On Wed, 4 Jul 2001, joanne wrote:

> You know I'm a bit surprised  that this list finds it surprising a person
> with a physical disability can be a top not physician.

I'm not all that surprised, I just think back to when I was a
kid.  When people asked me what I wanted to be when I grow up and I
told them a Disk Jocky, they all told me I had to be realistic.  So
much so that I grew to hate the word.  So in terms of the Doctor, I
would think she had to put up with a lot of that.

Gary

 Alex's nuero-surgeon
> who did his SDR has spinia bifida and is considered one of the top pediatric
> surgeons in America today. You can read about her here
> http://detnews.com/2001/features/0101/06/c01-172211.htm
> Joanne
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Peterson" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 10:30 PM
> Subject: Re: Adults and CP
>
>
> > On Fri, 29 Jun 2001, Linda Wagner wrote:
> >
> > > Dina,
> > >
> > > The segment on the Today Show was about the Dr. and what she is doing
> with
> > > kids, but I didn't see it myself.  A friend told me about it and I
> checked
> > > out the website.  The Dr. herself has CP so I was immediately
> interested.
> >
> > WOW that's osome!!  I'm guessing she probably went through lots of
> > hoops on her way to becomeing a doctor.
> >
> > Linda, I made note of the Web Site she gave in her Email to you.  Do
> > you know if that Site has more info about her.  I'll bet she has quite
> > a story to tell.
> >
> > Gary
> >
> >
> > >
> >
>