I have a disability, not CP more of a progressive MD.     It's called
Friedreich's Ataxia, some of you may not have heard of it before because it
is so rare.  I was diagnosed with it at 15, hit the wheelchair at 20 or 21
and I am 30 now.  My speech is slured, I am about deaf, my ankles deformed, I
got no reflexes...look I could go on forever.  I just want to say that you
can hate your disabilty and still live life, I do.  At the same time, my
disability and deciding to finish the hand I was delt with makes me a strong
person.  Anyone deciding to master a...hmmm...[needing a good word(sorry I
hate this word)], crippeling disability is a closer step to happiness.

Russ White
Orlando, FL
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"Do not suppose that, if you find something hard to achieve, it is beyond
human capacity; rather, if something is possible and appropriate for man,
assume that it must also be within your own reach." - Marcus Aurelius, _The
Meditations_