Welcome, Rebecca!
I'm Mag from Oakland Calif. I am 48 years of age, with athetoid cp and
fibromyalgia from several car accidents. I drove a car for 21 years until
my dad retired and could not afford to help me  with the upkeep of my car.
I am a writer, have been married and divorced. I am currently applying to a
distance learning university to  complete my bachelors degree. I live on my
own with  about  5 hours of help a day. They help me get dressed, cook,
clean, take me shopping, to the movies, go on long walks in my power chair.
Also assist me when I'm at my commission meetings.

Tamar Mag Raine
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The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950

IM: tamarmag48
Oakland Mayor's Commission on People with disabilities


> [Original Message]
> From: Rebecca Wanha <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 9/6/2004 6:51:11 AM
> Subject: Intro
>
> I just wanted to introduce myself.  I am the mom of 4 children.  I have =
> a 14, 12, and 10 year old sons and then I have my little surprise =
> package who is 2 1/2.  Annika has just been diagnosed with spastic =
> diaplegic CP.  The origin of this is that she had bacterial meningitis =
> when she was 2 1/2 months old.  When she left the hospital she was =
> hypertonic throughout her whole body and was HOH.  Well, through some =
> real hard work her upper extremeties are just wonderful. In fact in some =
> things she is above age appropriate in her OT area(though don't mention =
> this to her insurance company) but we have struggled with her legs.  She =
> currently can ambulate with the aid of a walker.  She received her first =
> dose of Botox in the beginning of July.  Not until recently did anyone =
> mention to me that she had CP.  In my mind this was not her.  Through =
> research and the like I know understand why this diagnosis not only fits =
> her but explains some things. =20
>
> Rebecca Mom of 4
> Marcus 14
> Daniel 12
> Jon 10
> Annika 2
>
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