Readers Write.Sound off! Send e-mails to editor@nmss.org or write to Editor, National MS Society, 733 Third Avenue, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10017-3288. Feedback on teen issue I really enjoyed reading Teen InsideMS in the Fall issue. One article particularly stood out: "In My World Everyone Understands", by Heidi Krattiger. I'm 12 years old and my mom has had MS for 15 years. I know she can't help that she has it, but I still "break down" when all of my friends get to go to the mall, the beach, or even just apple picking, and I can't. I empathize em·pa·thize v. To feel empathy in relation to another person. completely with Heidi. Like she said, our friends just don't understand. LINDSAY BERGMANN, VIA E-MAIL e-mail: see electronic mail. in full electronic mail Messages and other data exchanged between individuals using computers in a network. Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : WeMedia, the Teen issue sponsor, has a new Web site for teens and MS issues. Go to <www.wemedia.com/ms> and check it out. I have MS, and am the parent of a 6-year-old. I found it extremely helpful just to know that there were other families out there sharing some of our same struggles. I often feel so isolated. I just wanted to extend a big thank-you to everyone involved. SERENITY MCINTYRE, VIA E-MAIL Editor's Note: Looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. support for younger children? Please call 1-800-344-4867, then Option #1, and you'll be connected to the chapter nearest you. They'll send you the National MS Society's children's newsletter, Keep S'Myelin. How I wish there'd been a teen MS magazine for me. I'm 33 now and was 2 when my dad was diagnosed, and reading your teen issue brought memories flooding back. I, too, made meatloaf and cookies with my dad, took on many additional chores, and felt as if other kids didn't know or understand what I was going through. I'm glad the National MS Society is there not only for those with MS, but for their children as well. I hope these kids never feel as alone as I did. JODI PERLSTEIN, NEW YORK More mobility strategies My sister-in-law has had MS for more than 10 years, and her mobility has steadily declined. This past spring she signed up for a low-impact exercise class that focuses on stretching, flexing, and strength. The exercises are performed while seated in a chair, and within one week she experienced mobility improvement. She soon rejected her scooter and strolled into classes using her walker. Many of her classmates Classmates can refer to either:
JOAN WOOD Joan Wood served as a medical examiner in Pinellas County and Pasco County in central west Florida. Wood was medical examiner in the case of Lisa McPherson, later relinquishing her Florida medical license[1] under pressure by the state when she changed her findings MOSER, MINNESOTA I was especially interested in the information about dogs trained to help people with mobility problems, published in the Fall issue's Readers Write section. This is a wonderful option I'd not been aware of. Since my balance is poor, this is something I am going to pursue. ROSEMARY WILSON, VIA E-MAIL Businesses beware! I am a "baby boomer baby boomer also ba·by-boom·er n. A member of a baby-boom generation. Noun 1. baby boomer - a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers" boomer ," and we represent the largest segment of today's population and have more money to spend than any previous generation. Pretty soon we'll be the "older" generation, using canes, crutches, walkers, scooters, wheelchairs, etc.--and I'm pretty sure we're going to shop at stores that have made accommodations for us and made us feel welcome. People with disabilities have been asking businesses to become more accessible for some time, and businesses have been balking balking, baulking see jibbing. about doing it for just as long. But, in my opinion, pure economics says that places that are not accessible are going to go out of business. Instead of spending their money on lawyers trying to figure out ways how not to comply with the ADA Ada, city, United States Ada (ā`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area. , businesses could put those funds to better use by starting to make their properties more accessible right now. EDWARD J. KIESEL, FLORIDA A rolling resource In the Fall 2000 issue of InsideMS we ran a special section on Mobility, in which we referred readers to an especially useful Web site: <www.wheelchairnet.org>. WheelchairNet is a community--visited, built, and managed by people who have an interest in wheelchairs. It contains sections on wheelchair selection, proper use, ways to fund a purchase, chat rooms, and Wheelchair University--which offers lectures, articles, and book excerpts. We incorrectly attributed creation of this site to Dr. Joseph Herbert. It was created by the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC RERC Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center RERC Real Estate Research Corporation ) on Wheeled Mobility at the University of Pittsburgh through a 5-year grant from the National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR NIDRR National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (US Department of Education) ). |
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