What's a Baclafen pump?  Kathy Pink





-----Original Message-----
From: JOE YOUNG <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, January 15, 1999 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: ADMIN: signing off cpalsy


>I'll change the subject gladly.
>
>My son Michael just got a Baclafen pump installed and he is gone from being
>a 70 pound board to a 70 pound beanie baby in just one week.  We are
>thrilled with the results of the surgery and have good hopes of positive
>results with therapy.
>
>Here's my questions:
>1) Any suggestions for devices to lift him out of bed or out of his chair
or
>vice versa?
>
>2) We haven't learned from the therapists what kind of strengthening
>exercises he is going to need.  For those of you who have this, what kind
of
>exercises can parents do at home outside the therapy sessions that would
>help him develop strength in the various muscles he needs to develop?
>
>3) Any other suggestions or warnings I need to be aware of?  Any comments
>that would be helpful to us as parents?
>
>Joe Young
>Remember that the Ark was built by amateurs and the Titanic was built by
>professionals.
>
>If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have
>monkeys and apes?
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Jasper van Beusekom
>Sent: Friday, January 15, 1999 7:49 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: ADMIN: signing off cpalsy
>
>
>People,
>I think this mailinglist is slowly degrading to one where only the
>technical messages are exchanged. I have seen just too many repetitions of
>the same; individual good intentions and views on how to unsubscribe that
>all get close to what one really should do, yet don't work.
>
>>    [log in to unmask]
>>    (or LISTSERV@SJUVM1 if you're on BITNET)
>
>SJUVM isn't even on the internet anymore, that's for about two years
>already. Please, all unsub-requests to my personal e-mail, not to the
>list.
>
>If one wants to express care and help on another, please keep that on the
>topic of CP.
>
>Jasper
>Listowner
>