Re: Handicapped sign for cars

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Thanks Shirley. That's a good one! Everyone should carry some with them. My daughter-in-law takes me most of the places I go and she gets so embarrassed by everything. Poor girl will just die when I pull out one of those signs to put under a windshield wiper. lololSharon Handicapped sign for cars Print this attachment. Put it on cars that are parking in handicapped spots without a handicapped placard or license plate. I keep some in my glove box. Shirley

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Wow Donna you have been through a lot. You re in my prayers.

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Re: Handicapped sign for cars

Hi Shirly, I downloaded this to my computer but I'm not sureabout putting it under anybody's wiper for the simplereason is that if you look at the bottom of the ticketthe phone numbers listed are all in the eastern partof the US. There are drivers around here that park in handicappedspots quite often and it does bother me. Even thoughI do have a placard, people always see my sons gettingout of the car before they see me. Last summer Ioverheard a woman making comments about able bodiedpeople parking in handicapped stalls and she waslooking directly at me and my boys when she said it. I tried to get her attention as she turned away andshe just kept going, ignoring me completely. Hercomments hurt me to the bones. If I did not have ahandicapped placard I would not park in a handicappedparking space. By the time my boys and I got up tothe store entry, I was almost in tears. People can beso rude.Back to the ticket, I don't know if there is a westerndivision of the Eastern Paralyzed VeteransAssociation, but people around here have a tendency tolean towards rudeness and seeing a ticket such as thiswith only east coast phone numbers would have littleimpact. As long as I'm writing, I'm going to tell everybodywhat's been happening. I saw the cardiologist twiceso far. He wants to see me at least one more time. Remember the Atenolol that the primary doctor had putme on last summer? She had put me on 25 mg ofAtenolol. The cardiologist increased it to 50 mg. Istarted coughing a lot more and couldn't get hardlyany sleep because of the coughing. After 3 days, Icalled the Heart Center and left a message for thedoctor. His nurse called me back to get more information. The next day she called me and said thatthe doctor said it was okay to go back to the 25 mgAtenolol but he also wanted me to use this Albuterolinhaler. So, a prescription was sent to my pharmacyand I went to pick up the medicine. I only had to useit once a day thank goodness. But the inhaler justmade the cough worse. Or it felt worse. It wasalmost like my lungs were treating it as an irritant. I was coughing so much. This is the problem I've hadwith inhalers over the years. They don't help me orthey give me side effects that I can't live with. TheSpiriva HandiHaler that the cardiologist prescripedmade me so dizzy I could barely walk and in order todo so, I had to close my eyes. After 3 days of thissevere dizziness, I gave up the HandiHaler.I saw my new pulmonologist on Monday. I miss my oldone, but he had every right to retire and travel toMontana. I'd like to travel to Montana some day. Itold the new pulmonologist about my experiences withAdvair and steroids in general. He ordered apulmonary function test which I had today. He alsoordered an overnight oximetry and that I just don'tknow about. The instructions on the back of the diary did not match the type of oximeter that I wasgiven. Last week, I had to go to Nuclear Medicine at YakimaRegional on Tuesday to take a capsule of radioactiveiodine and then on Wednesday, I had to go back for athyroid scan.The cardiologist had thought that I might haveblockages in my legs because I told him that they havea tendency to turn to lead if I walk too far or toolong. He sent me for some kind of testing. The goodnews is that there doesn't seem to be any blockages,but there is still no explanation for why my feet turnto bricks and my legs turn to lead. All I need now isthe speed and endurance, like the 6 million dollarman, I mean woman.That pulmonary function test didn't make me doanything but breathe but I'm exhausted. I'm going togo lay down. Have a good afternoon, evening, andnight.Donna in WA<HTML><A HREF="http://pets.care2.com/i?p=628786495">Join Care2.com's Race for Pets!</A></HTML>__________________________________________________________8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut.http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news

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Wow Donna you have been through a lot. You re in my prayers.

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Re: Handicapped sign for cars

