Trisha, Have you checked with voc rehab to see if they can free up a couple
of bucks to adapt the car for Amber since she needs it to go to school?

Beth t. the OT 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> On Behalf Of Trisha Cummings
> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 3:14 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Seriously bummed
> 
> Hi Kendall,
> 
>    Thanks. I spent some time in the emergency room but the 
> injuries are = minor, mild concussion, sprained shoulder and 
> sprained knee (the one = that just had surgery in Dec). Pain 
> medication and anti-imflammatory for = a bit and some time to 
> feel better. I have spent the morning juggling = money trying 
> to figure out how to cover everything - If I get to teach = 
> my class in SEptemeber I at least have this school year 
> covered. Amber = didi just graduate in June from Northern 
> Virginia Community College with = her Associates Degree. She 
> is starting the end of this month at Virginia = Commonwealth 
> University - VCU in Richmond - They have no housing so we = 
> had already commited to a house to share - nice old house - 
> Amber has a = big bedroom with a fireplace. The rent is 465 a 
> month - the house has 4 = bedrooms, 2 baths, livingroom, 
> kitchen, laundry, diningroom, porch w/ a = swing - yard, and 
> is in walking distance from the school. I bought her a = car 
> in May - but she doesn't drive yet and I was struggling to 
> find an = affordable place to adapt the car for her. Its 
> coming together - it just = seems we make one step forward 
> and then it unravels and we have to = regroup. Thank for 
> letting me vent.
> 
>                            Trisha
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cerebral Palsy List 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Kendall David Corbett
> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 3:01 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Seriously bummed
> 
> 
> Trisha,
> 
> Sorry to hear that you totaled your car!  Hope you weren't 
> hurt!  Also sorry to hear about the tuition situation.  Can't 
> do too muchto help, but I can say "Hope things go better," 
> but I do hope that they will.
> 
> Kendall=3D20
> 
> An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
> 
> 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
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Trisha Cummings [mailto:[log in to unmask]]=3D20
> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 11:54 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [C-PALSY] Seriously bummed
> 
> Hi Guys,
> 
>   I am seriously bummed out. I totalled my car this weekend 
> then my parents decided they weren't going to help with 
> Amber's tuition.
> Happened on the same day natch.
> 
>                                      Trisha
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