Mag, Those were NOT religious friends. (I don't think.) They were just hoping. Kathy Jo Tamar Raine wrote: >Kathy Jo, >As long as you do not accept yourself as you are, you will be unhappy. I'm >sorry your religious friends told you wrongly. They were misinterpreting >the bible. The healing that Jesus was talking about, was the healing of the >spirit. > >As to the word Mentor. look it up at www.dictionary.com I agree with joy >that you can do that for yourself. > >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: Kathy Jo Pink <[log in to unmask]> >>To: <[log in to unmask]> >>Date: 5/7/2005 7:47:35 AM >>Subject: Re: new member intro and some well-meant comments... >> >>Hello Felice Vaiiana, >> >> >> >>My name is Kathy Jo Pink . I'm 33 and from the U.S. Welcome to this >>list! I am one of the administrators or I was. What's a mentor? >> >> >> >> have Cerebral Palsy. To me, having it is NOT okay. (I know I will get >>a lot of e-mail because I said (wrote) this . 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>lice Tanya Vaiani wrote: >> >> >> >>>Hi all, >>>Miss Felice Vaiani here. I'm 27 from Melbourne >>>Australia. Thank Goddess that this is an active list. >>>I have had Spastic Ataxic Quadriplegic CP resulting >>> >>> >>>from brain trauma after a difficult birth. I am >> >> >>>training to be a mentor for others with disabilities. >>> >>>I believe this is a list primarily for adults with CP >>>and I am curious as to WHY so many parents on here >>>seek 'cures' and 'relief' for their children. With >>>-much- reverence to you all, having CP is okay. If >>>your kids hurt it is fine to medicate them and seek >>>some therapy, but please do not shelter them from the >>>experience of being a person proud of having CP. Let >>>them revel in it. I know I do and all the therapy in >>>the world wouldn't change who I was inside. >>> >>>Thanks, I hope to find friends (and wise detractors) >>>here. >>> >>>In strength, >>>Fiz >>> >>> >>>Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. >>>http://au.movies.yahoo.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > > > >