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Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]>
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St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
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Mon, 3 Nov 2003 13:40:04 -0500
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Hi Kathy Jo,

  Yes, she is a Right Hemi.

                   Trisha


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> Does Amber have c.p.?      Kathy Jo
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> Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Kathy Jo,
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> Do your parents give you an allowance? If so this is a good place to =
> start learning about money and budgeting. Cooking is very easy - =
> especially with all the ready made stuff today. If you can read you can =
> put together a meal. Budgeting is the most thing - becasue if you can't =
> budget you can really get yourself on big trouble. Budgeting gets the =
> bills paid, and helps you figure out what kind of groceries you can get. =
> Sometimes when times are bad you may just have soup and toast to make =
> the parts work right.=20
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> I give Amber $50 dollars a month for an allowance, and she is =
> reponsible for some house work and pet care. I am told by some people I =
> am a very bad mother becasue I don't make her have a part -time job, and =
> pay for things but I figure she is about to be 17 - Wednesday is her =
> birthday. I have to admit - I think kids primary job is getting an =
> education, and I don't see that having a part-time job actually works =
> for kids across the board. Amber already comes home exhausted and needs =
> nap before she can do homework - I can't see wedging in job and wiping =
> her out more, as responsible parenting or helping her get a good =
> education. She happy to help with house, and do laundry, sweep, vacuum, =
> dust, pick-up etc. Next year she will be away at college - hopefully , =
> and I will up her allowance and she will have to budget to get the =
> extra's I provide now. I am hoping to start - the budget process in =
> January by asking her father to up her allowance (my child support) $25 =
> dollars and having her start buying her own face wash and concealors and =
> stuff - with that extra money.=20
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> When she gets older and has a job - she will be responsible to pay for =
> her car insurance, and gas, and contribute to the household finances - =
> to defray food and uiltity costs. I think this will be a good start =
> before she gets out on her own.=20
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> > What's Feldenkais, Mag? No, I don't know how to pay bills, grocery =
> shop, make meals, or make a budget.:(((
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> > again, I will say that There Is a way for the brain to fix itself to a
> > certain degree, and it will improve arm and leg movement, speech, hand =
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> > with a little help from a bodywork called feldenkrais. BUT it would be =
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> > better for you, Kathy Jo to focus on becoming as independent as you =
> can the way
> > you are right now. If you got cured, Kathy Jo, would you know how to =
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> > your own? Do you know how to pay your bills, make meals, grocery shop, =
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> > budgets? It is hard work, but it's so worthwhile!
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