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|                          The Journal of the                          |
|                    American Disability Association                   |
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|                            August 1992                               |
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|                        Volume One/Issue Six                          |
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Published monthly by and for the Members of ADAnet, the International
Disability Network.  Copyright 1992, American Disability Association.
All rights reserved.  Duplication and/or distribution permitted for
non-commercial purposes only.  For use in other circumstances, please
contact JADA.

Paper single copy price (U.S. mailing): . . . . . . . . . . . $5.00US
Electronic Price:  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  free!
Paper printed version available from the American Disability
Association.  See details and membership form elsewhere in the JADA.

For more information about JADA refer to the end of this file.

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                           Table of Contents

First Word......................................................Page  2
Opinions and Editorials
  On the Fly....................................................Page  3
  Pushing The Envelope..........................................Page  8
Articles
  Conflict Resolution - Part Two Of Seven.......................Page  9
  Decubitus Ulcer...............................................Page 10
  Bicycle Foot Pedals...........................................Page 12
  Introducing Window Bridge.....................................Page 14
  CHAMPUS Changes May Help Some.................................Page 15
  From the Many, One - Part Three...............................Page 16
  Rules for Being Human.........................................Page 17
  Lobster Please, But Hold the Butter...........................Page
  Post Polio News Update........................................Page
  UK Accessibility..............................................Page

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  Diabetics Primer - Part One of Two............................Page
    Common Reactions when Diagnosed.............................Page
    When And How Often Should Blood Or Urine Sugar Be Checked...Page
    The Importance of Meal Planning.............................Page
    The Diabetic Way of Eating..................................Page
  ADHD Medications - An Overview................................Page
  Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome......................................Page
  On Hypnosis...................................................Page
Miscellaneous Information.......................................Page 18
Upcoming Events.................................................Page 20
Messages Worth Repeating........................................Page 21
Because It's Fun................................................Page 26
Beautiful Thoughts..............................................Page 27
What's on ADAnet - An ADAnet Echo List..........................Page 28
Assoc. of Disabled Americans Membership Form....................Page 30
Indica..........................................................Page 31

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First Word

Better late than never is how the old saying goes, and this issue is
definitely late.  To say whether it's better or not would be a
subjective judgment on my part.  So while it's up to you to say if it's
better than ever, I can positively say that this issue of the JADA is
bigger than ever.  I hope you enjoy it.

While I won't bore you with any cliched tales of woe designed to excuse
the date stamp on this file, but if you would, do this for me:

Picture in your mind a guy sitting at his desk.  A desk piled deep with
random heaps of paper and littered with assorted chunks of computer
hardware.  He's looking up at you with sad-faced solemnity
saying/whining, "But I've been busy... I'll do better next time...
Promise."

Thank you.


Marlin Johnson
Editor in Chief

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                        Opinions and Editorials

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ON THE FLY...
By: Bill Freeman

    Is it not amazing?  ADAnet is just celebrating its first year
of service.  What started out as a simple idea to link together people
with disabilities has covered the world; not because of anything any
one person has done, but because of the combined efforts of many people
to deliver ADAnet to their communities.

    We have found our mission: To meet the information and
communication needs of people with disabilities, encouraging disability
culture in the world, while working to bring increased quality of life
and promote greater access to freedom for all people regardless of
disability. Together we are succeeding in this mission.

    In the course of an average day, it is not uncommon that many
people in many countries and many states reach out to ADAnet. The need
for ADAnet is as great as it has ever been. Nothing can be more
pleasing than to help people find answers to their problems; helping
folks realize that they are not alone - that we may not always have the
answer, but we stand together, and help each other search for greater
happiness in life. The many friendships and the great love shared
within our community has enriched us all.

    And ADAnet is still growing! We welcome new member sites in New
Zealand and Australia, North America and Europe. As you can tell from
this issue of the Journal, it too is growing - so much so that we ran
considerably behind schedule in getting this month's issue to you.

    We are busy planning yet another expansion. Our rule for
success so far has been to ask all of the people benefitting from
ADAnet to help us carry the word to the world. Combined with a true
sense of love and compassion toward one another, and a stalwart desire
to change our world for the better, we have all we need to take our
message of hope to all the four corners of the world.

    We plan to concentrate on national and international publicity,
as well as establishing our journal in printed form over the next many
months. We will see ADAnet grow into Africa and the Middle East, and we
will add several new echos such as CTS (Carpel Tunnel Syndrome) and
Cardiac care. If you have an idea to help ADAnet grow, please share it
with us. Only your calls and letters to newspapers, television news and
talk shows, and your political representatives can insure our campaign
for recognition will be successful. We don't want anyone to go another

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day longer without knowing that ADAnet is available to them.

    Disability education is another primary goal of ADAnet. People
are learning more now that ever before about their own disabilities, as
well as the disabilities of others. In this way, we are developing a
very kind and caring approach to equality - first amongst ourselves,
bringing recognition and respect, which invariably rubs off on others.
This knowledge and understanding brings us closer to one another, and
creates greater promise for all of us, whether disabled or not, to be
the best human beings we can be. It makes us closer as brothers and
sisters.

    Many professionals working for people with disabilities are
also now participating within ADAnet. Bringing their expertise to our
forums, they add knowledge and support to our network. In return, they
feel that their participation has real meaning and value to everyday
folks with disabilities. The blessings are truly geometric.

    One such blessing is a greater awareness of the existing and
available resources for people with disabilities. It warms my heart to
see mothers and fathers online talking about the disabilities of their
children. They come to ADAnet feeling alone - isolated in a world that
seemingly had rather not get involved. While we don't have every answer
that they look for, we show them that we care. We remember them in our
daily lives, and even the hardest questions get answered.

    We continue to encourage greater discussion of sometimes
difficult disability issues. Many people benefit from our association
by the realization that they are not alone, not forgotten. News of
people with disabilities, like Carlos Costa, a disabled Canadian
distance swimmer who will meet the challenge and show us all the simple
truths of life, brightens our days - making us richer and more
rewarding. Carlos, like many other young people online, makes us proud.
He credits ADAnet with giving him the support and courage he needed to
carry through with his plans as a distance swimmer. This makes me the
most happy of all the news I've heard regarding ADAnet - it proves that
we are doing something important; something of great value; something
of which we are all a part.

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Pushing the Envelope
By: Waddell Robey


                       PUSHING THE ENVELOPE

Please excuse the reference to a test pilot buzz word, but it does have
some bearing on the story I wish to relate.

A client of mine, who has spent the last 11 years moving out of the grip
of a very debilitating stroke (23 years old at onset) has constantly,
with the help of family and professionals, sought to regain as much of
herself as possible:  has CELEBRATED those eleven years by
"free-falling" 5000 feet in a sky diving feat.  Now admittedly, this has
very little redeeming value in the employment world, but in the
self-esteem world it is a most significant high point.

This sky-diving excursion was truly a celebration of considerable
successes.  The point I wish to convey is that all of us can celebrate
high points of growth and achievement if we wish to "push the envelope."
This is entirely relative to the degree of capability for each
individual, the celebratory factor is that within that capability, the
individual has reached a high point of individual determination and
success.

I see any of these efforts as momentous expressions of courage and
determination.  None of which needs to be as dramatically punctuated as
a sky-diving excursion, but punctuated nonetheless by that personal
knowledge that you are "pushing the envelope"

We read about these high points, almost daily in the messages that come
forth in ADANET.  I know there are many others, and I personally would
like to encourage the celebrants to share their high points with all of
us.  This, IMHO, is the essence of hope for others, who are still
considering--"pushing the envelope."

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                           A R T I C L E S

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Conflict Resolution - Part Two of Seven
By: Dr. Robert B. Johnstone


  Copyrights 1947-1991 by Dr Robert B. Johnstone
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 (Editor's note:  Bob Johnstone kindly gave us permission to
  release his Conflict Resolution here in the JADA in the hopes
  that it will help many deal with stress.)

Re: CONFLICT RESOLUTION PART 2


 (Part TWO of Seven)

 Accentuate the positive or affirmative and discover the reason others
with a positive outlook on life, suffer far less sickness than do those
who see the world in negative terms.

 There are many books today, that tell you how to think "positive" but,
thinking positive, does not always work for all people.  In my
experience, it only works for about 30% of those who try to practice
positive thinking, many have problems getting any results.

Why is this true?  Think about it, if our positive thoughts create a
positive effect in life, then our negative thoughts create negative
effects.  If we have been programed to think in a negative way, even
when we "practice" positive thinking, we still spend more time thinking
negative.  If we had a balance scale, and every time we thought positive
we put a match on the plus side, but every time we thought negative, we
put one on the minus side, at the end of the day there would be a lot
more mass on the minus side.  When using "self-hypnosis" we produce
alpha brain waves.  While we produce Alpha, positive thoughts have
approximately 100 times the effect, a negative thought has than when
producing Beta waves or what we produce normally in active levels.  So
theoretically, we are able to offset hundreds of negative thoughts we
have each day, by producing Alpha waves and thinking in a positive
manner while we practice self- hypnosis 10 to 15 minutes once or twice
per day.

 This works, but, in many people, it just works to * maintain * - unlike
these others, who have been thinking * positive * all their lives,
others must overcome the effect of MILLIONS of past negative thoughts.

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This seems overwhelming to many, but, there is a different way of
dealing with these past thoughts or memories that burn so much energy.
The way I do this, is too take all the mass that on the minus side of
the scale, and place that mass on the plus side of the scale.
Immediately, it begins to work FOR us, instead of against us......  how
can we do this, well it is simpler or easier than you might think.
Think about this, just accept this for a moment, until I explain.

Let's say, that EVERY experience or memory in our life is only a
learning experience......  But, we have been taught that there are
certain types of these experiences which are traumatic or terrible and
because the brain functions somewhat like a computer, doing only what it
is told, we feel resentment or anger in certain memories.  We have been
programed to feel what we will feel, so we do.  Because the brain has
been programed to create anger, that consumes our energy, we cant
function the way we feel we would like too.  Even though we call this
anger by many different names, frustration, jealousy, irritation, etc,
the bottom line is, it all contains RESENTMENT.

 Now, what I have been doing is to teach my clients to change their
perception of these memories.  To look at them again, in a new or
different way and see what they can * learn * from them.  To discover,
just how they could use these memories as learning experiences, in spite
of the content of memories.  As they begin to do this, they discover
that their feelings about these memories change.  As the feelings
change, they are then really able to use them in beneficial ways.  They
stop experiencing the stress that has been associated with them.  They
stop feeling anger or resentment when thinking of memories and discover
many ways that you can use information to help yourself now or in the
future.

  (Continued in part three.....)

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Decubitus Ulcer
By: Joe Chamberlain

                          DECUBITUS ULCER
              (Bedsore; Pressure Sore; Trophic Ulcer)

General Information

Ischemic necrosis (tissue death) and ulceration of tissues overlying a
bony prominence that has been subjected to prolonged pressure against an
object such as a bed, wheelchair, cast, or splint.  It is seen most
frequently in patients who have diminished or absent sensation, or are
debilitated, emaciated, paralyzed or otherwise long bedridden.  Tissues
over bony areas such as heels, hip bones, lower back are especially
susceptible but other sites may be involved, depending on the patient's

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position.  Decubitus ulcers can affect not only superficial tissues, but
also muscle and bone.

Causes:

Many factors precipitate decubitus ulcers.  These include loss of pain
and pressure sensations that ordinarily would prompt a change of
position and relief of the pressure; thinness of fat and muscle padding
between bony weight-bearing areas and the skin; malnutrition; anemia;
infection; poor circulation; spasticity; and the most important factor,
pressure.  Pressure severe enough to impair local circulation can occur
within hours in an immobilized patient, causing lack of oxygen at the
site that progresses, if unrelieved, to death of skin tissue and tissue
below the skin.  Pressure can be due to infrequent shifting of position;
friction and irritation from ill-adjusted supports; wrinkled bedding or
clothing; or moisture from perspiration or from urinary or fecal
incontinence.

