Hi Kat & Ken, Thankyou for your advice. Carrie. >From: Automatic digest processor <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: "St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List" ><[log in to unmask]> >To: Recipients of C-PALSY digests <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: C-PALSY Digest - 12 Jan 2005 to 13 Jan 2005 (#2005-14) >Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 00:04:12 -0500 > >There are 5 messages totalling 236 lines in this issue. > >Topics of the day: > > 1. Sore Legs (2) > 2. Was Sore Legs now legal advice! > 3. Hi > 4. test > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:27:24 +1100 >From: Carrie Bancroft <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Sore Legs > >Hi Everyone, > >Thank you for your advice. > >I have Diplegic C.P. & whilst it is mild & I can walk, I do find that as I >age there are more things to overcome. > >Yes Kat, the sore legs are spasms & the numbness starts as well when >I sit still. I struggle when I am tired &/or stressed. > >I do sit at the back of the room & near a door. I just find that I get >self-conscious >about it. > >Carrie. > >------------------------------ > >Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 05:52:43 -0500 >From: Kathy <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: Sore Legs > >Well, the main thing is, to get up and go out to the bathroom or get a >drink >of water at a water fountain, or just walk down the hall. Just move. I've >found that that has helped my spasms at meetings, and believe you me, I've >been to a lot of meetings in my time with my company. > >As for feeling self-conscious if the speaker's good enough, everyone's >attention will be on them, not you. If they're not good, well, everyone >will >be noticing everyone else, not just you. > >Kat > > >On Thursday 13 January 2005 3:27 am, Carrie Bancroft wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > > > Thank you for your advice. > > > > I have Diplegic C.P. & whilst it is mild & I can walk, I do find that as >I > > age there are more things to overcome. > > > > Yes Kat, the sore legs are spasms & the numbness starts as well when > > I sit still. I struggle when I am tired &/or stressed. > > > > I do sit at the back of the room & near a door. I just find that I get > > self-conscious > > about it. > > > > Carrie. > >------------------------------ > >Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 10:04:44 -0800 >From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: Was Sore Legs now legal advice! > > i am not going to advise on how to avoid sore legs, >i am going to give a little legal advice. > if any part of your job hurts or stains you, >document it, document it, document it.!!! > my doctor advised me in 2002 that over the years >repeatedly stressing myself to meet the duties of my >job (30 years) had coused injuries to my neck, and >ligaments, and tendons. i have been in a 3 year battle >with the department of labor over these work related >injuries. the big hold is that every random doctors >they send me too for opinions can't seem to say either >way if my job duties could have coused the injuries. >if i had documented it many times over the years how i >was strained we might not be in this battle. > document, just in case! >--- Kathy <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Well, the main thing is, to get up and go out to the > > bathroom or get a drink > > of water at a water fountain, or just walk down the > > hall. Just move. I've > > found that that has helped my spasms at meetings, > > and believe you me, I've > > been to a lot of meetings in my time with my > > company. > > > > As for feeling self-conscious if the speaker's good > > enough, everyone's > > attention will be on them, not you. If they're not > > good, well, everyone will > > be noticing everyone else, not just you. > > > > Kat > > > > > > On Thursday 13 January 2005 3:27 am, Carrie Bancroft > > wrote: > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > > > Thank you for your advice. > > > > > > I have Diplegic C.P. & whilst it is mild & I can > > walk, I do find that as I > > > age there are more things to overcome. > > > > > > Yes Kat, the sore legs are spasms & the numbness > > starts as well when > > > I sit still. I struggle when I am tired &/or > > stressed. > > > > > > I do sit at the back of the room & near a door. I > > just find that I get > > > self-conscious > > > about it. > > > > > > Carrie. > > > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. >http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 > >------------------------------ > >Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:10:05 -0600 >From: Kathy Jo Pink <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: Hi > >Linda, > > > >May I contact you off-list? Kathy Jo > > > > > > > > > > > >At 05:27 PM 1/12/2005, you wrote: > >Kathy Jo, > > > >Yes, yes, and yes...Many of us on the list are living examples of people > >with CP living on our own, married and with children. > > > >I, for one, have the first two and now am working on the children >part...I > >just got married in November, but am turning 32 on Monday so my husband >and > >I don't want to wait to have kids. It's all up to mother nature and the > >good Lord now. > > > >Make goals for yourself and take steps to reach them. You can achieve > >whatever you set your mind to if you are willing to work long and hard to > >get to the goal. > > > >Linda > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Kathy Jo Pink" <[log in to unmask]> > >To: <[log in to unmask]> > >Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 1:47 PM > >Subject: Re: Hi > > > > > > > Greetings , Michael Jefferies. I am Kathy Pink. Can /do most people >that > > > have CP live on their own, (if possible) marry, and have healthy > > > children??? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 08:42 PM 1/10/2005, you wrote: > > >>Greetings, Lori. I am Michael Jeffries. I've been here mostly >lurking > > >>but > > >>when there is something interesting I will have my say. I have >CP(left > > >>hemiplegia). I have two daughters 13 and 3. both are normal. I >have > > >>custody of > > >>both. I'm planning to get married to a very beautiful woman who is >on > > >>this > > >>listserv. Feel free to ask anything. I'm here to help. > > > > >------------------------------ > >Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:50:05 -0600 >From: Kathy Jo Pink <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: test > >Lol! Cheers, Kathy > > > > > > > > > > > >At 03:12 PM 1/12/2005, you wrote: > >This is just a test. Do not adjust your set. > > > >Cheers! > > > >Carla > >http://home.netscape.ca/~terrier new home in cyberspace > >------------------------------ > >End of C-PALSY Digest - 12 Jan 2005 to 13 Jan 2005 (#2005-14) >*************************************************************