I just wanted to say hi. I 'm new here. I really liked reading your letter.
I have cp. too, but I am not disabled just a little mentally challenged...btw
my name is lorie but you can call me Rain that's short for loraine. Don't
ever give up. The Lord has a purpose for your life.. if you don't think so,
just know that you blessed my heart reading your letter.
Rain
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> I was on vacation in February for about two weeks .J I went to Florida =
> with my parents. The reason we went to Florida is to visit my aunt and =
> uncle who live down there for the winter months, and we thought we could =
> take a short summer; and soak up some sunshine for a week or two; For it =
> was in the eighties every day; nice huh. J We saw a lot of people from =
> Lancaster down there in Florida that we visited with.=20
>
> We drove there. It was an inexpensive trip . . . the most inexpensive =
> gas was $0.62.9. The most expensive was at our own home town at a little =
> over a dollar a gallon. Motels ranged from $35 to $50 per night and =
> every one was neat, nice , and clean. Most had a refrigerator (but some =
> didn=92t work. L )=20
>
> As we were going down the highway , I had some Mac Attacks (Big Macs =
> from McDonald=92s) (Because we stopped there almost every noon and we =
> would order some Big Macs every time.) We found that the food was about =
> the same price at home as it was in Florida. All the fruit like oranges =
> , grapefruit was about the same price as it was at home, but they tasted =
> better there in Florida especially at my aunt and uncle=92s house =
> because we picked them off the tree in their backyard just minutes prior =
> to eating them.
>
> The hi-light of our trip was that we took a boat trip down to Key West =
> (which is as far south as you can go in the US.) During the boat trip , =
> I met five other people that used to work for a telephone company and =
> now have retired (I work for a telephone company also) so we had a lot =
> in common to chat about.=20
>
> On the day that we left my aunt and uncle=92s Florida home we picked =
> Grapefruit in their backyard and they give us some to take home with us. =
> Now that we are home we are eating grapefruit every morning for =
> breakfast and they are very juicy and tasty.=20
>
> On the way home one of our many stops was in Nashville , Tennessee. I =
> wanted to go to The Grand Old Opray but my parents didn=92t think that =
> was a good idea for they have seen it several times before, and they =
> told me that you could see it better sitting in front of the TV, which =
> we did. Tickets would have been $18 plus tax per person and that =
> wouldn=92t have been reserved seats. I sorta hate country music anyway =
> but don=92t tell my parents that. We toured Nashville and saw the old =
> Ryman Auditorium. At lunch time , we were at Shoney=92s Restaurant. We =
> saw some of the homes and buildings and dad said "Boy, has that town =
> changed."
>
> In case some of you forgot or are new. . . =20
>
> I was born on July 5, 1971. It was a complicated birth. . . I couldn=92t =
> cry , breathe or suck. The doctors thought I would be a vegetable the =
> rest of my life. As a result of all of this , I was diagnosed with =
> Cerebral Palsy at the age of three a half . I am very physically =
> disabled because of all of this. I can=92t walk , talk , or feed myself. =
> When I was four years old , I was the Cerebral Palsy Poster child. I =
> went to Day Care for that had disabilities and Early Childhood. Then I =
> went through all of school. When I was in fourth grade , I was put in to =
> a special education class in school. I used to to drool a lot and I had =
> a surgery to stop that. When I was a freshman in high school , I had =
> what looked like seizures but actually it was suicidal attempts. I won =
> the award for the outstanding handicapped citizen for the state of =
> Wisconsin. I went to college and double majored in Data Entry and =
> Accounting. I update telephone directories for a living. I do about =
> twenty to thirty a year. I do it right from my home in Lancaster , =
> Wisconsin USA. I=92m twenty-seven years old. I also make and sell my own =
> greeting cards. As I mentioned before , I have had a lot of problems =
> with depression and suicide. From 1992 to 1998 I was in counseling and =
> from 1994-96, I was hospitalized seven times because of this. The reason =
> of all of this is because I couldn=92t cope with having a disability. My =
> family consists of a father , a mother and three brothers. I also have =
> seven nieces and nephews . I collect angels. I=92m really involved on =
> the Internet. I=92m on about five ListServs, ICQ, AOL Instant Messenger =
> , and mIRC. My ICQ UIN # is 16632777. My screen name for AOL Instant =
> Messenger is KJPink. The servers that I=92m usually on no mIRC are =
> StarChat, Sorcery, and Talk City.
