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ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 9 Oct 2007 21:35:31 -0700
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yes, remembering the good times helps. if not for that
it'd be near impossible. 

--- kat <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> **Hugs** I know, Mag, I know.
> 
> It's hard but you will get through it - just
> remember to keep thinking 
> of all the good times.
> 
> Kat
> 
> Tamar Raine wrote:
> > very true. And I agree, however, most people think
> of it as a disease.  
> >
> > dont mind me, I'm being contrary.
> >
> > miss my dad, I feel like throwing a tantrum and
> screaming "i want my daddy back, damnit!"
> >
> > Mag
> >
> >  
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > http://www.zazzle.com/TamarMag*
> > Tamar Mag Raine
> > [log in to unmask]
> > www.cafepress.com/tamarmag
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: kat <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2007 8:00:05 PM
> > Subject: Re: Is CP...
> >
> >
> > The dictionary can define it any way the
> lexicographers want - it 
> > doesn't change the fact that the very word
> "disease" creates all sorts 
> > of negative connotations that aren't true.
> >
> > Kat
> >
> > Tamar Raine wrote:
> >   
> >> the dictionary defines dis-ease ; a disordered or
> incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or
> system of the body resulting from the effect of
> genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons,
> nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or
> unfavorable environmental factors; illness;
> sickness; ailment
> >>  
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> http://www.zazzle.com/TamarMag*
> >> Tamar Mag Raine
> >> [log in to unmask]
> >> www.cafepress.com/tamarmag
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----
> >> From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2007 5:49:53 PM
> >> Subject: Re: Is CP...
> >>
> >>
> >> thank you Kat! that was exactly what i meant!
> >>
> >>
> >> Cindy Holub
> >> [log in to unmask]
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: kat <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> Sent: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 7:56 pm
> >> Subject: Re: Is CP...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Goodness, I'm being contrary these days!  I beg
> to differ - CP is NOT a 
> >> disease, it's a condition.  To me, a "disease"
> implies an infection or a 
> >> progressive er ... disease that worsens with
> time.  To imply that CP is 
> >> a disease, to me, stigmatizes it and belies the
> fact that it's not 
> >> contagious, not is it on infection.  It's simply
> the result of injury to 
> >> the brain.   I don't think anyone calls spinal
> cord injury or stroke 
> >> diseases.  At least I don't.
> >>
> >> Kat
> >>
> >>
> >> Tamar Raine wrote:
> >>   
> >>     
> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>> it's not contagious like polio, but it is a
> disease. 
> >>>  
> >>>
> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>> http://www.zazzle.com/TamarMag*
> >>> Tamar Mag Raine
> >>> [log in to unmask]
> >>> www.cafepress.com/tamarmag
> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message ----
> >>> From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> To: [log in to unmask]
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2007 4:07:09 PM
> >>> Subject: Re: Is CP...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> it is a condition not a disease.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Cindy Holub
> >>> [log in to unmask]
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Meir Weiss <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> To: [log in to unmask]
> >>> Sent: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 6:53 pm
> >>> Subject: Re: Is CP...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Both and more
> >>>
> >>> It is a vague umbrella word
> >>>
> >>> That catagorises a myriad of choices   of  brain
> damage 
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of 
> >>>     
> >>>       
> >> Kathy
> >>   
> >>     
> >>> Pink
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 18:30
> >>> To: [log in to unmask]
> >>> Subject: Is CP...
> >>>
> >>> A Developmental Disability?
> >>>
> >>> A Neurology disease?
> >>>       
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