Signs and Symptoms:

The stages of decubitus ulcer formation correspond to tissue layers.

Stage I
Consists of skin redness that disappears on pressure; the skin and
underlying tissues are still soft.

Stage II
Shows redness, swelling and hardening, at times with blistering or
shedding of the outer layer of skin.

Stage III
Death of tissue with exposure of the fat layer.

Stage IV
Death of the tissue extends through the skin and fat to muscle.

Stage V
Further fat and muscle damage.

Stage VI
Bone destruction begins, progressing to osteomyelitis (inflammation of
the bone) with the possibility of septic arthritis, spontaneous bone
fractures and infection throughout the system.

Treatment:

The best treatment for pressure sores is prevention.  Pressure on
sensitive areas MUST be relieved.  Full-flotation beds (water beds), Air
beds, air-filled alternating-pressure mattresses, and sponge-rubber
mattresses all can help relieve pressure, but the most important factor
is a change of position every 1 to 2 hours.  Protective padding should

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be used on bony areas and under plaster casts or braces.  Maintaining
cleanliness and dryness also helps to prevent tissue damage.

A well-balanced diet, high in protein, is important.  Threatened
decubitus (1st and 2nd stages) requires energetic use of all the above
measures to prevent progression to tissue death.  The area should be
kept exposed, free from pressure, and dry.  Stimulating the circulation
by gentle massage can accelerate healing.  The major problem in treating
decubitus ulcer is that the ulcer is like an iceberg, a small visible
surface with an extensive unknown base, and there is no good method of
determining the extent of tissue damage.  Ulcers that have not advanced
beyond the 3rd stage may heal spontaneously if the pressure is removed
and the area is small.

Fourth stage ulcers require cleansing of the dead tissue; some may also
require surgery.  When the ulcers are filled with pus and dead tissue,
there are medications which may help cleanse them without surgery.  More
advanced ulcers require surgical treatment.

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Bicycle Foot Pedals
By: Bill Gorman

Many *many* years ago when I was bike riding, I developed a pedal that
you might find useful. I'll try to draw it in ASCII below:

          ___________________________
          ***************************     <=====  flat steel strap
                                      **          attached to top of
    (A)                                **         pedal
                                       **
                                       **
      -----------------------------------
      |                                  |_____
      |     standard pedal               |===== connects to bike here
      |__________________________________|
       | lead counterbalance weights    |
       |________________________________|

Dimension (A) is whatever height is necessary to slide your foot under
the rigid steel strap from the outside.

The pedal as shown can be made in an hour or so by a bike shop. The
steel strap holds your foot in place, yet allows escape in an emergency.
The lead weights keep the pedal always hanging with the steel strap on
top, so it is easy to catch with your foot. The whole thing doesn't
decrease the ground clearance when the pedal is at the bottom on its arc
by more than an inch. The added weight is not noticeable, since it is
supported by the bike not the rider, and the bike is still ridable by a

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TAB if the need/desire arises.

This design was and is my own, from the early seventies, fabricated to
my design. I can prove that, if necessary.

I HEREWITH DONATE AND ASSIGN THIS DESIGN TO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. Hope
somebody finds it useful.

W. K. (Bill) Gorman

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Introducing Window Bridge
By: Russ Kiehne

Until now; access to the growing world of graphically-generated text has
been beyond the reach of the Blind or Print-handicapped computer user.
Syntha-voice Computers Inc.  of Hamilton, Ont.  is proud to announce the
release of the first Synthetic Speech output solution for Microsoft
Windows Version 3.1.

"WINDOW BRIDGE" provides the solution for using your favorite Speech
Synthesizer to access both MICROSOFT WINDOWS and DOS Applications
through a powerful, yet friendly interface. "WINDOW BRIDGE" is a
memory-resident (TSR) program which communicates with your favorite
speech synthesizer.  The result is the ability to access the same
powerful text-based WINDOWS Applications as sighted computer users
including, but not limited to Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
programs, Desktop Publishing and Word Processing Programs, CD ROM
programs, and much, much more!

Within WINDOWS Applications, choose to navigate the mouse; hearing the
items of text on the screen as you move.  The Mouse Sensor shows you
where you are, and the direction and speed at which you are moving as
the Mouse-pointer glides across the screen.  Choose to control the mouse
pointer from the keyboard instead; and achieve the same functionality as
using a mouse.

Verbally identify all characters, fonts, point-size, screen attributes
and screen colors.  Selectively filter out any individual or group of
symbols or graphics characters from being spoken.  Selectively eliminate
any user-definable areas of the screen from being spoken such as
constantly repeating messages.

Read any part of the screen without moving the cursor or changing modes
of operation.  Easily instruct WINDOW BRIDGE to verbalize Prompts,
Messages and other information that normally is not spoken as it appears
on the screen.

Instantly move the cursor or Mouse-pointer directly to any portion of

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the screen.  Instantly stop and start the speech output at any time with
a single keystroke.  Select and track any combination of colors or
attributes used by a DOS application as a Lightbar.

The user-definable Command Menu allows the creation of one or more
menu's; capable of executing any WINDOW BRIDGE command, macro, or
application-specific commands.  Includes a powerful and easy-to-use
keyboard customization facility have or duplicate WINDOW BRIDGE commands
to meet your individual needs.  Easily assign a verbal Label to any
level of function keys for any application program.

The easy-to-use On-line Help facility allows all commands and features
to be located and explained to you at any time without having to refer
back to the manual.

Instantly load and save an unlimited number of customized Configuration
files containing all of your favorite feature settings for each of your
application programs.  AUTO-LOAD provides the intelligence to
"automatically" load the correct Configuration Files for each of your
Application programs without any extra steps.

Includes a built in powerful inter-active Macro generator; capable of
executing any combination of WINDOW BRIDGE, application and keyboard
commands.  Includes a powerful and easy-to-use Alarm and Appointment
Scheduler that can be accessed from within any program.

Print your Appointments in Print or Braille format without leaving the
program currently in use.  Includes a powerful NOTEPAD feature that
allows you to Save and Retrieve files from within another program
without disturbing what you are doing.

Includes a Telephone book and Address feature to instantly Add,
Retrieve, and Sort Names and Numbers without having to leave the program
in use.  Use the Telephone book feature to automatically dial the
Telephone Number through your modem.  Includes a 120+ feature pop-up
scientific, metric conversion, financial, and hexadecimal calculator.

SLIMWARE WINDOW BRIDGE will be premiered at the Canadian National
Institute for the Blind Technical Aids Conference on June 23, 24 and 25
in Toronto, Ont.  In the U.S; SLIMWARE WINDOW BRIDGE will be premiered
at the ACB National Convention in early July.  Upon our return from
these conventions; SLIMWARE WINDOW BRIDGE will commence shipping.

SLIMWARE WINDOW BRIDGE will Retail for $995 Canadian, and $795 U.S plus
shipping.  Syntha-voice is offering SLIMWARE WINDOW BRIDGE for a limited
time for $595 Canadian; $495 U.S.

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For further information; contact:

Syntha-voice Computers Inc.
125 Gailmont Dr.
Hamilton, Ont.
Canada
L8K 4B8
(416) 578-0565

Toll Free Customer Support/Ordering Hotline: 800-263-4540
Valid from anywhere in North America

Syntha-voice Customer Support BBS:  (416) 578-5183
Fax:  (416) 578-0625

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CHAMPUS Changes May Help Some
By: Earl Appleby

                    CHAMPUS Changes May Help Some

Recent changes enacted by Congress have restored CHAMPUS eligibility to
some persons with disability who lost it when they became eligible for
Medicare Part A.

The estimated 80,000 beneficiaries of the change include disAbled
military retirees, disABled family members of military retirees,
disAbled survivors of military members who died in the line of duty, and
disAbled widow or widowers of military retirees.  Such beneficiaries
must be enrolled in Medicare Part B and be under age 65.

Until the change, only disAbled family members of active-duty military
members were eligible for both Medicare Part A and CHAMPUS.

For those eligible under the new policy, CHAMPUS will pay the difference
between Medicare payments and the amount ordinarily paid by CHAMPUS.
Restored eligibility is retroactive to October 1, 1991 for military
retirees and their dependent family members and to December 5, 1991 for
all others.

Interim guidelines are in effect until final rules for determining
eligibility and filing claims are established by CHAMPUS.  Please
address any questions regarding the CHAMPUS changes to:

Benefits Service Office
CHAMPUS
Aurora, CO 80045-6900
1-303-361-3907 (or)
1-303-361-3707.

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...For further information, contact CURE, 812 Stephen Street, Berkeley
Springs, West Virginia 254511 (304-258-LIFE/5433).


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[                                                                     ]
[                          FROM THE MANY, ONE                         ]
[                                                                     ]
[ A series of articles by Tammy Zeller recounting her experiences     ]
[ with Multiple Personality Syndrome.  For an overview of the M_P_D   ]
[ echo see the article by Jack Zeller, M_P_D Moderator, in JADA0592.  ]
[ Part one was published in JADA0692, and part two was published in   ]
[ JADA0792.                                                           ]
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From the Many, One - Part Three
By: Tammy Zeller

Late teens......

After graduation of high school....we moved on....being 17...it was
hard to get a job....so in the mean time...we ate from the garbage
and slept wherever we could find.....the next step was to sell the
body....that worked for awhile....until we ended up in the hospital
from malnutrition....at this time more were made....more mothers to
handle all the situations...and for comfort and love...these mothers
were for Tammy only..not for any children in the system....as the
mother nurtured her...and held her...she became more
self-worthy...not much, but enough to get out there and go at it
again...

Work...and more work....Doris had arrived on the scene...(age 43).
She was to be the oldest of all the alters...no more were created
older than Doris...Doris was the head mother....she would take us to
work and do the work...dress us for work..everything......she kept
the body looking young and pretty...always changing our hair and
clothes to the latest fashions...she worked 3 jobs....as the body
did not require much sleep at this time....

As our life went along we did not have much to do with men...didn't
really have a big interest in them anyway...so it was no great
loss....  as the fanciful picture got better...we met more....the
next was the cleaning lady...Interoria....the shopper...the
driver...the wiz...the sly one....Cammy...and a few more...about
this time the body was 18....still working and carry on a normal
life...(so I thought)......but yet at times I was not there...I mean
I knew what was going on but did not have the control to stop
anything that came out of my mouth or what my body did....it was
like sitting in the living room watching t.v....I (Tammy) was the

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host and did not know it...at this time I was only allowed to watch
what the others did...and watch my body take on different shapes and
hear my voice change and watch with amazement the different colors
of my eyes....but yet still thought this was all normal...it was a
part of growing up....

At 19 I met my husband, Jack....he was very nice to me....it was
like I had known him all my life..(in which I did)..but yet still
could not comprehend why....I was to find that out at a later
time....well anyway, we got married...actually...Cammy and J.W.
married Jack...I was still in the background....and he would say to
me..."boy are you moody...are you having your period"?...bam!  up
popped Arlene and was all over him like white on rice...just little
things would set her off..it didn't take much....and with Alan with
her, she was very dangerous....a very violent person, a very angry
person...and would drain the body when she was out.....it would be
some time before we could get her under control....years...11 to be
exact....

