Well, 49 years ago, it was even harder to predict how well a disabled child
would do in life, especially when one was as early as I was (6 mos) and as
small as I (2 lbs). So I was really at risk for everything from severe CP,
to mental retardation, to blindness, etc. The fact that all I have is mild
spastic diplegia and a hearing impairment, is pure luck, and I'm grateful
for that.
Kat
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Arnold" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 10:19 PM
Subject: Re: CP (Part II)
> I don't want to totally side for the doctors here, but however I sometimes
> feel that they feel that the child's parents are expecting them to know
> something, so they end up saying something either right or wrong. It's
like
> forcing the doctor to gamble, when they don't know what the odds are for
> sure, but they know they have parents wanting some answers or they're
going
> to look for another doctor to take their child to, if they don't receive
> some answers.
>
> Thanks,
> Anthony
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Asdis Jenna Astradsdottir
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 3:53 AM
> Subject: Re: CP (Part II)
>
>
> yes I fooled doctor by going to grammar school and now sign language
> studies and then to teaching school! Yeah, we cpers are too smart for
the
> world!!!! Asdis.
>
> At 17:37 4.5.2002 -0700, Kathy Pink wrote:
> >I agree with Kat. The doctor thought I would be
> >a vegetable so he advised my parents to put me in
> >an institution.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >--- Kathleen Salkin <[log in to unmask]>
> >wrote:
> > > I think all of us beat our doctors'
> > > expectations. I know my doctor didn't expect me
> > > to live, much less learn anything or go to
> > > school. My mother's voice would rise with
> > > indignation every time she told me he would
> > > tell her I would end up in an insitution, not
> > > able to care for myself or feed myself. Well,
> > > turns out all my CP is all in my legs and I am
> > > on my own, and have 2 college degrees, etc. I
> > > just wish he were still alive so I could tell
> > > him how well my life turned out but he died
> > > when I was still a child. Living well is the
> > > best revenge, as they say.
> > >
> > > Kat
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, 3 May 2002 12:10:12 -0700 jd
> > > <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- "BG Greer, PhD" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > . When a new born is sus=
> > > > pected of having cerebral palsy, physicians
> > > will
> > > > often paint a "worse c=
> > > > ase scenario" for the traumatized parents by
> > > > telling them their newborn=
> > > > "bundle of joy" most likely will not be
> > > > able to walk, to talk, wi=
> > > > ll be retarded, blind or deaf or both. This
> > > way the
> > > > physician's ass is=20=
> > > > covered. And that is what happened to my
> > > parents
> > > > when I was born.
> > >
> > >
> > > This was interesting timing Bobby. This morning
> > > Alex
> > > asked me the question I really didn't want to
> > > answer...Mom why can't I walk. I told him he
> > > was born
> > > to soon and too little and was very sick when
> > > he was
> > > born and has a boo boo on his brain that causes
> > > him to
> > > have trouble walking. I told him the doctors
> > > told me
> > > he wouldn't be able to walk, talk, eat or think
> > > by
> > > himself. This kid who uses a walker, braces,
> > > has low
> > > vision and has had a feeding tube for almost
> > > 1/2 his
> > > life etc., etc., looked me straight in the eye
> > > and
> > > said
> > > "I sure fooled the doctors, haven't I Mom?"
> > > Joanne
> > >
> > >
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