thanks kyle. that was a quicker more direct answer that i could not come up
with.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kyle Cleveland [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 1999 9:02 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: A really big straw
>
> Hayley, not to worry. Life expectancy is NOT shorter in folks that do
> not have severe CP or additional serious health problems. What we do
> face are aging symptoms earlier--osteoarthritis and associated stiffness
> and pain. So, let's say you're an able-bodied person that may not need
> a cane until they're 80. Someone with mild/moderate CP MAY need that
> cane at 50.
>
> It sucks, but it's not the end of the world.