thanks kyle. that was a quicker more direct answer that i could not come up
with.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kyle Cleveland [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 1999 9:02 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: A really big straw
>
> Hayley, not to worry.  Life expectancy is NOT shorter in folks that do
> not have severe CP or additional serious health problems.  What we do
> face are aging symptoms earlier--osteoarthritis and associated stiffness
> and pain.  So, let's say you're an able-bodied person that may not need
> a cane until they're 80.  Someone with mild/moderate CP MAY need that
> cane at 50.
>
> It sucks, but it's not the end of the world.