Hi Shirly, I downloaded this to my computer but I'm not sureabout putting it under anybody's wiper for the simplereason is that if you look at the bottom of the ticketthe phone numbers listed are all in the eastern partof the US. There are drivers around here that park in handicappedspots quite often and it does bother me. Even thoughI do have a placard, people always see my sons gettingout of the car before they see me. Last summer Ioverheard a woman making comments about able bodiedpeople parking in handicapped stalls and she waslooking directly at me and my boys when she said it. I tried to get her attention as she turned away andshe just kept going, ignoring me completely. Hercomments hurt me to the bones. If I did not have ahandicapped placard I would not park in a handicappedparking space. By the time my boys and I got up tothe store entry, I was almost in tears. People can beso rude.Back to the ticket, I don't know if there is a westerndivision of the Eastern Paralyzed VeteransAssociation, but people around here have a tendency tolean towards rudeness and seeing a ticket such as thiswith only east coast phone numbers would have littleimpact. As long as I'm writing, I'm going to tell everybodywhat's been happening. I saw the cardiologist twiceso far. He wants to see me at least one more time. Remember the Atenolol that the primary doctor had putme on last summer? She had put me on 25 mg ofAtenolol. The cardiologist increased it to 50 mg. Istarted coughing a lot more and couldn't get hardlyany sleep because of the coughing. After 3 days, Icalled the Heart Center and left a message for thedoctor. His nurse called me back to get more information. The next day she called me and said thatthe doctor said it was okay to go back to the 25 mgAtenolol but he also wanted me to use this Albuterolinhaler. So, a prescription was sent to my pharmacyand I went to pick up the medicine. I only had to useit once a day thank goodness. But the inhaler justmade the cough worse. Or it felt worse. It wasalmost like my lungs were treating it as an irritant. I was coughing so much. This is the problem I've hadwith inhalers over the years. They don't help me orthey give me side effects that I can't live with. TheSpiriva HandiHaler that the cardiologist prescripedmade me so dizzy I could barely walk and in order todo so, I had to close my eyes. After 3 days of thissevere dizziness, I gave up the HandiHaler.I saw my new pulmonologist on Monday. I miss my oldone, but he had every right to retire and travel toMontana. I'd like to travel to Montana some day. Itold the new pulmonologist about my experiences withAdvair and steroids in general. He ordered apulmonary function test which I had today. He alsoordered an overnight oximetry and that I just don'tknow about. The instructions on the back of the diary did not match the type of oximeter that I wasgiven. Last week, I had to go to Nuclear Medicine at YakimaRegional on Tuesday to take a capsule of radioactiveiodine and then on Wednesday, I had to go back for athyroid scan.The cardiologist had thought that I might haveblockages in my legs because I told him that they havea tendency to turn to lead if I walk too far or toolong. He sent me for some kind of testing. The goodnews is that there doesn't seem to be any blockages,but there is still no explanation for why my feet turnto bricks and my legs turn to lead. All I need now isthe speed and endurance, like the 6 million dollarman, I mean woman.That pulmonary function test didn't make me doanything but breathe but I'm exhausted. I'm going togo lay down. Have a good afternoon, evening, andnight.Donna in WA<HTML><A HREF="http://pets.care2.com/i?p=628786495">Join Care2.com's Race for Pets!</A></HTML>__________________________________________________________8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut.http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news

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I get it all the time....when the walmart greeters see me in a cart...at least 1 out of every 3 times those old people will say "Those are meant for disabled people." I am secondary progressive, and maybe it had taken a lot of energy and guts to even make it that far......Or Comments about taking parking spots, because I look fairly normal...I figured no one would really take the time to make hate filled accusatory statements, but people are down right aggressive and out for blood....I don't think they really care why, it is just pond scum like I must be for taking a spot...they can dump on us.

I do not think about life in general that way, most folks smile and help with doors, places are getting more handicapped accessible...But I have been in danger being mistaken for a healthy person...lolololloolo

Re: Handicapped sign for cars

Hi Shirly, I downloaded this to my computer but I'm not sureabout putting it under anybody's wiper for the simplereason is that if you look at the bottom of the ticketthe phone numbers listed are all in the eastern partof the US. There are drivers around here that park in handicappedspots quite often and it does bother me. Even thoughI do have a placard, people always see my sons gettingout of the car before they see me. Last summer Ioverheard a woman making comments about able bodiedpeople parking in handicapped stalls and she waslooking directly at me and my boys when she said it. I tried to get her attention as she turned away andshe just kept going, ignoring me completely. Hercomments hurt me to the bones. If I did not have ahandicapped placard I would not park in a handicappedparking space. By the time my boys and I got up tothe store entry, I was almost in tears. People can beso

rude.Back to the ticket, I don't know if there is a westerndivision of the Eastern Paralyzed VeteransAssociation, but people around here have a tendency tolean towards rudeness and seeing a ticket such as thiswith only east coast phone numbers would have littleimpact. As long as I'm writing, I'm going to tell everybodywhat's been happening. I saw the cardiologist twiceso far. He wants to see me at least one more time. Remember the Atenolol that the primary doctor had putme on last summer? She had put me on 25 mg ofAtenolol. The cardiologist increased it to 50 mg. Istarted coughing a lot more and couldn't get hardlyany sleep because of the coughing. After 3 days, Icalled the Heart Center and left a message for thedoctor. His nurse called me back to get more information. The next day she called me and said thatthe doctor said it was okay to go back to the 25 mgAtenolol but he also wanted me

