yes I fooled doctor by going to grammar school and now sign language studies and then to teaching school! Yeah, we cpers are too smart for the world!!!! Asdis. At 17:37 4.5.2002 -0700, Kathy Pink wrote: >I agree with Kat. The doctor thought I would be >a vegetable so he advised my parents to put me in >an institution. > > > > > >--- Kathleen Salkin <[log in to unmask]> >wrote: > > I think all of us beat our doctors' > > expectations. I know my doctor didn't expect me > > to live, much less learn anything or go to > > school. My mother's voice would rise with > > indignation every time she told me he would > > tell her I would end up in an insitution, not > > able to care for myself or feed myself. Well, > > turns out all my CP is all in my legs and I am > > on my own, and have 2 college degrees, etc. I > > just wish he were still alive so I could tell > > him how well my life turned out but he died > > when I was still a child. Living well is the > > best revenge, as they say. > > > > Kat > > > > > > On Fri, 3 May 2002 12:10:12 -0700 jd > > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > --- "BG Greer, PhD" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > . When a new born is sus= > > > pected of having cerebral palsy, physicians > > will > > > often paint a "worse c= > > > ase scenario" for the traumatized parents by > > > telling them their newborn= > > > "bundle of joy" most likely will not be > > > able to walk, to talk, wi= > > > ll be retarded, blind or deaf or both. This > > way the > > > physician's ass is=20= > > > covered. And that is what happened to my > > parents > > > when I was born. > > > > > > This was interesting timing Bobby. This morning > > Alex > > asked me the question I really didn't want to > > answer...Mom why can't I walk. I told him he > > was born > > to soon and too little and was very sick when > > he was > > born and has a boo boo on his brain that causes > > him to > > have trouble walking. I told him the doctors > > told me > > he wouldn't be able to walk, talk, eat or think > > by > > himself. This kid who uses a walker, braces, > > has low > > vision and has had a feeding tube for almost > > 1/2 his > > life etc., etc., looked me straight in the eye > > and > > said > > "I sure fooled the doctors, haven't I Mom?" > > Joanne > > > > >__________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and > > wellness > > http://health.yahoo.com > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness >http://health.yahoo.com Asdis night owl and the purring cat, Agatha Mist queen of our apartment! Gonnabe CI-user. [log in to unmask] Iceland. : Faith, Hope and Love.