As our marriage move forward...children were born...first a
girl..and next a boy.....  the body age is now 21....but in between
the babies, Doris had us in college....psychology....more for us
than a job...be cause I (tammy) could not understand why I did not
like children.....I did not want children....I did not understand
them....so off we went to educate me....it was during that time that
the body became pregnant with the son.....it was a full term
pregnancy...but 4 weeks after he was born something went wrong...he
did not wake up...he was comatose....off to the hospital....we all
went....(me Tammy) was so afraid that I just slept to hide the
others and did not come back out for years..  number one handle
it...and when she burnt out another mother came...and
another.....until that day when the phone call came for us to come
to the hospital...that they did not expect him to make it through
the night...so we went...all the way there...we said nothing...and
neither did Jack...I knew he was gone...before we even got
there....but it did not help knowing that...I remember coming down
the hall and the nurse running up to us and saying.."I am sorry he
died a while ago"....bam!  down on the floor we went.....for me...I
wish I was able to say goodbye and tell him one more time how much I
loved him.....I never saw him again....Jack went in and held him one
last time...he said goodbye for the last time.....he told me that
they still had the tubes in his nose....I don't know how long we
were there....I don't remember how long Jack was in the room.....the
next thing I remember was being at the grave sight...but it was not
me...and it was not the one that took the news....it was no-
one....that's what the alters name was....no-one....it was his job
to be there to watch.....and as they lowered the casket in the
ground I could feel...a part of me going down too....I did not want
him to be alone....in the dark and no one there for him....when I
came back to reality..if that was what it was....no-body was
out...(no-body is an alter) and we were in a shopping mall...and I

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remember saying to the others, "what the hell are we doing here?"
like aren't we suppose to be like crying or something"...(the valley
girl) was talking.....along with all the others chatting...but the
body was crying...the controller had put the weeper up front to show
crying.....and all the mothers were in side and quiet...through this
whole process, which was 7 days....there were 25 mothers made and 25
babies...one for each mother....but still I did not know.....

In losing my son...I lost myself...in more ways than one....even
though I have minimized this part of my life to you....the tears
still come to me...and the pain is relived....the memories are
clear....and my son is still dead........


will continue..

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Rules for Being Human
By: Beth Hart

                     RULES FOR BEING HUMAN

1.  You will receive a body.  You may like it, or hate it, but it
will be yours for the entire period.

2.  You will learn lessons.  You are enrolled in a full-time
informal school called life.  Each day in this school you will have
the opportunity to learn lessons.  You may like the lessons or think
them irrelevant and stupid.

3.  There are no mistakes, only lessons.  Growth is a process of
trial and error, experimentation.  The "failed" experiments are as
much a part of the process as the experiment that ultimately
"works."

4.  A lesson is repeated until it is learned.  A lesson will be
presented to you in various forms until you have learned it.  When
you have learned it, you can then go on to the next lesson.

5.  Learning lessons does not end.  There is no part of life that
does not contain it's lessons.  If you are alive, there are lessons
to be learned.

6.  "There" is no better than "here." When your "there" has become a
"here," you will simply obtain another "there" that will, again,
look better than "here."

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7.  Others are merely mirrors of you.  You cannot love or hate
something about another person unless it reflects to you something
you love or hate about yourself.

8.  What you make of your life is up to you.  You have all the tools
and resources you need.  What you do with them is up to you.  The
choice is yours.

9.  Your answers lie inside you.  The answers to life's questions
lie inside you.  All you need to do is look, listen, and trust.

10.  You will forget all this.

             **Found on a refrigerator door*

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Lobster Please, But Hold the Butter
From: John Kossowan

KENNEBEC JOURNAL, AUGUSTA, MAINE
June 18,1992

"Lobster please, but hold the butter"
Council promotes health benefits of eating crustacean
By David Sharp

PORTLAND - Lobster lovers take heart.  Promoters are launching a
campaign to dispel the notion that the tasty crustaceans are high in
cholesterol.

The campaign, a new twist on "an apple a day keeps the doctor away,"
touts lobster as a "low-fat, low-calorie, low-cholesterol" food
that's more healthy than skinless turkey or chicken.

But there's a catch: you have to eat lobster without the good stuff:
the stuffing or the melted butter.

The "myth" that lobster is high in cholesterol has festered over the
years because it's often eaten with butter and because it's often
eaten with butter and because some other shellfish such as shrimp
are high in cholesterol, lobster promoters say.

But lobster fisherman have known the secret of longevity all along.
Lester Jordan, a lobsterman for 30 years before he retired, said
he's eaten plenty of them.

"That's why I'm still alive today.  A lobster a day keeps the doctor
away but if you could afford a lobster a day, you probably couldn't
afford the doctor," Jordan, 60, said Wednesday.

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The going rate for love lobster is about $3.89 a pound in Maine,
where fisherman landed a record 30.4 million pounds worth $71.2
million last year.  Lobster is often served up for $20 or more in
restaurants elsewhere across the nation.

The Maine Lobster Promotion Council's campaign focusing on the
healthful benefits of lobster was being formally kicked off
Wednesday night at the American Festival Cafe's second Down East
Clam Bake and Lobster Festival at Rockefeller Plaza in New York.

National Institutes of Health figures show that a 3.5 ounce portion
of lobster has 0.6 grams of fat and 72 milligrams of cholesterol,
compared to skinless turkey with 11 grams of fat and 86 milligrams
of cholesterol, the council said.

As study by Dr.William Castelli, a Harvard researcher who directed
the longterm Framingham Heart Study in Massachusetts, also indicates
that lobster contains Omega-3 fatty acids, which may actually help
reduce cholesterol.

"You'll find that lobster is better than pork, beef, lamb and white
breast of chicken," Castelli said in a statement released by the
council.

"If you have a choice, go with lobster and other seafoods because
they are excruciatingly low in saturated fats and have the benefits
of fish oils."

The only problem with lobster is the way it's usually eaten --
steaming hot and dipped in butter or with rich sauces that are heavy
in fat and cholesterol.

Each tablespoon of butter contains 31 milligrams of cholesterol and
about 11 grams of fat.

"If you add any kind of fat, you're certainly going to change the
total nutritional value.  A baked potato alone isn't bad, but it is
if you add the butter and the sour cream," said Kathleen Halpin,
assistant director of food and nutrition services at Maine Medical
Center in Portland.

Some Mainers say butter just covers up the rich taste of lobster
meat.  Lobster promoters also say people are getting the message and
avoiding butter.

"Today, many people are enjoying lobster with sauces or condiments
other than butter.  People are using margarine, or salsa, or even a
pesto sauce," says David Swardlick, president of LSM/New England,
the council's public relations firm.

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Regardless, many folks in Maine don't seem to be worried about the
healthy or unhealthy attributes of lobsters.

"I eat it anyway because it's one of my favorite foods," says Holly
Connelly of Scarborough, who was having lunch with some friends in
Portland's Monument Square on Wednesday.

The campaign aimed at retailers and trade magazines is the first
major push by the Maine Lobster Promotion Council, which was created
by the Maine Legislature last year to promote the state's best-known
product worldwide.

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If you are calling from out of state, and want Maine lobster, here
are two stores in Augusta, Maine that ship to anywhere in the U.S.:

Augusta Seafood, Inc.
207-622-6951
2 North Belfast Ave., Augusta
UPS Next Day Air

Crosby Seafood
207-622-6066
393 Western Ave., Augusta
UPS Next Day Air

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If you DO order lobster from these stores, tell them the Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome Computer BBS sent you !! Thanks !  Sysop John F
Kossowan

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Post Polio News Update
From: Marianne Spengler

The post-polio community was abuzz last fall with the news that
doctors were once again considering the possibility that an active
polio virus causes Post-Polio Syndrome.  They came to that
conclusion after learning about new research done in England.

In the study, British researchers examined a large number of
patients using a sophisticated procedure to determine that the polio
virus was present in approximately 60% of PPS patients.  They found
no such evidence, however, in the control group that included
thirteen former polio patients who were not suffering from PPS.

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Researchers with a view counter to the hypothesis proposed by the
British researchers have now replied.  See the 27 February 1992
issue of THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, "Correspondence"
Section.

One called the conclusions reached by the British team "premature."
Another suggested an alternative explanation to the findings of the
team.  Finally, the University of Chicago contingent labeled the
work 'wrongheaded,' not surprising since the British group had
dismissed the U of C's research as slipshod.

All agreed, however, on the need for further work.  Dr.  Sharief,
the head of the British research team who responded to the critiques
of his colleagues in that issue of the journal, also concurred.

So what does this mean to all of us in practical terms?  Expect NIH
to fund a project using molecular biological techniques to look for
the polio virus.  Such research could confirm whether a persistent
infection from an active virus is causing our problems.

And that's good news.  The condition will continue to be researched!

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UK Accessibility
By: Ken Weaverling

I just came from England last month, and scoped out a lot of
accessibility issues since I plan on taking my C5 quad girl friend
there next year for vacation.

The airports and trains are accessible.  British Rail requests you
notify them 24 hours in advance "if possible" so they can make
arrangements.  British Rail offers discounts to disabled travelers,
but you must have a disabled card issued by British Rail, which
requires documentation like a government benefit allowance form,
etc.  (meaning, impossible for a foreigner to get one).  The one
exception is those in a wheelchair AND A COMPANION can get discounts
without the card.

There is an accessible bus that travels between Gatwick and Heathrow
airports.

The buses in downtown London are not accessible.  I heard that they
have some accessible taxi cabs, but I never saw one.

There is an accessible bus service called "CareLink" which travels a
circular route around the outside of downtown London, stopping at
all of the major rail stations, like Victoria, Kings Cross, etc...

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The Underground (subway) is in no way accessible.

There is only on accessible van rental company in the entire
country, as I was told.  The rates on vans are predictably
astronomical, ranging from 350-500 quid a week (~$600-900), not
including CDW.  They are located in Surrey, but will deliver the van
to any airport and meet you there.  (If anyone wants the phone
number, I'll post it.  I left the leaflets at home).  They only have
four vans, and only one of them allows the wheelchair user to park
their chair up front.  The rest force them to travel in the back
with the luggage.  Also, the max width of the chair for the van that
allows you up front is just 25 inches -- too narrow for my girl
friends 30 inch chair.  :-(


One encouraging thing I noticed were that disabled toilets were
almost always separate from the men and women's room.  I love it.
It is a real pain for me (a male) to assist my girl friend in the
rest room.  A unisex disabled restroom (water closet!) is great!

An amusement park I went to (Alton Towers) was also pretty
accessible, including the rides.  Many required you to transfer out
of your chair, but they had a separate disabled entrance, so you
don't have to fight your way up the exit ramp.  The cable cars were
neat, because a lip extended from the car to the platform allowing a
wheelchair user to simply drive right into the cable car and remain
in the chair!

I was in a Mall in Northampton that had a wheelchair accessible
escalator, believe it or not!  It resembled a "people mover" that
you see in airports, but sloped at an angle.  (No stairs, just flat
moving belt on a gradual incline.  You could drive right up it at an
accelerated pace!) However, I think the main reason for building it
was not for accessibility, but because there was a grocery store on
the top level and the escalator/ramp is used for driving shopping
carts (trolleys) between the car park on the lower level, and the
grocery store.

If you are English, and have a disabled tag, you may park just about
anywhere, on any road, even no parking zones, with the following
exceptions.  Never in a no passing zone (double white line in center
of road), if it would cause a dangerous situation to traffic, or if
there is a sign explicitly prohibiting disabled parking.  You may
park for up to two hours in these zones.  You may even drive up a
outdoor pedestrian mall (no vehicular traffic) and park in front of
the shop you want to go in!  However, the English police don't honor
American disabled placards in windscreens since America doesn't have
a standard scheme for issuing them (each state is different).  Any
EC issued disabled tag is fine.
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Diabetics Primer - Part One of Two
From: John Gyulasi

The following information was obtained from literature made available by
the Canadian Diabetic Association.

Common Reactions when Diagnosed...