to use this Albuterolinhaler. So, a prescription was sent to my pharmacyand I went to pick up the medicine. I only had to useit once a day thank goodness. But the inhaler justmade the cough worse. Or it felt worse. It wasalmost like my lungs were treating it as an irritant. I was coughing so much. This is the problem I've hadwith inhalers over the years. They don't help me orthey give me side effects that I can't live with. TheSpiriva HandiHaler that the cardiologist prescripedmade me so dizzy I could barely walk and in order todo so, I had to close my eyes. After 3 days of thissevere dizziness, I gave up the HandiHaler.I saw my new pulmonologist on Monday. I miss my oldone, but he had every right to retire and travel toMontana. I'd like to travel to Montana some day. Itold the new pulmonologist about my experiences withAdvair and steroids in general. He ordered apulmonary function test which I had

today. He alsoordered an overnight oximetry and that I just don'tknow about. The instructions on the back of the diary did not match the type of oximeter that I wasgiven. Last week, I had to go to Nuclear Medicine at YakimaRegional on Tuesday to take a capsule of radioactiveiodine and then on Wednesday, I had to go back for athyroid scan.The cardiologist had thought that I might haveblockages in my legs because I told him that they havea tendency to turn to lead if I walk too far or toolong. He sent me for some kind of testing. The goodnews is that there doesn't seem to be any blockages,but there is still no explanation for why my feet turnto bricks and my legs turn to lead. All I need now isthe speed and endurance, like the 6 million dollarman, I mean woman.That pulmonary function test didn't make me doanything but breathe but I'm exhausted. I'm going togo lay down. Have a good

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Re: Handicapped sign for cars

Hi Shirly, I downloaded this to my computer but I'm not sureabout putting it under anybody's wiper for the simplereason is that if you look at the bottom of the ticketthe phone numbers listed are all in the eastern partof the US. There are drivers around here that park in handicappedspots quite often and it does bother me. Even thoughI do have a placard, people always see my sons gettingout of the car before they see me. Last summer Ioverheard a woman making comments about able bodiedpeople parking in handicapped stalls and she waslooking directly at me and my boys when she said it. I tried to get her attention as she turned away andshe just kept going, ignoring me completely. Hercomments hurt me to the bones. If I did not have ahandicapped placard I would not park in a handicappedparking space. By the time my boys and I got up tothe store entry, I was almost in tears. People can beso

rude.Back to the ticket, I don't know if there is a westerndivision of the Eastern Paralyzed VeteransAssociation, but people around here have a tendency tolean towards rudeness and seeing a ticket such as thiswith only east coast phone numbers would have littleimpact. As long as I'm writing, I'm going to tell everybodywhat's been happening. I saw the cardiologist twiceso far. He wants to see me at least one more time. Remember the Atenolol that the primary doctor had putme on last summer? She had put me on 25 mg ofAtenolol. The cardiologist increased it to 50 mg. Istarted coughing a lot more and couldn't get hardlyany sleep because of the coughing. After 3 days, Icalled the Heart Center and left a message for thedoctor. His nurse called me back to get more information. The next day she called me and said thatthe doctor said it was okay to go back to the 25 mgAtenolol but he also wanted me

to use this Albuterolinhaler. So, a prescription was sent to my pharmacyand I went to pick up the medicine. I only had to useit once a day thank goodness. But the inhaler justmade the cough worse. Or it felt worse. It wasalmost like my lungs were treating it as an irritant. I was coughing so much. This is the problem I've hadwith inhalers over the years. They don't help me orthey give me side effects that I can't live with. TheSpiriva HandiHaler that the cardiologist prescripedmade me so dizzy I could barely walk and in order todo so, I had to close my eyes. After 3 days of thissevere dizziness, I gave up the HandiHaler.I saw my new pulmonologist on Monday. I miss my oldone, but he had every right to retire and travel toMontana. I'd like to travel to Montana some day. Itold the new pulmonologist about my experiences withAdvair and steroids in general. He ordered apulmonary function test which I had

today. He alsoordered an overnight oximetry and that I just don'tknow about. The instructions on the back of the diary did not match the type of oximeter that I wasgiven. Last week, I had to go to Nuclear Medicine at YakimaRegional on Tuesday to take a capsule of radioactiveiodine and then on Wednesday, I had to go back for athyroid scan.The cardiologist had thought that I might haveblockages in my legs because I told him that they havea tendency to turn to lead if I walk too far or toolong. He sent me for some kind of testing. The goodnews is that there doesn't seem to be any blockages,but there is still no explanation for why my feet turnto bricks and my legs turn to lead. All I need now isthe speed and endurance, like the 6 million dollarman, I mean woman.That pulmonary function test didn't make me doanything but breathe but I'm exhausted. I'm going togo lay down. Have a good