>
> After I got home, I started every Wednesday working at SouthWest =
> Opportunities Center. =20
>
> It is a place where people with physical and mentally challenged work.I =
> like it so far. (I only went once because that last Wednesday was my =
> first day to work there. I went there before last Wednesday but only =
> for rec./leisure. Wednesday , I played bingo, listened to stories, =
> played with clay, and paper shed.=20
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> <P>I was on vacation in February for about two weeks .<FONT=20
> face=3DWingdings>J</FONT> I went to Florida with my parents. The reason =
> we went to=20
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> months,=20
> and we thought we could take a short summer; and soak up some sunshine =
> for a=20
> week or two; For it was in the eighties every day; nice huh. <FONT=20
> face=3DWingdings>J</FONT> We saw a lot of people from Lancaster down =
> there in=20
> Florida that we visited with. </P>
> <P>We drove there. It was an inexpensive trip . . . the most inexpensive =
> gas was=20
> $0.62.9. The most expensive was at our own home town at a little over a =
> dollar a=20
> gallon. Motels ranged from $35 to $50 per night and every one was neat, =
> nice ,=20
> and clean. Most had a refrigerator (but some didn’t work. <FONT=20
> face=3DWingdings>L</FONT> ) </P>
> <P>As we were going down the highway , I had some Mac Attacks (Big Macs =
> from=20
> McDonald’s) (Because we stopped there almost every noon and we =
> would order=20
> some Big Macs every time.) We found that the food was about the same =
> price at=20
> home as it was in Florida. All the fruit like oranges , grapefruit was =
> about the=20
> same price as it was at home, but they tasted better there in Florida =
> especially=20
> at my aunt and uncle’s house because we picked them off the tree =
> in their=20
> backyard just minutes prior to eating them.</P>
> <P>The hi-light of our trip was that we took a boat trip down to Key =
> West (which=20
> is as far south as you can go in the US.) During the boat trip , I met =
> five=20
> other people that used to work for a telephone company and now have =
> retired (I=20
> work for a telephone company also) so we had a lot in common to chat =
> about. </P>
> <P>On the day that we left my aunt and uncle’s Florida home we =
> picked=20
> Grapefruit in their backyard and they give us some to take home with us. =
> Now=20
> that we are home we are eating grapefruit every morning for breakfast =
> and they=20
> are very juicy and tasty. </P>
> <P>On the way home one of our many stops was in Nashville , Tennessee. I =
> wanted=20
> to go to The Grand Old Opray but my parents didn’t think that was =
> a good=20
> idea for they have seen it several times before, and they told me that =
> you could=20
> see it better sitting in front of the TV, which we did. Tickets would =
> have been=20
> $18 plus tax per person and that wouldn’t have been reserved =
> seats. I=20
> sorta hate country music anyway but don’t tell my parents that. We =
> toured=20
> Nashville and saw the old Ryman Auditorium. At lunch time , we were at=20
> Shoney’s Restaurant. We saw some of the homes and buildings and =
> dad said=20
> "Boy, has that town changed."</P>
> <P> </P>
> <P><FONT color=3D#000000>In case some of you forgot or are new. . =
> . =20
> </P><FONT size=3D2>
> <P align=3Djustify>I was born on July 5, 1971. It was a complicated =
> birth. . . I=20
> couldn’t cry , breathe or suck. The doctors thought I would be a =
> vegetable=20
> the rest of my life. As a result of all of this , I was diagnosed with =
> Cerebral=20
> Palsy at the age of three a half . I am very physically disabled because =
> of all=20
> of this. I can’t walk , talk , or feed myself. When I was four =
> years old ,=20
> I was the Cerebral Palsy Poster child. I went to Day Care for that had=20
> disabilities and Early Childhood. Then I went through all of school. =
> When I was=20
> in fourth grade , I was put in to a special education class in school. I =
> used to=20
> to drool a lot and I had a surgery to stop that. When I was a freshman =
> in high=20
> school , I had what looked like seizures but actually it was suicidal =
> attempts.=20
> I won the award for the outstanding handicapped citizen for the state of =
>
> Wisconsin. I went to college and double majored in Data Entry and =
> Accounting. I=20
> update telephone directories for a living. I do about twenty to thirty a =
> year. I=20
> do it right from my home in Lancaster , Wisconsin USA. I’m =
> twenty-seven=20
> years old. I also make and sell my own greeting cards. As I mentioned =
> before , I=20
> have had a lot of problems with depression and suicide. From 1992 to =
> 1998 I was=20
> in counseling and from 1994-96, I was hospitalized seven times because =
> of this.=20
> The reason of all of this is because I couldn’t cope with having a =
>
> disability. My family consists of a father , a mother and three =
> brothers. I also=20
> have seven nieces and nephews . I collect angels. I’m really =
> involved on=20
> the Internet. I’m on about five ListServs, ICQ, AOL Instant =
> Messenger ,=20
> and mIRC. My ICQ UIN # is 16632777. My screen name for AOL Instant =
> Messenger is=20
> KJPink. The servers that I’m usually on no mIRC are StarChat, =
> Sorcery, and=20
> Talk City.</P>
> <P align=3Djustify> </P>
> <P align=3Djustify>After I got home, I started every Wednesday working =
> at=20
> SouthWest Opportunities Center. </P>
> <P>It is a place where people with physical and mentally challenged =
> work.I like=20
> it so far. (I only went once because that last Wednesday was my =
> first day=20
> to work there. I went there before last Wednesday but only for=20
> rec./leisure. Wednesday , I played bingo, listened to stories, =
> played with=20
> clay, and paper shed. </P></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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