The common reactions to the diagnosis of Diabetes is;
(1) Shock and Denial.
(2) Anger.
(3) Bargaining.
(4) Depression and/or Withdrawal.
(5) Adaption or Acceptance.
SHOCK and DENIAL.

Adjusting to the diagnosis of any chronic condition takes varying
lengths of time.  For most of us, Diabetes means changing certain
lifelong habits, increasing self discipline and making some schedule
changes.  All of these take time to accept - from several months to
a year or two.

Though each person's response is unique, it is believed that most
people go through a series of "feeling" stages after diagnosis of a
lifelong condition.

The first reaction after the diagnosis is; "It can't be.  - I'm
perfectly healthy.  There must have been a mistake."

Any major unexpected change in life comes as a SHOCK.  Disbelief
often follows.  You may deny that diabetes exist or that it is a
serious condition.  A short period of denial can be healthy as long
as diabetes care is not neglected.  It can be a time during which
the person with newly diagnosed diabetes can muster up determination
and gain the willpower need to cope.


ANGER:

Anger is a very common feeling.  You may wonder: "Why Me.?.  Why did
it have to happen to Me.?.  I haven't done anything to deserve
this."

No, You haven't done anything to deserve diabetes.  Blaming yourself
or others will not help.  The cause is physical, not personal.  You
may want to rebel or ignore your diabetes regimen but these
reactions could cause emotional or physical harm.  Angry individuals
may be avoided by others yet this is a time when support of family

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and friends is most needed.  Ignoring diabetes can lead to serious
problem.


BARGAINING:

Some people try to bargain their way out of diabetes, or aspects of
the diabetes lifestyle.

I'll take my medication or shots but I won't test my blood or urine.

Diabetes does not disappear through bargaining, however, bargaining
can help you to negotiate a diabetes regimen which suits your
individual needs and promotes adequate diabetes control.


DEPRESSION and/or WITHDRAWAL:

The knowledge that diabetes will never go away and that lifestyle
changes will be permanent may cause depression or a quiet
withdrawal.  There may be preoccupation with self.  This is the
stage of self grief.  You may regret not being able to indulge in
things once found pleasurable..  You may feel overwhelmed by the
rules and regulations of a new lifestyle.  Some people feel as if
they have lost their independence or their secure future, others
feel as id they are isolated and some mourn the loss of a health it
self.


ADAPTION or ACCEPTANCE:

As you gather strength and support you begin to accept the condition
- this does not mean you enjoy it.  It means a diabetes regimen can
be incorporated into a suitable lifestyles for you.

There will be still DOWN days - everyone has them.  It is perfectly
normal to re-experience some of the above feelings or stages
throughout life (Eg, during pregnancy when extra care must be taken
or when a first complication is noted.) Adjusting to living with
diabetes is a process which takes time and hard work but you can do
it.!.

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WHEN AND HOW OFTEN SHOULD BLOOD OR URINE SUGAR BE CHECKED:

The time and frequency for checking your blood sugar levels depends
on the type of diabetes you have, your general health and your
lifestyle.  The most common times for checking sugar levels are:

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(*)  Before meals and before the bedtime snack.
(*)  Before and after exercise.

People who are taking insulin may also need to check occasionally
about 3 o'clock in the morning to make sure the blood sugar isn't
falling to low during the night.

For some people, it is important to check one or two hours after
eating.


URINE TESTING FOR KETONES:

When blood sugars are out of balance, either too high or too low,
the body may also produce ketones.  Ketones are substances that are
formed when the body breaks down fat for an emergency source of
energy.  This may happen when there is not enough insulin in the
body, during times of illness or stress, or if you have not have
enough to eat.  In small amounts ketones are not dangerous, but too
many ketones can be harmful.  When the body makes too many ketones
they can be detected in the urine.  Checking for ketones takes only
a few seconds.  A dipstick is passed through your urine and compared
to a ketone color chart.  This shows how many ketones are present.

Ketones should be checked during illness, stress, pregnancy, when
urine sugars are high or when blood sugars are higher then about 13
mmol/L.  It may also be necessary to check for ketones when changes
are made in the dose or type of insulin or medications that you are
taking.

Serious problems can arise if excess ketones are not detected and
treated early.  A condition called ketoacidosis can occur when urine
ketones and high blood sugars are present and left untreated.  This
condition although serious, is almost always preventable.  Careful
monitoring of sugar levels and ketone levels are important steps in
preventing this problem.


HOW CAN BLOOD SUGARS BE KEPT IN BALANCE:

Many things can affect blood sugar balance and need to be considered
in the care of diabetes.  For example;

(*) Food can raise blood sugar.
(*) Illness usually raises the blood sugar.
(*) Stress can raise or lower blood sugar.
(*) Exercise or activity can lower blood sugar.
(*) Insulin or diabetes medication lower blood sugar.

Understanding diabetes and its treatment will enable you to adjust
your activity, diet and insulin or diabetes medication in ways that

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will help you to keep your blood sugars in balance.  While your
doctor, diabetes educator and dietitian are there to help you with
your diabetes treatment, you will be making day-to-day decisions
about minor changes.

There are many people who can help you to learn about your diabetes
and how to balance your blood sugars.  Some of those people include
doctors, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, diabetes interest groups
(like this one) and the Canadian Diabetes Association.  There are
also many diabetes education centered in Canada.  Ask your doctor
for more information about diabetes education centered that are near
you.


TIPS TO HELP BALANCE YOUR BLOOD SUGARS:

(*) Learn about diabetes and how different things affect your blood
sugar.

(*) Set reasonable goals for blood sugar balance.

(*) Learn how different food affect your blood sugar and make food
choices which keep sugars in balance.

(*) Find out what exercises are suitable for you and exercise on
regular basis.

(*) Take insulin or diabetes pills at the recommended times and
doses.

(*) Measure blood or urine sugar and ketone levels on a regular
basis to find out if your care program is effective.

(*) Keep records of your blood and urine results.

(*) Look to see if there are patterns or trends in your blood/urine
sugar levels.  The occasional high or low sugar is not uncommon.  If
you notice a pattern where your sugars are to high or too low,
changes in your treatment plan may be needed.

(*) Find out what your blood or urine results mean and use them to
make necessary changes in your treatment program (meal plan,
exercise or medication).

(*) Have your glycosolated haemoglobin checked every two to three
months.

(*) When you need help restoring balance, contact your doctor,
diabetes educator and/or dietitian.

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The Importance of Meal Planning


Sugar Comes In Many Forms.

Fresh fruits and unsweetened fruit juices contain natural simple
sugar which goes into the blood within a few minutes of being
consumed.  Milk also contains a quickly absorbed natural sugar,
called lactose.

Concentrated forms of sugar as found in candy, honey, syrup, jam or
jelly are absorbed quickly, flooding the blood with sugar.  These
foods are usually avoided by people with diabetes because for them,
insulin which is released at a slow pace just doesn't work quickly
enough.

Starch is actually composed of a complex network of sugar particles
which must be broken down before entering the blood.  It takes more
time for such high-starch high-fibre foods as lentils or kidney
beans, for example, to be digested to sugar and enter the
bloodstream.  Large amounts of starch are contained in legumes,
pasta, rice, corn, cereal, bread and flour.


The Importance Of Meal Planning.

By now you may be wondering just what the person with diabetes can
or should be eating.  If you have diabetes you will probably be
happy to hear that you still have some choice about what you eat.
What someone with diabetes must do however, is to become committed
to a healthy, balanced way of eating.

The diabetic way of eating makes sense for just about anyone, but
remember, the correct number and size of servings from each food
group will vary somewhat from one individual with diabetes to the
next, and is best determined through personal counselling with a
qualified dietitian.  A balanced meal would contain at least one
choice from each of the following food groups:


PROTEIN FOODS.

All lean meats (beef, pork, lamb, veal, rabbit, liver, poultry, all
fish, eggs, peanut butter, bean curd and all cheeses, except cream
cheese, contain little or no carbohydrate, lots of protein and
moderate amounts of fat.

Portion servings vary according to the protein, fat and energy

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(kilojoule or calorie) value of the foods in this group.  Some
choices - for example: wiener, sausages, luncheon meats, peanut
butter and some cheeses such as process, cheddar, gruyere, blue and
Swiss - have extra "hidden" fat and therefore, should be chosen less
often, especially by people who need to lose weight.


STARCHY FOODS.

Cereals, grains, breads, muffins, crackers, pasta (noodles,
spaghetti, macaroni) rice, corn, baked beans, dried beans and peas,
potatoes and lime beans contain carbohydrate (mainly starch),
moderate amounts of protein and little or no fat, unless fried.
Many starchy foods are measured after cooking as 125 mL (1/2 cup)
per portion; some are greater or less depending on their starch
content.


MILK.

All kind of milk, unflavored and unsweetened yogurt and buttermilk
contain carbohydrate (as natural sugar), protein and fat, unless
skimmed.  If you don't like milk, ask your dietitian to adjust your
meal plan accordingly.  Sweetened condensed milk has lots of sugar
added and should be avoided.  A usual portion of milk or plain
yogurt is 125 mL (1/2 cup).


FRUITS and VEGETABLES.

All fruits, fresh, canned or frozen without sugar, canned in own
juice, water packed or dietetic canned, and unsweetened fruit juices
contain carbohydrate (as natural sugar), a little protein and no
fat.  Some dietetic canned fruit has a small amount of sugar or
fruit juice added and should be used in the size portion indicated
on the label.  Non-dietetic fruits canned in juice or in light syrup
may be used in small portions, usually less than 125 mL (1/2 cup).
Using fruits canned in heavy syrup is not recommended because the
excess sugar remains in the fruit even after rinsing with water.
Vegetables such as beets, carrots, canned tomatoes, mixed
vegetables, parsnips, green peas, pumpkin, turnip and yellow squash
contain about the same amount of natural sugar, vitamins and
minerals as fruit.  Portion sizes of fruit and vegetables vary
according to the natural sugar content.


EXTRA VEGETABLES.

Lettuce, spinach, celery, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, radish,
green pepper, green and yellow beans, green onions and others which
form the stem and foliage of the plant or contain plenty of water

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and cellulose "crunch" are low in sugar carbohydrate and maybe used
in larger amounts, as desired.

Stay Happy and Healthy

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The Diabetic Way of Eating

As been mentioned before, having diabetes is not the end of the
world - at least it doesn't have to be.  - So, cheer up...  Yes, the
person with diabetes does have to control his or her food intake to
stay healthy, but then so do most people to some extent.

People with diabetes have the same nutritional needs as anyone else.
We all have to eat.  The difference is that a diabetic person must
have this nutrition in measured amounts at regular, evenly spaced
meal and snack times, and in balance with physical activity.

Food is an important part of life for everyone.  For someone with
diabetes, food is even more important as a tool for controlling
diabetes - the key to a full and abundant life.

What's good for the person with diabetes is also good for the rest
of the family and nourishing foods can certainly be tasty and
appealing.  So, cooking for someone with diabetes doesn't have to be
a problem.  There is little need to prepare special foods just for
the diabetic.  Portion sizes can easily be adjusted for the family
member with diabetes.

Isn't it worth the time to learn a few basic food facts that can add
so much to the health and happiness of the person who has been
diagnosed as having diabetes.?.


What is DIABETES anyway.?.

There are at least two kind of diabetes and possibly more.  Type I,
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) was formerly called
Juvenile Onset Diabetes.  Type II, non-insulin dependent diabetes
mellitus (NIDDM) was formerly called Mature Onset Diabetes.

Diabetes is a disorder in which the body cannot regulate the use of
glucose properly, either because of a shortage of the regulating
hormone insulin - as in Type I, or because the insulin produced in
the body does not work very well - as Type II.

Glucose is a form of blood sugar that comes mainly from the sugar
and starch in the food we eat.  In all people, the body uses glucose
as a source of energy or stores it for later use.

