor prescribe
> some aids like braces to support
> your ankles and legs, or can you use a walker?
>
>   Sounds like you're between a rock and a hard
> place as far as the area you
> live in goes.  I can't believe you're the only
> disabled young person in your
> area.  Does your state have a central agency
> for helping disabled folks in
> its capital?  I live in North Carolina and the
> agencies are all centered in
> Raleigh, our capital.  I strongly suggest you
> write or call them to find out
> how they can help you.  And do it yourself.  By
> taking the responsibility
> and doing it yourself, you're empowering
> yourself and clearing the way to
> make your own decisions.  Use a search engine
> like google.com to find out
> the web pages for your state's agencies and go
> there.  You'll find loads of
> information, I'm sure.
>
>   OK Cornerstone may not be the best way to go,
> but surely there are other
> options, maybe not in your town but in your
> state.
>
>           Kat
>
>
>
>
>
>   "St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List"
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>   > I am getting more frustrated with Tracey.
> No ,
>   she isn't history yet.  Tracey called in
> again
>   this morning.  Her sister is due to have her
> baby
>   anyday and Tracey is going to go in with her.
>   (She told us this before.) Her excuse today
> was
>   something about her sister's water.  Thanks
> for
>   your prayers.  My CP is getting worse.  When
> I
>   walk , I turn in my ankles.  So I have to do
> more
>   standing and walking.
>
>   My case manager doesn't think I will be safe
>   staying alone.  I don't have the money to
> hire
>   somebody 24 hours.  I liked Cornerstone , but
>   they have a waiting list.  I don't know if I
>   would like it permanently.  If I moved there
>   permanently , there is no turning back , then
> I
>   will be forced in to an institution.
>
>   No , there's no accessible public
> transportation
>   in my town, that I know of.  I'm the only
> person
>   with a disability in my town that I know of ,
>   that doesn't drive.  I live in the country of
> a
>   rural area.
>
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>
>
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