Joy, sorry to get off topic, but, you're only 17!  Geez, I thought Rayna and
I were the youngsters here, I'm 24 and Rayna is younger than that, I think?
  Anyway, congratulations are due for high school graduation, good luck at
GWU.  I also hope you get to hook up with Marilyn's daughter.  Good vibes
from people of the same age go a LONG way in ANY teenagers life.  If you
were feeling really ambitious, maybe you could set up a list for high
school/college kids, I think it would be more beneficial than one might
guess..........
>From: - Joy - <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: "St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List"
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Teenagers / Young Adults
>Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:21:13 -0400
>
>Hi Marilyn,
>
>I'm 17 with spastic diplegia CP.  I'm also pretty bright (National Merit
>Scholar, not to brag), so I know what your daughter's going through.  I've
>been lucky to find a great group of friends who can see me, not the
>wheelchair.  I'm going to college in the fall (George Washington
>University), and I'm hoping that as guys get older, I'll have more luck on
>the boyfriend front.  Forgive me if I'm stepping out of line here, but has
>your daughter ever seen a psychologist?  I did for about two years, and
>that
>(along with Paxil, an anti-anxiety/depression medication) helped a lot.  I
>don't know of any teenage discussion groups like this, but if there's
>anything else I can tell you that would help, please let me know.  I'll be
>sending good vibes to you and your daughter.
>
>~Joy~
>
>http://www.geocities.com/joy0823
>Last Movie Seen: "Anywhere but Here"
>Now Reading: "Dead Even" by Brad Meltzer
>
>

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