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Re: Handicapped sign for cars

Hi Shirly, I downloaded this to my computer but I'm not sureabout putting it under anybody's wiper for the simplereason is that if you look at the bottom of the ticketthe phone numbers listed are all in the eastern partof the US. There are drivers around here that park in handicappedspots quite often and it does bother me. Even thoughI do have a placard, people always see my sons gettingout of the car before they see me. Last summer Ioverheard a woman making comments about able bodiedpeople parking in handicapped stalls and she waslooking directly at me and my boys when she said it. I tried to get her attention as she turned away andshe just kept going, ignoring me completely. Hercomments hurt me to the bones. If I did not have ahandicapped placard I would not park in a handicappedparking space. By the time my boys and I got up tothe store entry, I was almost in tears. People can beso

rude.Back to the ticket, I don't know if there is a westerndivision of the Eastern Paralyzed VeteransAssociation, but people around here have a tendency tolean towards rudeness and seeing a ticket such as thiswith only east coast phone numbers would have littleimpact. As long as I'm writing, I'm going to tell everybodywhat's been happening. I saw the cardiologist twiceso far. He wants to see me at least one more time. Remember the Atenolol that the primary doctor had putme on last summer? She had put me on 25 mg ofAtenolol. The cardiologist increased it to 50 mg. Istarted coughing a lot more and couldn't get hardlyany sleep because of the coughing. After 3 days, Icalled the Heart Center and left a message for thedoctor. His nurse called me back to get more information. The next day she called me and said thatthe doctor said it was okay to go back to the 25 mgAtenolol but he also wanted me

to use this Albuterolinhaler. So, a prescription was sent to my pharmacyand I went to pick up the medicine. I only had to useit once a day thank goodness. But the inhaler justmade the cough worse. Or it felt worse. It wasalmost like my lungs were treating it as an irritant. I was coughing so much. This is the problem I've hadwith inhalers over the years. They don't help me orthey give me side effects that I can't live with. TheSpiriva HandiHaler that the cardiologist prescripedmade me so dizzy I could barely walk and in order todo so, I had to close my eyes. After 3 days of thissevere dizziness, I gave up the HandiHaler.I saw my new pulmonologist on Monday. I miss my oldone, but he had every right to retire and travel toMontana. I'd like to travel to Montana some day. Itold the new pulmonologist about my experiences withAdvair and steroids in general. He ordered apulmonary function test which I had

today. He alsoordered an overnight oximetry and that I just don'tknow about. The instructions on the back of the diary did not match the type of oximeter that I wasgiven. Last week, I had to go to Nuclear Medicine at YakimaRegional on Tuesday to take a capsule of radioactiveiodine and then on Wednesday, I had to go back for athyroid scan.The cardiologist had thought that I might haveblockages in my legs because I told him that they havea tendency to turn to lead if I walk too far or toolong. He sent me for some kind of testing. The goodnews is that there doesn't seem to be any blockages,but there is still no explanation for why my feet turnto bricks and my legs turn to lead. All I need now isthe speed and endurance, like the 6 million dollarman, I mean woman.That pulmonary function test didn't make me doanything but breathe but I'm exhausted. I'm going togo lay down. Have a good

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I am real sorry you have to go through all

that. Here in Southern California, I

find it just the opposite. I walk with a cane and I have people open the

door for me, the greeters at Walmart stop me to offer me their go cart.

I have not heard or had people comment about using disabled parking. I guess

you have all the pond scum in your area. I am real sorry your have to go

through that. What bothers me is people parking in our spots and don’t

have the disabled signs. I feel like parking behind them so they can not

get their car out and have to wait on me to get out of my shopping.

G

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To: MSersLife

Subject: Re: Handicapped

sign for cars

I get it all the time....when the walmart greeters see me

in a cart...at least 1 out of every 3 times those old people will say

" Those are meant for disabled people. " I am secondary

progressive, and maybe it had taken a lot of energy and guts to even make it

that far......Or Comments about taking parking spots, because I look fairly

normal...I figured no one would really take the time to make hate filled

accusatory statements, but people are down right aggressive and out for

blood....I don't think they really care why, it is just pond scum like I must

be for taking a spot...they can dump on us.

I do not think about life in

general that way, most folks smile and help with doors, places are getting more

handicapped accessible...But I have been in danger being mistaken for a

healthy person...lolololloolo

Re: Handicapped sign for cars

Hi

Shirly,

I downloaded this to my computer but I'm not sure

about putting it under anybody's wiper for the simple

reason is that if you look at the bottom of the ticket

the phone numbers listed are all in the eastern part

of the US.

