If you just let other people "take care of you" kj, then you really will
not have a voice as to where you end up! Get involved in your own life for
heavens sakes! Gee whiz, why do you listen to that friend?

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Please ask your Congressperson to vote FOR the MICASSA bill, this
will allow medicaid funds to pay for community supports
instead of isolating the person in a nursing home or institution.
HR 910 is the bill number
Senate version of MiCASSA (S 401).

Oakland Mayor's Commission on People with disabilities
~Tamar Mag Raine~
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Yahoo IM Tamarmag56


> [Original Message]
> From: Kathy Jo Pink <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 5/8/2005 1:59:04 PM
> Subject: Re: new member intro and some well-meant comments...
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> Whenever I start to look in to Independent Living, I tend to get more
> depressed.  I wastalking to my best friend yesterday and she said to
> stop looking in to Independent Living and let my parents and my social
> worker do that.  I am afraid if I do that I'll get put somewhere that I
> don't want to be (like Cornerstone).
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> >Kathy Jo, I've accepted my disability.  There are too many people who
work
> >as care providers for the disabled but it's nothing more than
overprotective
> >parents.  There are some reasons to this but there are those  who need
more
> >encouragement to be able to function as independently as  possible.
I've seen
> >too many brainwashed that they will never be able to  function on their
own and
> >I've came across people who you would think are are  incapable of being
on
> >their own but have a great social life and need no help  what so ever. m
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