Kathy Jo,
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Jo Pink" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: A Question - Take 2
> K.
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> Cerebral Palsy is a chronic condition to my knowledge. What does the word
"Chronic" mean? Kathy P.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: K. Salkin [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 11:37 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: A Question - Take 2
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> I had a couple of additional thoughts on this, so please bear with me.
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> I suppose the reason I dislike the term "illness" so much is because it
> implies I'm an invalid with a chronic condition. Nothing could be further
> from the truth! Cerebral palsy results from injury to the part of the
> brain that controls the muscles. That's it. Nothing more. It's like
> having a stroke. You "recover" from a stroke, but it doesn't get worse,
> unless you have another one. Of course the injury can result from an
> illness or an accident but the effect is the same.
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> This is not to say our bodies don't suffer more from the affects of
abnormal
> movements and wear and tear. They do, and we are showing the aging
symptoms
> of it earlier than the able-bodied population.
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> And when someone uses the term "disease" to classify CP, I get even more
> annoyed. "Disease" implies something that is contagious, as well as
> something that can be cured or treated with drugs. It's difficult enough
> trying to be taken seriously in the world of business without being
treated
> as if you'd give CP to someone else...
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> Off the soapbox and on to the weekend!
>
> Kathy S.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "K. Salkin" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 12:28 PM
> Subject: Re: A Question
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> > OK, I see now. I was wondering if you thought of yourself as being ill,
> or
> > perhaps trying to clarify what someone else said or wrote.
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> > Where on Yahoo did you see this? Do they have a CP group which includes
> > "illness" in its description? You might want to write the moderator and
> > suggest she correct that terminology.
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> > I pick my battles, so to speak. I don' t attempt to correct every
single
> > misconception I see about CP in a paper or on the Web. If someone is
> > speaking to me, or in a presentation, and uses the word "illness," or
> > "disease," I'll make an effort to press the case for calling CP a
> > "condition." However, it's a futile effort to correct everyone, IMHO.
I
> > just hope by educating a small number of people, I can educate a few
more.
> >
> > Kathy S.
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> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kathy Jo Pink" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 7:39 PM
> > Subject: Re: A Question
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> > > The reason I asked this question is because Ya-Hoo groups calls
Cerebral
> > Palsy an illness. Kathy Jo
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> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: K. Salkin [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 1:03 PM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: A Question
> > >
> > > I'd like to know why Kathy Jo asked the question. Kathy?
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "greer.bobby" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 10:49 AM
> > > Subject: Re: A Question
> > >
> > >
> > > > Kathy S.
> > > >
> > > > In our society today, where everything is becoming viewed as
a
> > > > "disease", why not CP? Of course, these other things, i.e.,
addiction;
> > are
> > > > termed disease for one purpose only, insurance reimbursement. CP is
a
> > > chronic
> > > > condition, not a disease or an illness.
> > > > Just my opinion and you know what they say about opinions. LOL
> > > >
> > > > Bobby
> > > >
> > > > K. Salkin wrote:
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> > > > > I admit, that when I first read this question, my impulse was to
> fire
> > > off a
> > > > > quick and snappy response such as "are you kidding? Of course
not?"
> > > But
> > > > > actually it's not a bad question. I'd bet if you asked a group of
> > > non-CP
> > > > > people this question, most of them would get it wrong.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'd also bet most non-CP folks (or more accurately able-bodied)
> would
> > > see us
> > > > > as diseased, not having a nonprogressive condition.
> > > > >
> > > > > Kathy S.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Kathy Jo Pink" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 8:21 PM
> > > > > > Subject: A Question
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Is Cerebral Palsy an illness?
> > > > > >
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