There are drivers around here that park in handicapped

spots quite often and it does bother me. Even though

I do have a placard, people always see my sons getting

out of the car before they see me. Last summer I

overheard a woman making comments about able bodied

people parking in handicapped stalls and she was

looking directly at me and my boys when she said it.

I tried to get her attention as she turned away and

she just kept going, ignoring me completely. Her

comments hurt me to the bones. If I did not have a

handicapped placard I would not park in a handicapped

parking space. By the time my boys and I got up to

the store entry, I was almost in tears. People can be

so rude.

Back to the ticket, I don't know if there is a western

division of the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans

Association, but people around here have a tendency to

lean towards rudeness and seeing a ticket such as this

with only east coast phone numbers would have little

impact.

As long as I'm writing, I'm going to tell everybody

what's been happening. I saw the cardiologist twice

so far. He wants to see me at least one more time.

Remember the Atenolol that the primary doctor had put

me on last summer? She had put me on 25 mg of

Atenolol. The cardiologist increased it to 50 mg. I

started coughing a lot more and couldn't get hardly

any sleep because of the coughing. After 3 days, I

called the Heart Center and left a message for the

doctor. His nurse called me back to get more

information. The next day she called me and said that

the doctor said it was okay to go back to the 25 mg

Atenolol but he also wanted me to use this Albuterol

inhaler. So, a prescription was sent to my pharmacy

and I went to pick up the medicine. I only had to use

it once a day thank goodness. But the inhaler just

made the cough worse. Or it felt worse. It was

almost like my lungs were treating it as an irritant.

I was coughing so much. This is the problem I've had

with inhalers over the years. They don't help me or

they give me side effects that I can't live with. The

Spiriva HandiHaler that the cardiologist prescriped

made me so dizzy I could barely walk and in order to

do so, I had to close my eyes. After 3 days of this

severe dizziness, I gave up the HandiHaler.

I saw my new pulmonologist on Monday. I miss my old

one, but he had every right to retire and travel to

Montana. I'd

like to travel to Montana

some day. I

told the new pulmonologist about my experiences with

Advair and steroids in general. He ordered a

pulmonary function test which I had today. He also

ordered an overnight oximetry and that I just don't

know about. The instructions on the back of the

diary did not match the type of oximeter that I was

given.

Last week, I had to go to Nuclear Medicine at Yakima

Regional on Tuesday to take a capsule of radioactive

iodine and then on Wednesday, I had to go back for a

thyroid scan.

The cardiologist had thought that I might have

blockages in my legs because I told him that they have

a tendency to turn to lead if I walk too far or too

long. He sent me for some kind of testing. The good

news is that there doesn't seem to be any blockages,

but there is still no explanation for why my feet turn

to bricks and my legs turn to lead. All I need now is

the speed and endurance, like the 6 million dollar

man, I mean woman.

That pulmonary function test didn't make me do

anything but breathe but I'm exhausted. I'm going to

go lay down. Have a good afternoon, evening, and

night.

Donna in WA

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My son wore a shirt to school once that said, "I have Autism, what's your excuse?". You ought to have heard all the crap I got for that one. I was sick of having to explain to people everyday, about why my son did certain things. The school Psych didn't like it. Tough! We LIVE with it every day, and we are not offended by the word Autism. Then one of the teachers told me that we should "keep quiet" about his disability and just "hope he passes as normal". Grrrrr. Some disabilities ARE invisible, and the point was to try to educate some of the ignorant people BEFORE they treated my son badly, because they ASSUMED he understood everything due to his size and age.

My SIL just told me that when she was in McD's with her son, (he's Autistic and non verbal) a lady came up to Austin when he was having a tantrum, because he couldn't communicate his wants. She looked at him and scolded to "use your words". My SIL told her, "HE HAS NO WORDS!". The woman was very embarrassed. Hopefully that will teach her to not ASSUME she knows it all about a situation, or about people she has never even met before.

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we need T-shirts that say "I'm not as healthy as I look"

a ...... in Michigan

I get it all the time....when the walmart greeters see me in a cart...at least 1 out of every 3 times those old people will say "Those are meant for disabled people." I am secondary progressive, and maybe it had taken a lot of energy and guts to even make it that far......Or Comments about taking parking spots, because I look fairly normal...I figured no one would really take the time to make hate filled accusatory statements, but people are down right aggressive and out for blood....I don't think they really care why, it is just pond scum like I must be for taking a spot...they can dump on us.

