Ken,

The space program has had tremendous spin-offs, no doubt.  A lot of the
advances in computer technology are directly from that.  Went to Canaveral
in December, and saw the launch room for the Gemini and Apollo missions, and
was told that the computer power in that room could be mostly handled by a
pretty average desktop today.  That has trickled down to power chairs and
aug. comm. devices, and a host of other applications.

I've got a cousin who lived in an institution from about 1959 to the mid
'80's, because he's got significant cognitive disabilities and CP; Matt
moved to a group home then, and has been able to make great strides in
communication (sign mostly - don't think they've tried AAC), and is a lot
happier.

I haven't even talked to an orthopod about the neck yet.  When I do, I'll
have my neurologist in on the conversation so that we can get the best
overall picture possible.  I'm really glad I ended up in the field I'm in,
because it showed me the importance of a multi-disciplinary team, and how to
put one together, even if the members of the team are in different
locations.


On 9/29/07, ken barber <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> also advances from the space program have helped. lord
> know how much i love velcro.
>
> yes, the clinic at emory is something not widely
> available in other places. that is why i want to be
> able to continue to drive over there to it for botox.
>
> bad news maybe for you or maybe not. the same doc at
> the clinic says "no surgery for the things in the
> neck" becouse the dystonia in the neck and sholder
> area would give a lot of post op complications and
> probably no good recovery from the surgery short of an
> induced coma to keep the muscles quite long enough for
> the healing to take pace then lots of theropy to get
> over the inactivity. your results might be different.
> my muscles pull in differn directions during spasms.
>
>
> I
> > also had an MRI to see if there were any underlying
> > problems in the neck
> > causing the arm and neck pain.  There were:
> > arthritis in 3 vertebra, two
> > disks bulging, one disk flattened, and a partridge
> > in a pear tree.  So we'll
> > see if the botox and PT and OT can delay surgery a
> > little bit.  I was
> > talking to my boss last week, and said I'd
> > eventually make some orthopedic
> > surgeon very happy and pay for a new Lexus, or his
> > kid's college
> > education. Glad to hear the botox is working well
> > for you for similar
> > problems Ken.  No such thing as a movement disorders
> > clinic in Wyoming, and
> > the "adult" CP Clinic in Denver will only see
> > patients between 18 an 30.
> >
> > Great thing is that the senior partner in the
> > neurology practice Janet and I
> > see did his fellowship in movement disorders, and
> > the junior partner is
> > really up on neuro-anatomy and nerve pain.  We've
> > actually been able to put
> > together a virtual multi-disciplinary team, with
> > docs and therapists from
> > within about a 200 mile radius.
> >
> >
> > On 9/29/07, Michael H. Collis <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > You got that right Kyle.  I can't imagine what
> > life would be like without
> > > powerchairs, hearing aids, cochlear implants, and
> > other techie
> > > wonders.  Heck, most of us would probably be
> > institutionalized if we made it
> > > out of childhood, or worse.
> > >
> > > ---- Original message ----
> > > >Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 08:58:06 -0400
> > > >From: "Cleveland, Kyle E."
> > <[log in to unmask]>
> > > >Subject: Re: Hello again
> > > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > > >
> > > >Yeah, but Dylan's songwriting...WOW!  I just
> > heard a CD of a band called
> > > "Opie Gone Bad" that covered some Dylan tunes.
> > Smashing!
> > > >
> > > >Wonderful to 'hear' about your implant Kat.
> > Ain't technology
> > > wonderful?  Can you imagine what life would be
> > like for us gimps a hundred
> > > years back?  Most of us probably wouldn't live
> > until adulthood--if we nade
> > > it past birth!
> > > >How has the implant affected your balance?
> > > >
> > > >Kyle
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> >
> > Kendall
> >
> > An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's
> > redundant!)
> >
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> > unreasonable one
> > persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
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