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Everyone needs insulin for the proper use of food in the body.  What
and how much we can eat affects the level of sugar or glucose in the
blood as well as the amount of insulin needed to use the food.

Diabetes means there is not enough insulin available to meet the
body's need, and without insulin to let glucose into the cells of
the body, glucose collects in the blood.  Even when diabetes is
controlled, the supply of insulin is limited - whether it is
released by the person's own pancreas, sometimes stimulated by oral
medication, or whether it is injected.


How Can It Be Controlled.?.

Controlling diabetes is actually a matter of balancing the "KIND"
and "AMOUNT" of food eaten with the limited amount of insulin
available.  It is by eating a measured amount of food that you can
regulate the amount of energy available to your body from food.
This also helps control body weight which is important because
excessive weight makes diabetes harder to control.  Physical
activity uses sugar from the blood and may mean you can eat more,
but it doesn't mean that you don't need insulin.

While most people can eat an unplanned piece of cake or pie with no
ill effects, the person with diabetes is not capable of this.
Eating must be planned according to the amount of insulin which is
available in the body.

When a person with diabetes is overweight, loosing the excess
pounds/kg is usually the first step in controlling diabetes.
Generally, anyone taking insulin and some people taking oral
medication need a night time snack.  Some people with diabetes need
snacks during the day as well.  However, when diet alone is used to
control diabetes and weight loss is necessary, snacks are usually
not required.


Timing is Essential.

You could think of any meal as a timed release capsule.  Different
foods are broken down by digestion at different times.
Carbohydrates, proteins and fats are converted to smaller units so
that they may enter the blood.  The balanced combination of these
nutrients helps to regulate how quickly sugar enters the blood after
eating.  In order to balance with the available insulin supply,
foods containing carbohydrates (starch and sugar) must be taken in
controlled amounts by anyone with diabetes.  You can't cut them out
entirely because everyone needs carbohydrates for energy and growth.

Small amounts of sugar, added or natural, are found in many foods

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which can be used in diabetic meal plans.  But most of the
carbohydrates for someone with diabetes should be of the kind that
digested more slowly - and that means more starch then sugar.
Protein and fat tend to slow down digestion so that sugar enters the
blood less rapidly.  However,, most people with diabetes must
control their fat intake to avoid gaining extra weight which makes
diabetes harder to control.

Fibre or bulk is found in dried beans and peas, whole grain cereals
and breads and solid fruits and vegetables, rather than juices.  It
is important for slowing down the absorption of sugar from a meal
into the blood, and also recommended as part of a healthy diet for
everyone.

Stay Happy and Healthy

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ADHD Medications - An Overview
By: Bob Moylan

The information that follows has been selectively abstracted from USP DI
(R) for use as an educational aid and does not cover all possible uses,
actions, precautions, side effects, or interactions of this medicine.
It is NOT intended as medical advice for individual problems.


Methylphenidate (oral); Ritalin (oral)

METHYLPHENIDATE (meth-ill-FEN-i-date) belongs to the group of medicines
called central nervous system (CNS) stimulants.  It is used to treat
children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).  It is
also used in the treatment of narcolepsy (uncontrolled desire for sleep
or sudden attacks of deep sleep).  If any of the information in this
post causes you special concern or if you want additional information
about this medicine and its use, check with your doctor or pharmacist.

BEFORE USING THIS MEDICINE

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you. . .

...are allergic to any medicine, either prescription or non-prescription
(over the counter);

...are pregnant or intend to become pregnant while using this medicine;

...are breast feeding

...are taking any other prescription or nonprescription (OTC) medicine,
especially MAO inhibitors, other CNS stimulants, or pimozide;

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...have any other medical problems, especially Gilles de la Tourette's
syndrome (or any other tics), glaucoma, high blood pressure, or severe
anxiety, tension, or depression;

...are now using or have used cocaine

PROPER USE OF THIS MEDICINE

Take this and ALL medicine only as directed by your doctor.  Do not take
more of it, do not take it more often, and do not take it for a longer
time than your doctor ordered.  If too much is taken, it MAY become
habit forming.  Take this med about 30 - 45 minutes before meals to help
it work better.  To help prevent trouble in sleeping, take the last dose
of this med for each day before 6 PM unless otherwise directed by your
doctor.  If you think this med is not working as well after you have
taken it for several weeks, DO NOT INCREASE THE DOSE.  Instead, check
with your doctor.  If you miss a dose of this med take it as soon as
possible.  Then take any remaining doses for that day at regularly
spaced intervals.  DO NOT DOUBLE DOSES.

PRECAUTIONS WHILE USING THIS MEDICINE

Your doctor should check your progress at regular visits to make sure
   that this med does not cause unwanted effects.  If you will be taking
   this med in large doses for a long period of time, DO NOT STOP TAKING
   IT WITHOUT FIRST CHECKING WITH YOUR DOCTOR.  Your doctor may want you
   to reduce gradually the amount you are taking before stopping
   completely.  IF YOU HAVE BEEN USING THIS MED FOR A LONG TIME AND YOU
   THINK YOU MAY HAVE BECOME MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY DEPENDENT ON IT,
   CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR.  Some signs of dependence on methylphenidate
   are: --a strong desire or need to continue taking the med --a need to
   increase the dose to receive the effects of the med --withdrawal side
   effects (for example, mental depression, unusual behavior, or unusual
   tiredness or weakness) occurring after the med is stopped.

POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF THIS MEDICINE

SIDE EFFECTS THAT SHOULD BE REPORTED TO YOUR DOCTOR

More common -- Fast heartbeat
Less common -- Bruising; chest pain; fever; joint pain; skin rash
               or hives; uncontrolled movements of the body
Rare        -- Blurred vision or any change in vision;
               convulsions (seizures); sore throat and/or fever;
               unusual tiredness or weakness
With long term use:
            -- Mood or mental changes; unusual weight loss

SIDE EFFECTS THAT USUALLY DO NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION
These possible side effects may go away during treatment; however, if

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they continue or are bothersome, check with your doctor or pharmacist:

More common -- Loss of appetite; nervousness; trouble in sleeping
Less common -- Stomach pain

Some of the above side effects, such as loss of appetite, stomach pain,
trouble in sleeping, and weight loss are more likely to occur in
children, who are usually more sensitive to the effects of
methylphenidate.  Other side effects not listed above may also occur in
some patients.  If you notice any other effects, check with your doctor
or pharmacist.  After you stop using this med, your body may need time
to adjust.  The length of time this takes depends on the amount of the
med you were using and how long you used it.  During this period of time
check with your doctor if you notice any unusual effects, especially
severe mental depression, unusual behavior, or unusual tiredness or
weakness.

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The information that follows has been selectively abstracted from USP DI
(R) for use as an educational aid and does not cover all possible uses,
actions, precautions, side effects, or interactions of this medicine.
It is NOT intended as medical advice for individual problems.


Pemoline (Oral); Cylert (Oral)

ABOUT YOUR MEDICINE

PEMOLINE (PEM-oh-leen) belongs to the group of medicines called central
nervous system (CNS) stimulants.  It is used to treat children with
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).  If any of the
information in this post causes you special concern or if you want
additional information about your med and its use, check with your
doctor or pharmacist.

BEFORE USING THIS MEDICINE

DISCUSS WITH YOUR MD THE POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF THIS MEDICINE.
Pemoline, when used for a long time, has been reported to slow the
growth rate in children.  Some doctors recommend drug-free periods
during treatment with pemoline.  Pemoline may also cause unwanted
effects on behavior in children with severe emotional problems.  Tell
your doctor or pharmacist if you .  . .

...are allergic to any med either prescription or nonprescription (over
the counter)

...are taking any other prescription or non prescription (OTC) med

...are pregnant or intend to become pregnant while using this med

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...are breast feeding

...have any other medical problems, especially Gilles de la Tourette's
disorder or other tics, kidney or liver disease, or emotional or mental
illness.

PROPER USE OF THIS MEDICINE

If you are taking the chewable tablet form of this med, these tablets
must be chewed before swallowing.  Do not swallow them whole.  SOMETIMES
THIS MED MUST BE TAKEN FOR 3 TO 4 WEEKS BEFORE IMPROVEMENT IS NOTICED.
TAKE THIS MED ONLY AS DIRECTED BY YOUR DOCTOR.  Do not take more of it,
do not take it more often, and do not take if for a longer time than
your doctor ordered.  If too much is taken, it MAY become habit forming.
IF YOU MISS A DOSE OF THIS MED, take it as soon as possible.  Then go
back to your regular dosing schedule.  But if you do not remember the
missed dose until the next day, skip it and go back to your regular
dosing schedule.  DO NOT DOUBLE DOSES.

PRECAUTIONS WHILE USING THIS MEDICINE

Your doctor should check your progress at regular visits to make sure
that this med does not cause unwanted effects.  If you will be taking
pemoline in large doses for a long time, do not stop taking it without
first checking with your doctor.  Your doctor may want you to reduce
gradually the amount you are taking before stopping completely.  This
med may cause some people to become dizzy or less alert than they are
normally.  MAKE SURE YOU KNOW HOW YOU REACT TO THIS MED BEFORE YOU RIDE
A BICYCLE OR DO OTHER THINGS THAT REQUIRE YOU TO BE ALERT.  IF YOU HAVE
BEEN USING THIS MED FOR A LONG TIME AND YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE BECOME
MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY DEPENDENT ON IT, CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR.  Some
signs of dependence on pemoline are: --a strong desire or need to
continue taking the med --a need to increase the dose to receive the
effects of the med --withdrawal side effects (for example, mental
depression, unusual behavior, or unusual tiredness or weakness)
occurring after the med is stopped.

POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF THIS MEDICINE

SIDE EFFECTS THAT SHOULD BE REPORTED TO YOUR DOCTOR

Rare--Yellow eyes or skin

SIDE EFFECTS THAT USUALLY DO NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION
These possible side effects may go away during treatment; however, if
they continue or are bothersome, check with your doctor or pharmacist:

More common--Loss of appetite; trouble in sleeping; weight loss Other
side effects not listed above may also occur in some patients.  If you
notice any other effects, check with your doctor or pharmacist.  AFTER

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YOU STOP TAKING THIS MED your body may need time to adjust.  The length
of time this takes depends on the amount of med you were using and how
long you used it.  During this time check with your doctor if you notice
any unusual effects, especially mental depression (severe), unusual
behavior, or unusual tiredness or weakness.

----------

The information that follows has been selectively abstracted from USP
DI (R) for use as an educational aid and does not cover all possible
uses, actions, precautions, side effects, or interactions of this
medicine.  It is NOT intended as medical advice for individual
problems.


Tricyclic Antidepressants (Oral); Tofranil (Imipramine) (Oral)
Including: Amitriptyline; Amoxapine; Clomipramine; Desipramine; Doxepin;
Imipramine; Nortriptyline; Protriptyline; Trimipramine.

ABOUT YOUR MEDICINE

TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS are used to relieve mental depression and
depression that sometimes occurs with anxiety.  One form of this med
(Imipramine) may also be used to treat enuresis (bedwetting).  Tricyclic
antidepressants may also be used for other conditions as determined by
your doctor.  If any of the information in this post causes you special
concern or if you want additional information about your med and its
use, check with your doctor or pharmacist.

BEFORE USING THIS MEDICINE

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you . . .

...are allergic to any med, either prescription or nonprescription (over
the counter) meds

...are pregnant or intend to become pregnant while using this med

...are breast feeding *are taking ANY other prescription or
nonprescription (OTC) med

...have ANY other medical problems

PROPER USE OF THIS MEDICINE

TAKE THIS MED ONLY AS DIRECTED BY YOUR DOCTOR.
Sometimes tricyclic antidepressants must be taken for several weeks
before you feel better.  IF YOU MISS A DOSE OF THIS MED, take it as soon
as possible.  However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the
missed dose.  DO NOT DOUBLE DOSE.  If a once-a-day bedtime dose is
missed, do not take that dose in the morning since it may cause

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disturbing side effects during waking hours.

