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Date: | Sat, 11 Dec 1999 14:16:45 EST |
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In a message dated 12/11/1999 1:31:00 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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<< Betty , you don't have Cerebral Palsy? If I may ask what is your
disability
Certainly you can ask Kathy. I have peripheral neuropathy which affects my
arms and legs. For me it is acting a little like MS, if that helps describe
it better.
Betty brought up a good point here about a cousin. In my real life , people
don't want to hear about my disability problems , expect people who will
give me sympathy and I don't want or need that.
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I agree. I was thinking the same thing myself when I was writing about my
cousin. People don't understand about that sometimes. I didn't understand
myself before I had a disability. I thought I was totally clued in though.
I wish that some of the people with disabilities that I knew in those days
had talked about this a little bit. I would have wanted to learn more. But
maybe they were and I wasn't listening. I just didn't know the depth of some
of the more serious problems. I didn't know how few of us were in the
workforce, problems with rehab issues, etc.etc. I had a lot to learn and
still do have a lot to learn.
Betty
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