I do not think about life in general that way, most folks smile and help with doors, places are getting more handicapped accessible...But I have been in danger being mistaken for a healthy person...lolololloolo

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I was in the grocery store once when my son was touching the self-service checkout (he is fascinated by it), One of the bag "boys" (a man in his....50's?) said to him "Hey kid what's your problem?" I looked at him and quietly said "He is autistic. What's yours?"

Same grocery store...different scenario: I'm buying something heavy. I asked the checker to help me get it out of the cart. She says, heavy with sarcasm..."Sure, it's *only* my back!" I reply. "I have MS. So if *that*'s your worst problem, consider yourself Blessed." She did have the grace to look embarassed.

Needless to say, I don't shop there anymore. And since we'll soon be moving 1,000 miles away, I doubt I'll shop there again LOL

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Yep, some people can be such idiots. Trista

Re: Handicapped sign for cars

I was in the grocery store once when my son was touching the self-service checkout (he is fascinated by it), One of the bag "boys" (a man in his....50's?) said to him "Hey kid what's your problem?" I looked at him and quietly said "He is autistic. What's yours?"

Same grocery store...different scenario: I'm buying something heavy. I asked the checker to help me get it out of the cart. She says, heavy with sarcasm..."Sure, it's *only* my back!" I reply. "I have MS. So if *that*'s your worst problem, consider yourself Blessed." She did have the grace to look embarassed.

Needless to say, I don't shop there anymore. And since we'll soon be moving 1,000 miles away, I doubt I'll shop there again LOL

Peace and Blessings~*~ Akiba ~*~Pragmatic Visionary & Eternal Optimist! http://yodamamma.blogspot.com/ http://www.solay-twinflames.com

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we need T-shirts that say "I'm not as healthy as I look"

a ...... in Michigan

I get it all the time....when the walmart greeters see me in a cart...at least 1 out of every 3 times those old people will say "Those are meant for disabled people." I am secondary progressive, and maybe it had taken a lot of energy and guts to even make it that far......Or Comments about taking parking spots, because I look fairly normal...I figured no one would really take the time to make hate filled accusatory statements, but people are down right aggressive and out for blood....I don't think they really care why, it is just pond scum like I must be for taking a spot...they can dump on us.

I do not think about life in general that way, most folks smile and help with doors, places are getting more handicapped accessible...But I have been in danger being mistaken for a healthy person...lolololloolo

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My foster child doesn't hide that he's different - not that he could, even though there are no physical deficiencies. When we go to Wal Mart or KMart, he won't get out of the car unless I promise to take him to the vacuum cleaner aisle, where he greets each one of them with a hug, gives it some exercise in the aisle, and wants to kiss the red ones, all the while with me prattling on "Oh, what a nice vacuum. Why don't you try that one? No, I don't think a kiss is appropriate for a vacuum. Let's put that one back. Say bye-bye to the vacuums!" at which point he threatens a tantrum. I love watching people furtively look around the corner at this strange conversation in the next aisle. Not too many people have the nerve to actually enter the aisle while we're there.SueAkiba wrote: I was in the grocery store once when my son was touching the self-service checkout (he is fascinated by it), One of the bag "boys" (a man in his....50's?) said to him "Hey kid what's your problem?" I looked at him and quietly said "He is autistic. What's yours?" Same grocery store...different scenario: I'm buying something heavy. I asked the checker to help me get it out of the cart. She says, heavy with sarcasm..."Sure, it's

*only* my back!" I reply. "I have MS. So if *that*'s your worst problem, consider yourself Blessed." She did have the grace to look embarassed. Needless to say, I don't shop there anymore. And since we'll soon be moving 1,000 miles away, I doubt I'll shop there again LOL Peace and Blessings~*~ Akiba ~*~Pragmatic Visionary & Eternal Optimist! http://yodamamma.blogspot.com/ http://www.solay-twinflames.com .

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Robbin dowsn't hide it, either, and he also looks "normal" just big for his age (he is 9 and almost as tall as I am...ok, me tall might be a strech, I'm 5', but

Peace and Blessings~*~ Akiba ~*~Pragmatic Visionary & Eternal Optimist! http://yodamamma.blogspot.com/ http://www.solay-twinflames.com

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My foster child doesn't hide that he's different - not that he could, even though there are no physical deficiencies. When we go to Wal Mart or KMart, he won't get out of the car unless I promise to take him to the vacuum cleaner aisle, where he greets each one of them with a hug, gives it some exercise in the aisle, and wants to kiss the red ones, all the while with me prattling on "Oh, what a nice vacuum. Why don't you try that one? No, I don't think a kiss is appropriate for a vacuum. Let's put that one back. Say bye-bye to the vacuums!" at which point he threatens a tantrum. I love watching people furtively look around the corner at this strange conversation in the next aisle. Not too many people have the nerve to actually enter the aisle while we're there.SueAkiba <akybacomcast (DOT) net> wrote:

I was in the grocery store once when my son was touching the self-service checkout (he is fascinated by it), One of the bag "boys" (a man in his....50's?) said to him "Hey kid what's your problem?" I looked at him and quietly said "He is autistic. What's yours?"

