Kyle,

        I used to be extremely jumpy when touched. I don't noticed being
that way any more. Maybe it's aging or whatever. Maybe I am not being touch
any more.

Whatever! I do think this list has been extremely quiet since Christmas.

Bobby



>Michelle Montminy wrote:
>>
>> yes it is good to touch a person w/cp it's good for their spastisity
>
>Interesting thought, Michelle.  Do any of you spastics, like me, find
>that the unexpected touch of someone else can be quite startling?  My
>wife, Laura, always tells me ahead of time if she's going to give me a
>caress or a pat.  If I'm expecting the sensation then it's ok, but if
>I'm caught unawares the I get what my five-year-old, Anna, calls "Daddy
>shivers".
>
>-Kyle