Rayna and Kathy Jo,
I have found that the degree of personal, emotional hurt inflicted on me by
others is in direct proportion to how I feel about myself. If I feel bad about me,
it is easier to be hurt by others. It may sound very trite, but no one can hurt me
unless I let them.
Today I am not feeling well emotionally. I have a slight strain in my back and
many little things have gone wrong today. But, tomorrow is another day.
Bobby
Rayna Lamb wrote:
> Kathy, on re-reading my post, I realise that I expressed myself
> unclearly. I didn't mean to say that everyone with CP lives with
> chronic physical pain, I know that I do, and some others might but I was really
> only speaking from my perspective. What I really was trying to say
> was that I don't regard my CP as an illness, and that I think the
> portrayal of CP in the media etc, as an illness, contributes to this
> gung ho attitude of the AB society to cure us so they don't have to
> deal with their prejudices. Hope this is clearer.
>
> BTW I know what you are saying re the anguish and emotional pain
> caused by others attitudes. I find physical pain much easier to cope
> with than bigotry.
>
> Rayna
>
> On Wed, May 02, 2001 at 09:57:16AM -0500, Kathy Jo Pink wrote:
> Ranya,
>
> Do you know for sure if all of people who live with Cerebral Palsy , live
> in chronic pain? People's attitudes have caused me to have a lot of
> anguish and emotional pain.
>
> Kathy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rayna Lamb [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 8:10 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: A Question
>
> Arnold, I would have to say that I agree with you. The difficulties
> that we all experience, although sometimes a direct and unavoidable
> result of CP - ie chronic pain, are too often a result of the world's
> inability to understand and accomodate difference. Although people's
> attitudes to me and the CP have caused me a great deal of anguish and
> pain, I would be unwilling to pander to the AB world's desire to cure
> us rather than accept us by referring to it as an illness. I don't
> want a cure, I want acceptance for the totality of who I am and can
> be.
> Discrimination and prejudice are illnesses, CP isn't.
>
> Rayna
>
> On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 03:18:59PM -0500, Anthony Arnold wrote:
> I don't know how to word this without saying something wrong that might
> offend people. However I believe that it might be a good idea for some
> of
> you and even myself to look around our local area for an ARC,
> Independent
> Living Center or whatever disability resources we might have to go to
> for
> help in better understanding in Cerebral Palsy because it isn't an
> illness
> or a life limiting thing like some of you love to believe. I realize
> that I
> might have to use a power chair and a communication device for my life
> but
> so what, its a lot better than being in bed dying from cancer, aids or
> whatever else. I would be careful selecting the word illness to
> describe
> Cerebral Palsy if you want to open up a life insurance policy because
> you
> would find it very difficult being accepted for one, it took me a long
> time
> to get mine because everybody was believing that I had an illness like
> cancer, and not just a physical disability that I can't die from .
>
> Thanks,
> Anthony
>
> -----------------------------------
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bobby Greer
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 1:42 PM
> Subject: Re: A Question
>
> In a message dated 4/19/01 6:07:47 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << I'd like to know why Kathy Jo asked the question. Kathy?
> >>
>
> I have no earthly idea, Kathy.
>
> Bobby
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