Same grocery store...different scenario: I'm buying something heavy. I asked the checker to help me get it out of the cart. She says, heavy with sarcasm..."Sure, it's *only* my back!" I reply. "I have MS. So if *that*'s your worst problem, consider yourself Blessed." She did have the grace to look embarassed.

Needless to say, I don't shop there anymore. And since we'll soon be moving 1,000 miles away, I doubt I'll shop there again LOL

Peace and Blessings~*~ Akiba ~*~Pragmatic Visionary & Eternal Optimist! http://yodamamma.blogspot.com/ http://www.solay-twinflames.com

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I HATE when I do that!!1 Hit the SEND button when I'm not ready to!!

anyway...I was saying that Robbin looks normal, and at over 4 1/2 ft is almost as tall as his mommy...when he stands tippytoe he looks me straight in the eye...he wouldn't even KNOW to "hide" his differences, because as far as he is concerned, he is totally normal. Which is good! HE is an awesome kid and I am a VERY proud Mommy!

Peace and Blessings~*~ Akiba ~*~Pragmatic Visionary & Eternal Optimist! http://yodamamma.blogspot.com/ http://www.solay-twinflames.com

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My foster child doesn't hide that he's different - not that he could, even though there are no physical deficiencies. When we go to Wal Mart or KMart, he won't get out of the car unless I promise to take him to the vacuum cleaner aisle, where he greets each one of them with a hug, gives it some exercise in the aisle, and wants to kiss the red ones, all the while with me prattling on "Oh, what a nice vacuum. Why don't you try that one? No, I don't think a kiss is appropriate for a vacuum. Let's put that one back. Say bye-bye to the vacuums!" at which point he threatens a tantrum. I love watching people furtively look around the corner at this strange conversation in the next aisle. Not too many people have the nerve to actually enter the aisle while we're there.SueAkiba <akybacomcast (DOT) net> wrote:

I was in the grocery store once when my son was touching the self-service checkout (he is fascinated by it), One of the bag "boys" (a man in his....50's?) said to him "Hey kid what's your problem?" I looked at him and quietly said "He is autistic. What's yours?"

Same grocery store...different scenario: I'm buying something heavy. I asked the checker to help me get it out of the cart. She says, heavy with sarcasm..."Sure, it's *only* my back!" I reply. "I have MS. So if *that*'s your worst problem, consider yourself Blessed." She did have the grace to look embarassed.

Needless to say, I don't shop there anymore. And since we'll soon be moving 1,000 miles away, I doubt I'll shop there again LOL

Peace and Blessings~*~ Akiba ~*~Pragmatic Visionary & Eternal Optimist! http://yodamamma.blogspot.com/ http://www.solay-twinflames.com

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hey paula.Thats a good one.We should make some and use the profits for us all to

take a cruise.and to the ms society of course.;)hugz,cassy

[paulacoon@...] wrote:

we need T-shirts that say " I'm not as healthy as I look "

a ...... in Michigan

I get it all the time....when the walmart greeters see me in a cart...at least 1

out of every 3 times those old people will say " Those are meant for disabled

people. " I am secondary progressive, and maybe it had taken a lot of energy and

guts to even make it that far......Or Comments about taking parking spots,

because I look fairly normal...I figured no one would really take the time to

make hate filled accusatory statements, but people are down right aggressive and

out for blood....I don't think they really care why, it is just pond scum like I

must be for taking a spot...they can dump on us.

I do not think about life in general that way, most folks smile and help with

doors, places are getting more handicapped accessible...But I have been in

danger being mistaken for a healthy person...lolololloolo

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As some of you on other lists know, I have a brother who was born deaf. He went to under

graduate school (in physics, yet) with a shirt that showed a guy with ear plugs in his ears,

and had the word "HUNH?" under his chin! Love,

n Rojas5915@...

Re: Handicapped sign for cars

we need T-shirts that say "I'm not as healthy as I look"

a ...... in Michigan

I get it all the time....when the walmart greeters see me in a cart...at least 1 out of every 3 times those old people will say "Those are meant for disabled people." I am secondary progressive, and maybe it had taken a lot of energy and guts to even make it that far......Or Comments about taking parking spots, because I look fairly normal...I figured no one would really take the time to make hate filled accusatory statements, but people are down right aggressive and out for blood....I don't think they really care why, it is just pond scum like I must be for taking a spot...they can dump on us.

