i was in the 7th grade when i totally accepted the cp as just part of what G-d made me. --- Cindy Curtis <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I think God gives CP to people with really strong > spirits. It may take t= > ime > to find that strength, some never do. The strength > comes when you really > totally accept yourself.=0D > =0D > Cindy C. =0D > =0D > -------Original Message-------=0D > =0D > From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List=0D > Date: Monday, October 20, 2003 04:24:14 PM=0D > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Cure??=0D > =0D > CP is a condition, not a disease, Kathy Jo, as > others have said, and you > treat=0D > conditions, not cure them. There is no medicine or > surgical procedure tha= > t=0D > will cure CP. Also the earlier treatment is started, > the better as it=0D > becomes more difficult as one grows older.=0D > =0D > I think the best way to deal with it is to simply > accept the fact that yo= > u=0D > have CP and look for ways to live the best you can > with it. It's a lot of= > =0D > hard work but you can do it. If I can, anyone > can.=0D > =0D > Kat=0D > =0D > On Monday 20 October 2003 06:24 pm, you wrote:=0D > > Every year, I watch the Jerry Lewis Muscular > Dystrophy Telethon. This=0D > > year, I got depressed wondering why isn't there > anybody working on a cu= > re=0D > > for cerebral palsy.?=0D > >=0D > >=0D > >=0D > >=0D > > ---------------------------------=0D > > Do you Yahoo!?=0D > > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product > search=0D > =2E __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com