PRECAUTIONS WHILE USING THIS MEDICINE

DO NOT STOP TAKING THIS MEDICINE WITHOUT FIRST CHECKING WITH YOUR
DOCTOR.  Your doctor may want you to reduce your dose gradually.  This
med will add to the effects of alcohol and other CNS depressants (meds
that slow down the nervous system).  CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE
TAKING ANY SUCH DEPRESSANTS WHILE YOU ARE TAKING THIS MED.  This med may
cause some people to become drowsy or less alert than they are normally.
MAKE SURE YOU KNOW HOW YOU REACT BEFORE YOU DRIVE, USE MACHINES, OR DO
OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE YOU TO BE ALERT.  DIZZINESS, LIGHT-
HEADEDNESS, OR FAINTING MAY OCCUR, especially when getting up from a
lying or sitting position.  Getting up slowly may help.  If this problem
continues or gets worse, check with your doctor.  BEFORE HAVING ANY KIND
OF SURGERY OR DENTAL OR EMERGENCY TREATMENT, TELL THE PHYSICIAN OR
DENTIST IN CHARGE THAT YOU ARE TAKING THIS MED.  THE EFFECTS OF THIS MED
MAY LAST FOR 3 TO 7 DAYS AFTER YOU STOP TAKING IT.  Make sure you
continue to obey the precautions during this time.

POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF THIS MEDICINE

SIDE EFFECTS THAT SHOULD BE REPORTED TO YOUR DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY!  STOP
TAKING THIS MED AND GET EMERGENCY HELP IMMEDIATELY if any of the
following side effects occur:

Rare--Convulsions (seizures); high or low blood pressure; fever with
increased sweating; loss of bladder control; muscle stiffness (severe);
tiredness or weakness; troubled breathing; unusually pale skin

Signs of acute overdose:--Confusion; disturbed concentration; drowsiness
(severe); enlarged pupils; fast, slow, or irregular heartbeat; fever;
hallucinations; restlessness and agitation; seizures; vomiting

OTHER SIDE EFFECTS THAT SHOULD BE REPORTED TO YOUR DOCTOR

Less common--Blurred vision; constipation; decreased sexual ability;
difficult urination; eye pain; fainting; nervousness Reported for
Amoxapine only (in addition to the above)

Less common--Difficulty in speaking or swallowing; lip smacking or
puckering; loss of balance control; mask-like face; puffing of cheeks;
shakiness or trembling; shuffling walk; slowed movements; stiffness of
arms and legs; uncontrolled chewing or movements of tongue; uncontrolled
movements of hands, arms, or legs

Rare--Breast enlargement (in males and females); inappropriate secretion
of milk (in females); red or brownish spots on skin; skin rash and
itching; sore throat and fever; swelling of testicles; yellow eyes or
skin

August 1992 - Journal of the American Disability Association -  Page 35

SIDE EFFECTS THAT USUALLY DO NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION
These possible side effects may go away during treatment; however, if
they continue or are bothersome, check with your doctor or pharmacist:

More common--Dizziness or lightheadedness; mild drowsiness; dry mouth;
headache; increased appetite for sweets; nausea; unpleasant taste;
weight gain

Other side effects not listed above may also occur in some patients.  If
you notice any other effects, check with your doctor or pharmacist.
Certain side effects of this med may occur AFTER you have stopped taking
it.  Check with your doctor if you notice headache; irritability;
nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea; restlessness; trouble in sleeping, with
vivid dreams; uncontrolled movements of mouth, tongue, jaw, arms, or
legs; or unusual excitement.

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Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
By: Ed Madara

Kathleen Adams' 13 year-old daughter has suffered for 12 years with
a condition called Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome.  The recurrent attack
of nausea and vomiting may last several hours or a week or more.
Attacks may occur a few times a year, or several times a week
depending upon severity.  The cause of CVS is unknown.  The
determination is made only after other causes of recurrent vomiting
have been ruled out.  However, it appears that the children tend to
get migraine headaches when they grow into adulthood.

Kathleen shared with me a 1934 medical journal article that
describes in small part what parents have been going through for
many decades:

"The mother of the patient, on account of anxiety and loss of sleep
presents a pathetic figure as the curtain drops on the trying drama.
The attending physician is subjected to the embarrassment of his
conscious futility in answering the parent's question as to what
measures may be taken to prevent the next recurrence."

 Kathleen describes how "I don't have to detail the feelings of
isolation and intense frustration of dealing with CVS before there
is a 'label' and some explanation for the agony...  But our lives
have changed so dramatically for the better after connections were
made with other families.  We can all benefit by each other's
experience and support."

 Kathleen is seeking help, from other families with children who
have the disorder and interested professionals, in developing an
international mutual support and information network.  Dr.  David

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Fleisher, a pediatric gastroentologist at the University of Missouri
who is doing research in this area, is working closely with Kathleen
in support of that dream.

If you know of any interested parent or professional, they can
contact Kathleen by mail (from is USA, please include a SASE with
letter):

Kathleen Adams
13180 Caroline Court
Elm Grove, Wisconsin 53122

If you write kindly mention how you found out about her efforts here.
-  Ed at the American Self-Help Clearinghouse, St. Clares-Riverside
Medical Center, Denville, NJ 07834.

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On Hypnosis
By: Carl Harrison


In response to an inquiry:

I'll first say that I am no authority on Hypnosis nor have I ever
had any formalized education in the field.  However, I have read
extensively on the subject (albeit some 7-10 years ago) when taking
3rd and 4th year college courses in psychology and philosophy.
Keeping in mind that I believe I am no authority on the subject, I
do however feel I have a keen understanding of what "hypnosis"
really is and/or does.

First, I would direct you to the Institute of Medical Hypnosis, 2833
E. Cheryl Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85028.  I am not sure if this address
is still current since it is from a position paper I read 6 years
ago, but it might be a good place to start.  Also, the phone number
(at that time) was (602) 992-1140 for Dr.  M. D. Preston, Director.

Secondly, (if I understand your first question) is that hypnosis is
not quite so showy as the group of people on stage squawking like
chickens as has been commonly shown in movies or such.  In fact,
what I have learned about it leads me to believe that hypnosis is
MUCH more subtle than that.  It seems unlikely to me that ANYONE
could possibly pick a group of people at random and have the ability
to "hypnotize" even a small percentage of them without extensive
therapy (hours of indoctrination and preparation).  Although I
subscribe to the theory that almost anything is "possible", I find
it highly "improbable" that ANYONE could hypnotize anyone else, and
have such immediate results, without the willingness (either
educatedly or through ignorance) of the patient and/or subject.  And

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so, though I don't know what you know or have heard about hypnosis,
I submit that what "I" had thought, as a "common sense" approach to
hypnosis, WAS BASICALLY false until I had studied the subject from
the professional point of view.

Now, having said all that, I will tell you what I believe (think I
know) about hypnosis (and try to answer your second question in the
process).  As I understand it there are four clearly defined steps
involved in the therapeutic hypnosis process.

1.  Induction
2.  Deepening process
3.  Instruction and/or suggestion
4.  Awakening

Prior to induction there is usually an interview followed by some
sort of testing to find out any unique qualities of the subject(s)
which might hinder or foster hypnosis.

To induce the hypnosis (there are many techniques, both passive and
active) one must first have the confidence of the subject.
Confidence can be attained either by consent of the subject (active)
or by the subjects' acquiescence (passive).

A secondary hypnosis (or post-hypnosis or deepening process) can be
used to foster quick reinduction of the subject(s) in subsequent
sessions.

My understanding of the deepening process (which I believe is
necessary for 'quick-reinduction') is why I believe most shows of
'comedy-act' type hypnosis are staged and unlikely.

After the induction and post-hypnotic suggestions are completed,
then the actual hypnosis can take place.  At this point the subject
(if relaxed and sufficiently confident) can have suggestions made to
him/her which will begin the actual hypnosis.  The suggestions may
come in the form of rhetorical questions - "Do you really think you
like inhaling pollutants into your lungs in the form of cigarette
smoke?" - or statements - "You do not like inhaling pollutants into
your lungs in the form of cigarette smoke!".  Along with some other
embellishments and reinforcing suggestions the subject is then ready
to be 'awakened'.

Depending on the intensity of the hypno-therapy, the subject is
always able to refute the suggestion according to the particular
knowledge or information readily available to him/her (i.e.  if the
subject has been smoking for ten years and has had no physical
problems associated with smoking that he/she is aware of, the
subject may find it difficult to accommodate or assimilate the
suggestion that he/she does not like inhaling the smoke and/or of
believing that this particular type of smoke is actually a

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pollutant).  However, if the subject has no reason to refute the
suggestion (or conversely actually desires to accept the suggestion
- because he/she wants to quit smoking) the suggestion will
eventually be accommodated or assimilated.  It may be sufficiently
accommodated or assimilated on the first session or -more likely-
will take a number of sessions so that the subject is repulsed by
his/her actions sufficiently since they no longer conform to his/her
belief system.

'Awakening' the subject (by explaining the need for process and
getting input from the subject) is helpful in finding the level to
which the suggestion was accommodated/assimilated and how to
increase the likelihood of deeper and/or more effective sessions in
the future.

As well as I know, it is quite possible to make someone 'forget'
things they knew and 'remember' other things that are 'false'.  For
instance, a subject may believe that there spouse is faithful to
them (suppose this is true).  Another person (for whatever reason)
may 'stage' a photo session with two actors (one of which was made
up to look like the subjects spouse - with plastic surgery, makeup,
and proper lighting etc.) and show these actors in what appears to
be an unfaithful-like position.  Upon showing these photos to the
subject, the subject (unless having the ability to refute what he
sees) may forever forget that his spouse was ever faithful and
choose to believe that which is false, but APPEARS TO BE TRUE as
evidenced by the photos.  The subject may in fact flip-out and start
doing things (attacking the innocent) when in fact he thinks he is
attacking the guilty.  You may be able to come up with your own
scenarios that could be similarly 'hypnotic' in nature.

'Hypno' - means sleep, but in most therapeutic hypnosis the subject
is never asleep - only resting or relaxing that part of the mind
which allows one to confront that which is not already understood.
Depending upon the subjects' state of mind and the quality and
quantity of suggestion(s), almost anything can be believed and/or
forgotten.

Basically, as I understand it, ANYTHING that a person does not
refute actively - is believed (at least in part).  If there are
conflicting beliefs, whichever belief is most actively reinforced
will take precedence over the other and may in fact completely block
out the conflicting belief from memory (short term and/or long
term).  Also, whether understood or not, ALL hypnosis is
Self-hypnosis.  If the subject chooses to not be hypnotized, the
facilitator must overcome this first before hypnosis can take place.
Other than that, there isn't much I can tell you about hypnosis.
Hope it helps.

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           M I S C E L L A N E O U S    I N F O R M A T I O N

This month, this section features addresses and phone numbers of
organizations for the blind, handicapped, self-help groups, children
groups, and tips on traveling.

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Blazie Engineering

Technology for people with visual impairment.
[ Makers of a device that has been described to me as a Braille Dynamo ]
[ Labeler.  Don't know how accurate that is, though.  Perhaps someone  ]
[ would care to submit a product review for publication?            -mj]

Blazie Engineering
105 East Jarrettsville Road
Forest Hill, MD  21050
Voice Phone:  (410) 893-9333
BBS:  (410) 893-8944
FAX:  (410) 836-5040

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You can add 1-800-EFA-1000 to the helpful 800 numbers as the
number to the Epilepsy Foundation of America.

