i have been to quite a few boardcertified neuros in the past three year with a legal matter and most know squat, zero, zilch. a few admited it, but, quite a few tried to fake it and it was obvious. --- Kathy <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 1) I had to explain to my new GP exactly CP is and > why I'm not doing as well > as CP adults are theoretically supposed to. But > once I brought up PPS and > the role of fatigue and the similairty in growing > older with CP, she "got > it." I just wish doctors were more well-informed, > that's all. > > 2) Sad to say, Terri Shiavo's case is not unique > and such cases will be > fought over in our judicial system as long as there > is ambiguity over wishes > regarding end-of-life issues and conflct within > families. If Terri's parents > hadn't chosen to go public with it, it'd have stayed > a private family matter > without all this dragging the courts into it. None > of this would have been > possible thirty years ago, before modern medicine > raised our expecations and > prolonged lives with the help of machinery, etc. > > 3) Personally speaking, I resent the efforts of > disability rights groups such > as "Not Dead Yet" interferring with my right to die > as I wish. Nor do I want > the U.S. Government telling my family how to decide. > This is interferrence > that is intrusive and just plain not right. Now I'm > not talking about > suicide per se but about terminal illness or > vegetative states. Itr's my > life and I reserve the right to do as I wish. > > Frankly, I think it's very interesting that since > President Bush signed that > emergency bill last week, his approval ratings have > gone down, particularly > amongst conservatives. I also find it ironical that > I'm siding with the > majority in this, when I'm usually the odd person > out. > > Kat > > On Saturday 26 March 2005 8:16 pm, Bobby Greer > wrote: > > First Frist is a cardiologist. I have had to > explain what cp is to many > > MD's. Having little or no knowledge > > of what cp is, I would say, typical of most MD's. > Secondly. > > "neocons" is a neologism and a pjorative one at > that. > > I am a moderate and your logic appears to be a bit > flawed. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Brent Edwards" <[log in to unmask]> > > Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 12:09 AM > > Subject: More Terri Schiavo bullsh*t > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/