Point taken.

On Wed, 7 Nov 2001, Barber, Kenneth L. wrote:

> yes, matt, the perception is there and it is our place to be sure that we
> manage our treatment, not others. i have fired a few doctors that just
> thought they knew better than i what was good for me. if they do not listen,
> and talk and inclued me in deciding how i am treated, they are out.
>   matt, i hope you take this in the sperit it is intened. please be careful.
> as you get older the pain gets worse. what you are handleing with a few
> beers now may require one more  beer next year, and the does more often. and
> then more the next. please don't let it sneak up on you, okay?
>   in the meantime everybody else, be aware that what is working for me right
> now does not work for others and what works for others may not work for me
> or you.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Conaway [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 4:43 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Drugs....
>
>
> Certainly, alternative ways are not for everybody and sometimews it is
> much too late for that stuff.  I'm well aware of that.  But, it does
> appear that the medical profession tends to medicate us disabled folks to
> keep us under control or to placate us. Yet, most of us allow it to happen.
>
> I've been asked by total strangers in public if it was time to take my
> medication.  It's as if just because I have CP and use a wheelchair that
> makes me a drug user....It is all about stereotypes. Disabled people all
> "need" meds and we are all computer programmers, etc.  Yeah, right!
>
> Get the idea?
>
>
> On Tue, 6 Nov 2001, Magenta Raine wrote:
>
> > Matt, not everybody responds well to alternative ways. I tried delaying
> meds
> > by having chiropractic and Feldenkrais... Feldenkrais is quite expensive,
> and
> > with my increased spasticity and pain issues meds became my choice at age
> 43.
> > I'm now 45, and tomorrow will be trying out a new healing energy session
> to
> > see if it will help me, if it does, I'm going to LA and get trained in it
> > myself so I can work on myself, as well as others. I figure it's a good
> > investment.
> >
> > mag
> >
>