Mag, I guess my Mom had trouble accepting Cerebral Palsy , too. Kathy -----Original Message----- From: Magenta Raine [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 4:46 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: living. Good grief, I mean, golly, my Mom had trouble accepting the CP, And it was clear that she didn't want me living at home any more then I wanted to live at home beyond high school, but it was not that she thought I could be normal "if only I would try." So she set about making me independent, so I would not end up in an institution, and for that I'm grateful. But it sounds like you gals had a very hard time with your families. Mag