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There is an organization called Canine Companions which provides
helper dogs of all kinds such as Service Dogs, Signal Dogs.  Their
National Office is:

CCI
4350 Occidental Road
P.O. Box 446
Santa Rosa, CA 95402-0446
(707)528-0830

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The Learning Disabilities Association is at:

4156 Library Road
Pittsburgh, PA  15234 USA

August 1992 - Journal of the American Disability Association -  Page 40

(412)341-1515

A trip to a well-stocked library should find you some reference
books with titles like "Private Independent Schools" or the like.
Some of them have cross-reference listings by category, including LD
programs.

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IBM Enables

For Your Information: IBM's National Support Center in Atlanta,
Georgia, provides a Wealth of Resources in the area of Disabilities.
National Support Group for Persons With Disabilities

Post Office Box 2150
Atlanta, GA  30301 - 2150
1-800-284-9482 (TDD)
1-800-426-2133 (Voice)

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Self-Help Clearing Houses
From: Ed Madara at the American Self-Help Clearinghouse

Self-Help Clearinghouses in the United States:

(For help in finding or forming a Mutual Aid Self-Help support group
for a specific disability, addiction, illness, parenting problem,
bereavement situation, and other stressful life problems.  Current
as of July 1, 1992)

California*  1-800-222-LINK  (in CA only - may close down 9/30/92)
Connecticut  (203) 789-7645
Illinois* (708) 328-0470  (group info only)
Iowa 1-800-383-4777 (in Iowa)
Kansas 1-800-445-0116 (in KS)
Massachusetts  (413) 545-2313   (group info only)
Michigan* 1-800-777-5556 (in MI)
Minnesota  (612) 224-1133   (group info only)
Missouri - Kansas City (816) 472-HELP
Nebraska  (402) 476-9668
New Jersey  1-800-FOR-M.A.S.H. (in NJ)
NY - Brooklyn (718) 875-1420
NY - Westchester**  (914) 949-6301
NC - Mecklenberg area (704) 331-9500
Ohio - Dayton area  (513) 225-3004
Oregon - Portland area (503) 222-5555 (group info only)
PA - Pittsburgh area  (412) 261-5363

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PA - Scranton area  (717) 961-1234
SC - Midlands area  (803) 791-9227
TN -  Knoxville area (615) 584-6736
TN -  Memphis area (901) 323-0633
Texas*  (512)454-3706
Greater Washington, DC  (703) 941-LINK

*maintains listings of additional local clearinghouses operating
within that state.

** call Westchester only for referral to local clearinghouses in
upstate New York.

for national U.S. listings and directories:
American Self-Help Clearinghouse  (201) 625-7101, TDD 625-9053;
National Self-Help Clearinghouse (212) 642-2944.

Other Helpful National 800's:

O.D.P.H.P. National Health Information Clearinghouse, in U.S.
1-800-336-4797

National Organization for Rare Disorders,  in U.S. 1-800-999-N.O.R.D.

Alliance of Genetic Support Groups (genetic illnesses),
in U.S. 1-800-336-GENE

Nat'l Clearinghouse for Infants with Disabilities & Life-Threatening
Conditions in U.S.  1-800-922-9234

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National Information Center for Children and Youth with Handicaps
From: Jim Breene

You may want to call the National Information Center for Children
and Youth with Handicaps (NICHCY) in Washington, D.C.  Their number
is 1-800-999-5599 and ask them for materials on children with
learning disabilities and legal issues.

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The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill is located at

2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 302
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 524-7600
(703) 524-9094 (FAX)

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The executive director is Laurie M. Flynn.

In Phoenix, AZ, the contact is:

Phoenix AMI
4045 East Palm Lane
Phoenix, AZ  85008
(602)273-0590/275-2117
Julie Schultz - President
275-2117

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Newsletter for Special Ed Laws
By: Betty Jacobsen

NEWSLETTER WITH GENERAL INFORMATION ON SPECIAL EDUCATION LAWS: A
Baltimore attorney and father of a 5 year old girl with mild autism
is publishing a newsletter "Parents' Newsletter on Special Education
Law" - a newsletter of general information as opposed to direct
legal advice.  To subscribe send $29 (parents) or $50 (non-parents)
to Parents' Newsletter on Special Education Law, 4642 Wilkens
Avenue, Suite 180, Baltimore, MD


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                     U P C O M I N G   E V E N T S

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August 13-16    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
LITTLE PEOPLE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA - 1992 Conference on Short Stature.

Information:
Muriel Reid, 202 - 1718 Nelson Street, Vancouver B.C. V6G 1M8
Guest Speakers: Dr.  Judith Hall & Dr.  Len Sawisch

Aug 27-Sept 16  Barcelona, Spain
IX PARALYMPIC GAMES

August 28-30    Dallas TX
ABILITIES EXPO '92 - Southwest (203)374-1411, ext. 138

Sept. 11-13     Denver, Colorado
                LPA District 10  SHORT STATURE CLINIC

Sept. 18-20     Indian Wells (Palm Springs), CA
                BILLY BARTY FOUNDATION GOLF CLASSIC

August 1992 - Journal of the American Disability Association -  Page 43

Oct 2-4         San Diego  CA
                LPA District 12 FALL REGIONAL


Oct.16-18 (tentative)  Lake George region of New York
                 LPA District 2 FALL REGIONAL

Oct. 16-18      Rome, Italy
                2nd CONFERENCE ON HUMAN ACHONDROPLASIA

October 23-25   St. Louis,  MO
                ABILITIES EXPO'92 - Midwest - Cervantes Conv. Center
                (203)374-1411, ext. 138

Oct. 23-25 (tentative)   Everett  WA
                LPA District 11 FALL REGIONAL

December 5      Seattle  WA
                EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIA "Insights Into Growth Disorders"
                co-sponsored by the Human Growth Foundation
                (800)451-6434 & Serono Symposia (800)283-8088
                (ask for Sandy Duso)

1993
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April 16-18     Ohio - Northcoast Chapter Hosting
                LPA District 5 SPRING REGIONAL

June 30-July 6  Chicago, Illinois
                WORLD DWARF GAMES - College of DuPage

July 2-9        Chicago, Illinois
                LPA NATIONAL CONVENTION

August          Location To Be Announced
                PAN AM YOUTH VICTORY GAMES

1994
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July 7-14       San Antonio, TX
                LPA NATIONAL CONVENTION - Marriott River Walk Hotel

1995
----
July 7-14       Denver, CO
                LPA NATIONAL CONVENTION - Marriott Downtown Denver

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           M E S S A G E S    W O R T H    R E P E A T I N G

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[  These are a collection of messages gathered from the many echoes   ]
[  that are carried by ADAnet.  They have been chosen to be reprinted ]
[  here on based on the judged potential for wide spread interest,    ]
[  information of a timely nature, and self-contained brevity.        ]
[  Where possible we have included author's name, subject,            ]
[  date, echo name, and origin line.                                  ]


Learning to fly powered planes in France
By: Sylvain Louboutin
Abled Echo

In addition to the information you will be able to get from
International Wheelchair Aviators (*) about flying schools in the
USA, there is one club worth mentioning in France, specialized in
giving wings to handicapped people.  The name of the club is:

Aero-Club Paul-Louis Weiller
Association Aerienne des Handicapes Physiques
Aerodrome des Mureaux
F-78130 Les Mureaux,  France
tel: (+33) 34 74 03 22

The last time I received news from its president (November 1990),
Jacques Lechartier (who is also member of IWA), the club had 25
student pilots, 20 handicapped pilots already get their license
their (including 3 wounded ex-pilots).  The club owns three
hand-controlled planes.  This club is unique in Europe, and
constitutes the only alternative to crossing the pond to learn in
the USA (where several similar schools exist).

International Wheelchair Aviators
Bill Blackwood, secretary
1117 Rising Hill Way
Escondido,  CA 920225
-USA-
(+1-619) 746-5018

 * Origin: The Handicap News (1-203-337-1607) (1:141/420)

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Dogs for Disabled
By: Joan Thomas
Abled Echo

The program is called Canine Companions for Independence (CCI). This
organization has pioneered the concept of training specialty dogs to
help people with disabilities other than blindness. It's been in
existence since 1975 and has placed thousands of dogs. Canada has only
just started with this program.

CCI, a non profit organization, currently has training facilities in
Santa Rosa, San Diego, Ohio, New York & Florida.

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Dogs for Disabled, too
By: Renee Alper
Abled Echo

I have an Assistance Dog, but I trained her myself, and then got
her certified with Support Dogs of America. Then we switched to
Assistance Dogs of America, located in Columbus, OH. Their address
and phone number are:

Assistance Dogs of America
5236 Bethel Center Mall
P.O. Box 20496
Columbus, OH 43220
614-451-2969

 * Origin: The Handicap News (1-203-337-1607) (1:141/420)

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Manual for Multiple Personality Disorder
By: Phila Hall
M_P_D Echo

"MPD from the Inside Out", l991; Barry Cohen, Esther Giller and Lynn W.
if you can't purchase locally, you can order from Stern's Books, 5804 N.
Magnolia St., Chicago, IL 60660 312-561-2121 or FAX 312-769-4460.  I
like this book because it is written by mpd's and I believe the messages
are excellently conveyed with courage and hope.
Price $14.95

August 1992 - Journal of the American Disability Association -  Page 46

Also:  United We Stand; Eliana Gil, a book for people with mpd, l990.
This is a very nice book, particularly for those newly dx'd or for child
parts who would like to know more about being multiple.  You can
purchase from the Dissociative Disorders Foundation for $7, includes
postage, 7515 Greenville Ave., LB 535, Dallas, TX 75231.  (money goes to
Foundation to directly assist mpd's)

**A couple of other resources available from Stern's include:
"The Tree that Survived the Winter", l989 by Mary Fahy $6.95 + 4.00
postage.

"Silver Boat: A Metaphoric Fairy Tale for Helping Patients with MPD"
l990 by Ann Adams, $11.95 + postage from Stern's.

I'll continue to post additional resources as they become known to me.
Of course, the Foundation and Institute has loads of information along
more clinical lines available upon request and bibliographies covering
clinical research and literature.

 * Origin: Psychology Forum (1:124/2121)

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MPD (HI!)
By: Ally Smith
M_P_D Echo

Hi!!!  I just thought I'd write in here and introduce myself....If
you read the blurb on the top...you know my name (no everyone's, but
mine).  We thought this might help other MPD's if we shared our
explanation of it!!!  (this is from Dennis)

MPD.....we are like cookies in a cookie jar.  (Robert is a chocolate
chip and I am a mint oreo).  See, if the cookie jar falls...we all
have no place to go, but we have to protect it!!!!  In our cookie
jar...there's over a hundred of us, but in other people's, there's
only three or four, or however many they needed to protect the
cookie jar.  We are happy the way we could help was to
protect...It's our job!!!!  I think everybody has collies to some
point...they just don't have as much character as us or other MPD's.
Anyone on the outside is not a cookie....anyone on the inside is....
This way I said what we are is less scary to people who aren't
cookies, cause they don't think of some doctor word or nothing.
They think of us as real peoples....  I gotta go, cause we are gonna
be late for our appointment.

                                Dennis and the Cookies
 * Origin: The STREET Bbs ! Ottawa, Ont. Canada ! (613)523-9816
(1:243/20)
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Tagline Mania

(From the Editor: Here are some of the more outstanding taglines
I've noticed):


A seminar on Time Travel will be held 2 weeks ago

Are those "Stimulator Pants"?,  Or are you just happy to see me?

California Raisins Murdered.  Cereal Killer suspected.

Confidence is the feeling you had before you knew better

Energizer Bunny Arrested.  Charged with battery.

