i appoint you to get a name and address for everybody to use. --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From: Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Hi...I'm Annie > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 4:32 PM > I think we should all write to UCP, asking for a nation-wide > study of older people with cp. it's very frustrating. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://www.zazzle.com/TamarMag* > Tamar Mag Raine > [log in to unmask] > www.cafepress.com/tamarmag > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Michael H. Collis <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 1:00:49 PM > Subject: Re: Hi...I'm Annie > > Hi Annie, > > Unfortunately, no, there is not much out there for adults > w/ C.P. The Baby Boom generation were the first > C.P.er's to become integrated (to a point) in society. > Before that, people would hide those of us with C.P. or put > us in an institution. I think Ken, Kat, Mag, and Kyle > would agree. The reason why we were somewhat more > integrated in sociaty was because of the Nazi's T4 > program, in which the lives of those deemed less than > perfect (MR, CP, Autism), were murdered, and our parents > wanted better for us. > > > ---- Original message ---- > >Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:57:24 -0700 > >From: Annette Koonce <[log in to unmask]> > >Subject: Hi...I'm Annie > >To: [log in to unmask] > > > >Hi.....my name is Annie. I'm 62 year old woman in > Arkansas who was born in Cape Town South Africa. My parents > brought me to the States when I was three for treatment of > my CP. I am a psychotherapist who was forced to retire in > 1996 because I totally lost the use of my legs. I am now > completely dependent on my daughter. (The state pays her to > care for me). I am hoping to hear from other adults because > so little is known about those of us who have CP in later > life. > > > >I read the 1993 article from the state of New York > which was cited in a previous email. I must say I > wasn't impressed by it.... surely there is some other > information somewhere which is more current! Can anyone out > there help? > > > >Thanks so much. I can't wait to get to know > y'all on the list. > > > > > > > > > > > >----------------------- > > > >To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, > go here: > > > >http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > ----------------------- > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go > here: > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > ----------------------- > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go > here: > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy ----------------------- To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy