Ah, but that IS my point!.....:-)

On Thu, 8 Nov 2001, Salkin Kathleen wrote:

> Matt,
>
> No one's saying it's bad to be spastic, just painful at times.  I, too, used
> to be tough as nails, but now the pain's gotten to the point when at times,
> I need help to work through it.  It was my decision to ask the doctor for
> help, no one else's.
>
>         Kathy S.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Conaway" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 6:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Drugs....
>
>
> > Why not just accept ourselves as we are? Why do we need to invent more
> > illusions with pharmaceuticals?  Bodies heal themselves.  Chemicals just
> > react with each other.
> >
> > I'm severe quad and tough as nails.  Spasticity is something that can be
> > worked through with perseverance.  I've found it to be so.
> >
> > Does anybody get my point?   Whether or not anybody agrees with me is
> > immaterial now.
> >
> >
> > Matt
> >
> > On Thu, 8 Nov 2001, Jocelyn Tichenor wrote:
> >
> > > Matt, if drugs are proven to help activities that you (or other people)
> do
> > > everyday, than why not use them in a conservative fashion?  I myself am
> a
> > > spastic quad-mild, and use baclofen to enhance my typing ability because
> I am
> > > in college and many papers are due.  Baclofen also increases the rate of
> my
> > > speech and lowers the "jerkiness" of my speech, for which I am greatful.
> Can
> > > therapies other than drugs help me in those beneficial ways that
> baclofen
> > > can?
> > >
> > > Jocelyn
> > >
> > > P.S. I am new to the list serve and like to hear what other people
> think.
> > >
>