Happiness: L.A. in the rear-view mirror

Housework cuts into my BBS time. Hmmm.  GIVE UP HOUSEWORK!

I can't use Windows.  My cat ate my mouse.

I can't wait for the day I learn to be patient.

If At First You Don't Succeed Ignore The Docs

If ignorance is bliss, why aren't there more happy folks?

If turkeys could fly Congress would be an airport...!

If you're feeling good, don't worry, you'll get over it!

If you shoot at mimes, should you use a silencer?

Illiterate?  Write for FREE HELP!

Marriage is Not a Word...IT'S A SENTENCE!

My hard disk is full! Maybe I'll try this message section thing.

Never Accept a Drink from a Urologist!

"O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet."

August 1992 - Journal of the American Disability Association -  Page 48

Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.

"Really honey....just 1 more message."

Some call me a pain in the neck.  Others have a lower opinion.

Taglines make great Christmas gifts.

Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.

Why do I run a BBS ? because I'm a IDIOT

Why no dear, I'm not on that stupid computer, I'm working

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A Medical Dictionary
From: Mark Milam
Nurse_Network Echo


Medical Terminology for the Layperson

Artery.................... The study of paintings
Bacteria.................. back door to a cafeteria
Barium.................... what doctors do when treatment fails
Bowel..................... a letter like A,E,I,O,U
Caesarean Section......... a district in Rome
CAT scan.................. searching for kitty
Cauterize................. made eye-contact with her
Colic..................... a sheep dog
Coma...................... a punctuation mark
Congenital................ friendly
D & C..................... where Washington is
Dilate.................... to live long
Enema..................... not a friend
Fester.................... quicker
Genital................... non-Jewish
G. I. Series.............. soldier ball game
Hangnail.................. coathook
Impotent.................. distinguished, well-known
Labor pain................ getting hurt at work
Medical staff............. a doctor's cane
Morbid.................... a high offer
Nitrate................... cheaper than a day rate
Node...................... was aware of
Outpatient................ person who has fainted
Pelvis.................... cousin of Elvis
Postoperative............. letter carrier
Recovery Room............. place to do upholstery

August 1992 - Journal of the American Disability Association -  Page 49

Rectum.................... dang near killed him!
Rheumatic................. amorous
Secretion................. hiding something
Seizure................... Roman Emperor
Tablet.................... a small table
Terminal illness.......... getting sick at the airport
Tibia..................... country in North Africa
Tumor..................... more than one more
Urine..................... opposite of "you're out"
Varicose.................. near by
Vein...................... conceited

 * Origin: Alternative Realities v32bis/v42bis (503)526-9668 (1:105/366)

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Medical Dictionary, II
From: Steve T. Gove
Nurses_Network Echo

Redneck Medical Terminology for the Layman

ARTERY                   The study of fine paintings
BARIUM                   What you do when CPR fails
CAESAREAN SECTION         A district in Rome
COLIC                    A sheep dog
COMA                     A punctuation mark
CONGENITAL               Friendly
DILATE                   To live long
G.I. SERIES              Baseball games between teams of soldiers
GRIPPE                   A suitcase
HANGNAIL                 A coathook
MEDICAL STAFF            A doctors cane
MINOR OPERATION          Coal digging
MORBID                   A higher offer
NITRATE                  Lower than day rate
NODE                     Was aware of
ORGANIC                  Church musician
OUTPATIENT               A person who has fainted
POST-OPERATIVE           A letter carrier
PROTEIN                  In favor of young people
SECRETION                Hiding anything
TABLET                   A small table
TUMOR                    An extra pair
URINE                    Opposite of you're out
VARICOSE VEINS           Veins which are very close together
BENIGN                   What you are after you be eight

 * Origin: The FreeBird BBS (919) 782-5217 (1:151/199.0)
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By: Dale Schneider

                 Hi to All Of You

        Your many wonderful and unique ways
           Make you special, All Of You
        You are such busy, energetic people
               Who get so much done
           There's no one quite like you

                I could praise you
            For "making things happen"
         You ambitiously reach your goals
         Creating success and achievement
             No matter whatever you do

               I didn't want to wait
        For your birthdays or some holiday
              To be in touch this way
              To make the day special
             By saying "hello" to you

                  Dale Schneider



                To Everyone Of You

        Have you opened the envelope slow?
          I picture your eyes with a glow
              You jump at my troubles
             They vanish like bubbles
    Everyone Of You, you've read, now you know

         It's amazing what someone can do
          When aided by someone like you
               I'm glad I have told
              Your help is pure gold
        And you give it so willingly, too!

     When the whole world seems empty and bare
          When nobody else seems to care
           Think of me, I'm your friend
               From beginning to end
          Count on me, anytime, anywhere

August 1992 - Journal of the American Disability Association -  Page 51


                  Dale Schneider


 * Origin: Aardvark Cafe Lincoln, Ne. (402)420-1768 (1:285/202)

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The Bird Rocks
From: KATHY PORTERFIELD
Abled_Art Echo

                        The Bird Rocks



     I remember as a child a lake near the ocean in Maine. I
could not have been much older than three at the time, but I
can still see through the distorting veils of the years a
small metal boat, complete with black outboard motor, in
which my father and I traveled to the bird rocks.

     On sunny days the bird rocks would appear at a distance,
a straight strand of white pearls, which was host to myriad
numbers of varied sea birds, all voicing in their respective
tongues their observations of life and existence. As we would
approach, the clamor would increase until at length, whether
by disgust with such a din or discomfort with the nearing of
strangers, some of the pearly chain's inhabitants made leave
to sky by wing.

     On rainy days, when the black motor puffed blue-gray
smoke as it started, the rocks were gray, and their
inhabitants fewer. If one approached at the onset of rain,
the white of the pearly chain would be flowing off, as so
much water color paint over wet. Then was the true color of
the canvas exposed.

     As I remember that time in my childhood, I recall how
white the pearly chain was on sunny days, and how gray it was
on rainy ones, and I wonder if I truly recall reality. For
now my whites are grayer, though my grays contain less white.
I wonder at the reality of the past, and I question the
validity of my present existence. Are my perceptions only the
delusions of some demented and solitary thing, or is there in
fact a reality of things which are what they seem?

     Take heart, Descartes, for if there is something other
than the tortured self, and you and others are not simple
figments of a demented and solitary thing, then you are not
alone.

August 1992 - Journal of the American Disability Association -  Page 52


     Yet there is little consolation in imagining a creature
who questions existence as much as ones self, as there is
little solace in a soul not found.

                            -Kathy Porterfield,
                             c 1986


 * Origin: Aardvark Cafe Lincoln, Ne. (402)489-7920 (3) Nodes (1:285/202

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Group A conferences

These conferences originate in ADAnet. They have a narrow focus relating
to disability.  ADAJOBS would not be an appropriate conference for
those looking for a job as a logger in the logging industry.

ACCOMMODATION           Job Accommodation Information
ADACHILD                Disabled Children - A place for help
ADAJOBS                 International Employment for Disabled
ADANET                  ADAnet International Topics Forum
ADAPTIVE                Adaptive Technology Discussion
ADARIGHTS               Disability Rights and Political Forum
ADASYSOP                A forum for ADAnet SysOps only...
ADATECH                 ADAnet Technical Forum (Private Conf)
ADA_FAMILY              Disability and the Family Discussions
ADA_OCCUPATION          Occupational Disabilities Discussion
ADA_OUTDOORS            Disabled Outdoors Conference
ADA_SEXUALITY           Disability and Sexuality Discussion
ADVOCACY                Advocacy for Disability Issues
ALLERGIES               Conference on Allergies
ARTHRITIS               Arthritis Discussion Group
BARRIERS                Architectural Barriers Conference
BURN                    Disability and Burn Discussion
DIALYSIS                Conference on Dialysis / Renal Disease
DIGEST                  Handicap Digest Issues and Indices
DWARFISM                Dwarfism Conference
EDUTEL                  Special Education Conference
FRANCO_HANDICAP         Disabilities Support Echo in French
GOLDEN_YEARS            Elderly and Geriatric Issues

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HANDILAW                General Discussion on Disability Law
INDEP                   Discussions on Independent Living
LEARNING                Online Learning and Disability
MEDICAL                 General Medical Information Echo
MEDICATION              Disability and Medications
MOBILITY                Mobility-impairment and coping
MUSCULAR_DYST           Muscular Dystrophy Conference
OCC_INJURY              Topics regarding Occupational Injury
PHILO                   The Philosophy of Disability Issues
README.ADA              Beginner's Help Corner
RESPIRATORY             Respiratory Disease Discussion/Therapy
RETARDATION             Discussion of Retardation
WAN_DBASE               Development of Wide-area net database

Group B conferences
(Private Distribution)

These conferences do not originate in ADAnet.  They are available to
all ADAnet systems, and are provided as a service to the disability
community and to the respective conference moderators.

ABLE.EUR                disABILITY Echo from Europe
ABLED_ART               Literature and Art by and for PwD's
ALTLEARN                Alternative Learning Discussion
ALZHEIMERS              Alzheimer's Discussion Forum
BICOMPAL                Big Computer Pals (UUCP)
BLINDTLK                BlindTalk from Nat'l Fed. of Blind
BRIDGES                 Chat with disabled children conference
DATATALK                Adaptive Computing for the Disabled
ENABLE                  Inter-network disability conference
EPILEPSY                Epilepsy management and coping
HOLISTIC                Holistic Thinking and Healing
NFB-TALK                Nat'l Fed of Blind Friends/Fellowship
PSYCH                   Psychology Discussion and Issues
SPECIAL_ED              Special Education Conference
TCM                     Traditional Chinese Medicine
TERM_ILL                Discussions regarding Terminal Illness
VHEAL                   Vibrational Healing Conference

Group C conferences

These conferences originate in Fidonet.  They are available to all
systems, but Fido systems should attempt to obtain them from their
normal fido links. You must request that a feed from Group C be
"turned on" for you before polling for these conferences.

ABLED                   General Disability Discussions
ABLED_ATHLETE           For Disabled Athletes
ABLENEWS                Disability News / Articles & Releases
ADHD                    Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity
AIDS/ARC                Support and Information for AIDS/ARC

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AMPUTEE                 Amputee Discussions and Conversation
ANXIETY                 Anxiety Disorder Discussion
BLINKTALK               Visual Impairment Issues and Discussion
BODYWORK                Massage and Bodywork Forum
CARCINOMA               Cancer and related disease conference
CARE_GIVER              Care Giving and Personal Care Attendant
CFS                     Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Conference
CHRONIC_PAIN            Pain management and coping conference
CPALSY                  Cerebral Palsy Support Echo
CUSS                    Computer Users in the Social Sciences
DIABETES                Diabetes Treatment and Management
HANDY.SYSOP             For SysOps interested in disability
HOME_OFFICE             Techniques/Support in Home-Office Mgt.
MENTAL_HEALTH           Discussions on Mental Health issues
MULT-SCLEROSIS          Multiple Sclerosis Discussions
M_P_D                   Multiple Personality Disorders
NURSES_NETWORK          Discussion group just for Nurses
OPTOMETRY               Optometry Discussions and Issues
POST_POLIO              National Post Polio Survivors Forum
PROBLEM_CHILD           Behavior modification and children
PUBLIC_PSYCH            Public Psychology and Discussion Issues
RARE_CONDITION          Rare Diseases and their Discussion
RECOVERY                Recovery Echo
SILENTTALK              Conference for Hearing-Impaired People
SIP_AA                  Alcoholics Anonymous Conference
SIP_NA                  Narcotics Anonymous Discussion Group
SPINAL_INJURY           Discussions about Spinal Cord Injury
STRESS_MGMT             Stress Management Echo
SURVIVOR                Conference for Survivors
THI_CVA                 Discussions of Brain Injury
WELFARE                 Discussion on Welfare

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