}Sara:

I know.   I have been active in disability work for many years and as I
used to say in talks "I've had a life-long interest in cerebral palsy".

My apologies to you & to the list:  that message was intended to be a
direct/private one to Prof. Greer (who understands Texas CP humor), & I
inadvertently sent it to the list.   I hope it did not cause anybody any alarm.

I agree with you that old will kill you before CP does (unless you lose
your balance in front of a car).

Thanks for your thoughtfulness in trying to allay what you thought were my
fears.

}BOB



At 11:51 PM 10/30/2000 -0500, you sara lynn weaver wrote:
>Dear Bob, That persone is wrong. CP does not kill you. it is MD that will
>kill you. Not CP, it is a mobility disorder from birth. that is caused by
>brain damage for one reason or another. and it will not kill you.  I do not
>know where that PT therapist got his/her information. but I know a lady in
>sout carolina that was in her 80s with CP. so do not worry about dieing from
>CP. you have just as much of a life spand as if you never Had CP. I am 46.
>but I know CP is not going to kill me when I am in my 60s or 70s or 80s. Old
>might kill me. but not CP. I have done a lot of research on CP. and it is
>just a mobility disorder cause mainley from birth. and it can be very very
>mild to very very servier. depending on the damage of the in the brain.
>which controles moter funcations. and even talking is a form of moter
>funcation. because of the musles around the mouth. that is why some people
>can not talk that have CP. so please get the idea out of your head. that you
>are going to die at or sortley past 65.   I am sorry this person told you
>this. that was so wrong of them to say anything like that to you.   Lynn
>
>Bob Hester wrote:
>
> > At 07:27 PM 10/29/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> > >  am 62 years old and
> >
> > Since you're 3 years older than I am, take good care of yourself.     (I
> > think I told you before that when I was a teenager a PT told me that CPs
> > seldom lived past 65!)
> >
> > BOB