I gather your friend's AB, right?  OK...

On a similar note, I opened my latest issue of TV Guide to discover an item
about an upcoming TV movie about a CP who is a door-to-door salesman who has
not missed a day of selling.  Not that I'm begrudging the story, but I
almost had a fit at reading CP described as a "disease."  <hits head on
keyboard in frustration.>

Kat

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cleveland, Kyle E." <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: A new aging survey for the list


> Sign me up for the survey, Bobby.
>
> I met with an old friend for breakfast yesterday (old in the sense that
> we've known each other for a long time, but we still talk at least a
couple
> times a week).  I was telling him about the web page idea.  Could not
> believe his response.  Something along the lines of, "Well, you know, you
> have to be careful not to invest too much time into something like this.
It
> could take away from your family time.  Also, I would hate to see you
start
> taking your 'identity' from your disability."
>
> It's amazing how people are so quick to pour cold water on other's
> excitement and so slow to encourage.
>
> -Kyle
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BG Greer, PhD
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: 7/5/02 12:20 AM
> Subject: Re: A new aging survey for the list
>
> In a message dated 7/4/02 7:20:44 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> >I would, of course.  And you might add "paraplegia" to the location
> list.
> >
> >Kat
>
> I will be cantankerous and stick with diplegia. LOL Actually, I plan to
> reformat Carla's original 10 questions. I hope we get a better response.
> How
> far along are you on the new web page?
>
> Bobby