i was discrinated against for my cp when the ada was
not even thought about. that is not normal life, but
when i was under 40 i thought i could live a normal
life too. but now instead of going to 65 years old
before retiring i have had to retire with a reduced
pension that and a 401 type retirement account that is
short of 10 years to grow and not going to supply the
amount of money that i thouht it would. lots of
medicals. i do hope you are not dropped short of your
goals, Karin. i hope you can keep the normal life that
you have now. but, be warned that aging has dropped a
few of us short of normal.
--- Chester Worwa <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I'd like a cure.
>
> --- Karin DiNardi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > No all of us WOULD NOT take a cure, we ARE ABLE TO
> > LIVE NORMAL LIVES NOW!
> >
> >
> > >From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Reply-To: "St. John's University Cerebral Palsy
> > List"
> > ><[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > >Subject: Re: Cure??
> > >Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 19:09:44 -0700
> > >
> > >well, yes, all of us would take a cure if it were
> > >avaible, but, cp is a injury not a virus,
> bacteria,
> > or
> > >even an infection.
> > > there is not even a blip on the screen in the
> > way of
> > >a cure. if they can get the brain to regenerate
> > itself
> > >from the injury, then with theropy. of course it
> > would
> > >help stroke victims, accident victims, etc. just
> as
> > >much as cp. right now a cure for this is science
> > >fiction. next best thing though is to accept it
> and
> > do
> > >the best you can. once you do the best you can,
> > then
> > >you can be proud of yourself. that is not science
> > >fiction.
> > >
> > >--- kat <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > > You know, I had the same reaction he did when
> I
> > saw
> > > > your one-lineer.
> > > >
> > > > Yes, it's good to accept yourself as disabled.
> > > >
> > > > However, I see myself as a person and a woman
> > first,
> > > > not disabled first. Yeah
> > > > it's a part of who I am but it's not what I
> am.
> > I
> > > > refuse to let it define
> > > > me. and I refuse to let others define me as
> > such.
> > > >
> > > > Kat
> > > >
> > > > On Wednesday 22 October 2003 09:53 pm, you
> > wrote:
> > > > > Why not Brent? I would choose to remain
> > disabled.
> > > > It's part of the
> > > > > diversity of life. Ablism demands we all
> sound
> > the
> > > > same, act the same,
> > > > > and get around the same I had my eyes
> > opened by
> > > > reading advocacy books..
> > > > >
> > > > > Brent Edwards wrote:
> > > > > >Karin DiNardi wrote:
> > > > > >>We don't want a cure, be proud of who you
> > are!
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Ummm...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >I may be misunderstanding you. Actually I
> > hope I
> > > > am. Of course CP is not a
> > > > > >"disease" so there will never be a "cure",
> > but
> > > > you mean that if somehow
> > > > > > you _could_ become AB, you would choose to
> > > > remain disabled??
> > > > > >
> > > > > >I accepted who I am and what my limitations
> > are
> > > > long ago, but to say "we
> > > > > >don't want a cure" has got to be one of the
> > > > silliest statements I've ever
> > > > > >seen made here.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Brent Edwards
> > >
> > >
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