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Reply To: | St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List |
Date: | Tue, 15 Feb 2000 21:46:37 -0500 |
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> Sometimes I also get the impression that parents who have children with
> disabilities are invisible too. They go through changes in old relationships
> with friends after their child is born or diagnosed, and this must be a very
> hard thing to experience.
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> I'm wondering if it's easy or hard to find a comfortable place in the
> disability community when you're the parent? Do you feel accepted or left
> out? I sometimes want to ask, "What do you want from the disability
> community?" Are we serving your needs as a parent, or are we doing something
> wrong that we need to fix?
I just wanted to say that I've found it pretty easy to be comfortable
as a parent in the disability community. I know there's hostility
toward us as non-disabled parents, but I can also see and understand
where that comes from. I think it helps me be a better parent to both
of my sons (one with cp, one without). So I guess the only thing I
"need" from you guys is for you to talk more! :)
Thanks,
Michelle M. Law
Cerebral Institute of Discovery http://www.cerebral.org
A not-for-profit organization archiving and promoting
multi-disciplinary brain research.
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