Independent Living centers usually are funded by the Federal government, so, I don't understand what you mean by it being too expensive. Mag ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please ask your Congressperson to vote FOR the MICASSA bill, this will allow medicaid funds to pay for community supports instead of isolating the person in a nursing home or institution. HR 910 is the bill number Senate version of MiCASSA (S 401). Oakland Mayor's Commission on People with disabilities ~Tamar Mag Raine~ [log in to unmask] IM: tamarmag48 Yahoo IM Tamarmag56 > [Original Message] > From: Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Date: 5/9/2005 11:00:43 AM > Subject: Re: new member intro and some well-meant comments... > > Kathy Jo, > > As Ken and Bobby said, CP isn't something you "get over." Your > statement reminded me of some "well meaning 'friends'" of my mom when I > was in school. They were positive that if my/her faith were strong > enough, that I could be "normal." I've got two major problems with > that. > > 1. I think I was and am pretty much normal, even if I do use a > wheelchair. I did "normal" things other kids did, although maybe a > little differently; > 2. G_d probably had (and has) other things in mind for me than > testing my faith (or my mom's faith, for that matter) with my > disability. I'm not sure what those things are, but I think if I do the > best I can with what I've got, G_d will be OK with that. =20 > > As far as "getting over CP," I think we learn better ways to cope with > the challenges that we encounter, whether they be physical obstacles, or > the attitudes of others. I've learned to just ignore people like my > mom's former "friends," because it's just not worth the effort to try > and educate some people. I spend a _lot_ of time personally and > professionally working with little kids on disability awareness > activities, because they seem to be the most receptive. That doesn't > mean I ignore older kids and adults, but I give them about three chances > and move on. =20 > > You said the first IL center you checked out was "too expensive." Get > in touch with the folks at the Waismann Center, and find out if they > have someone who can help you to develop a plan to achieve the level of > independence you'd like. Here's contact info. > > Waisman Center=20 > University of Wisconsin-Madison=20 > 1500 Highland Ave=20 > Madison, WI 53705-2280=20 > Main Phone: 608-263-1656=20 > Main Fax: 608-263-0529=20 > Website: http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/=20 > > Carl Durocher can get you in touch with the right folks at Waismann, > > Carl Durocher > 608-265-2544 > [log in to unmask] > > and Linda Rowley can give you other contacts throughout Wisconsin > > Linda Rowley, LPN, BS > 608-263-5973 > [log in to unmask] > > =20 > =20 > =20 > > Kendall Corbett > > An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!) > > The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one > persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all > progress depends on the unreasonable man. > -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bobby Greer [mailto:[log in to unmask]]=20 > Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 3:44 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: new member intro and some well-meant comments... > > Kathy Jo, > > Acceptance is action and action is an ongoing process. > For example, if you let others "decide for you", that is not action it's > giving up. Action is looking into where you might want to stay and > making a > decision. You speak of "accepting CP" as if it were an event, but it is > not, > it is a lifetime process. > > Bobby > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ken barber" <[log in to unmask]> > Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 5:02 PM > Subject: Re: new member intro and some well-meant comments... > > > > i said "is it true?" have you gotten over cp? maybe > > you should pay attention to some of the email you get. > > > > you do not just out grow cp. its not an allergy. > > > > --- Kathy Jo Pink <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Huh? > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > ken barber wrote: > > > > > > >well, has it been true? > > > > > > > >--- Kathy Jo Pink <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > > >> From > > > >>the time I was age > > > >>ten to age twenty-nine, everyday I was told that I > > > >>would walk and get > > > >>over C.P. later in my life... > > > >> > > > >>Kathy Jo Pink > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com