how do i get off this list...please -----Original Message----- From: Bobby G. Greer <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 2:18 PM Subject: Re: acronyms >In a message dated 9/20/00 7:48:19 PM, [log in to unmask] writes: > ><< Something that troubles me deeply is when a parent obtains their own >identity through their child(ren)'s medical problems. It's kind of like >soccer parents who obtain some sense of self-worth because their kids do >well on the playing field. I guess because these are inundated with large >amounts of medical data on a daily basis, their vocabulary tends to revolve >around the ubiquitous acronyms of medicalese. Methinks it's a casualty of >our "information age." > >> > >It also gives them a sense of knowledge and control. We live in an age >wherein folks think if you can name it, you won more than half the battle. >Unfortunately, things don't work that way, most times. > >Bobby