I do not think about life in general that way, most folks smile and help with doors, places are getting more handicapped accessible...But I have been in danger being mistaken for a healthy person...lolololloolo

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Donna I go for my radioactive iodine next week. It will be six weeks since the lst time I took my thyroid medicine. Just like to report that because of solu medrol in the hospital and steriods after discharge and no thyroid medicine, I have gained 25 pounds in two months. I am sooo pissed. I had been on a diet and had lost 15 pounds and only had 10 to go to my goal wt of 140. N9ow I'm at 175 and I'm only eating 1200 calories a day. I'm hoping to lose some when I have this lump in my thyroid removed. Even if it's not cancer, adenomas have to be checked every 6 months because they have a high risk of becoming cancer. Plus it's affecting my vocal cords. So maybe I'll lose some wt when I can't swallow. On another note, I'm trying an experiment right now. I got the email about Vit D and the link they think there is to MS. It said they believed that the reason less people got MS closer to the equator

was because the were exposed to more sunlight, which ment higher Vit D levels. When I was tanning every day I felt great so I started tanning again. I'll let you know if it helps. I have to keep the air conditioner on so my body temp doesn't rise while I tan/ in TexasDonna wrote: Hi Shirly, I downloaded this to my computer but I'm not sureabout putting it under anybody's wiper for the simplereason is that if you look at the bottom of the

ticketthe phone numbers listed are all in the eastern partof the US. There are drivers around here that park in handicappedspots quite often and it does bother me. Even thoughI do have a placard, people always see my sons gettingout of the car before they see me. Last summer Ioverheard a woman making comments about able bodiedpeople parking in handicapped stalls and she waslooking directly at me and my boys when she said it. I tried to get her attention as she turned away andshe just kept going, ignoring me completely. Hercomments hurt me to the bones. If I did not have ahandicapped placard I would not park in a handicappedparking space. By the time my boys and I got up tothe store entry, I was almost in tears. People can beso rude.Back to the ticket, I don't know if there is a westerndivision of the Eastern Paralyzed VeteransAssociation, but people around here have a tendency tolean

towards rudeness and seeing a ticket such as thiswith only east coast phone numbers would have littleimpact. As long as I'm writing, I'm going to tell everybodywhat's been happening. I saw the cardiologist twiceso far. He wants to see me at least one more time. Remember the Atenolol that the primary doctor had putme on last summer? She had put me on 25 mg ofAtenolol. The cardiologist increased it to 50 mg. Istarted coughing a lot more and couldn't get hardlyany sleep because of the coughing. After 3 days, Icalled the Heart Center and left a message for thedoctor. His nurse called me back to get more information. The next day she called me and said thatthe doctor said it was okay to go back to the 25 mgAtenolol but he also wanted me to use this Albuterolinhaler. So, a prescription was sent to my pharmacyand I went to pick up the medicine. I only had to useit once a day thank goodness. But the

inhaler justmade the cough worse. Or it felt worse. It wasalmost like my lungs were treating it as an irritant. I was coughing so much. This is the problem I've hadwith inhalers over the years. They don't help me orthey give me side effects that I can't live with. TheSpiriva HandiHaler that the cardiologist prescripedmade me so dizzy I could barely walk and in order todo so, I had to close my eyes. After 3 days of thissevere dizziness, I gave up the HandiHaler.I saw my new pulmonologist on Monday. I miss my oldone, but he had every right to retire and travel toMontana. I'd like to travel to Montana some day. Itold the new pulmonologist about my experiences withAdvair and steroids in general. He ordered apulmonary function test which I had today. He alsoordered an overnight oximetry and that I just don'tknow about. The instructions on the back of the diary did not match the type of oximeter that I

wasgiven. Last week, I had to go to Nuclear Medicine at YakimaRegional on Tuesday to take a capsule of radioactiveiodine and then on Wednesday, I had to go back for athyroid scan.The cardiologist had thought that I might haveblockages in my legs because I told him that they havea tendency to turn to lead if I walk too far or toolong. He sent me for some kind of testing. The goodnews is that there doesn't seem to be any blockages,but there is still no explanation for why my feet turnto bricks and my legs turn to lead. All I need now isthe speed and endurance, like the 6 million dollarman, I mean woman.That pulmonary function test didn't make me doanything but breathe but I'm exhausted. I'm going togo lay down. Have a good afternoon, evening, andnight.Donna in WA<HTML><A HREF="http://pets.care2.com/i?p=628786495">Join Care2.com's Race for Pets!</A></HTML>__________________________________________________________8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut.http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news' in Texas Courage is not being fearless, courage is facing your fears and not running for cover!

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I LOVE that story! Way to go Sue. Sharon Re: Handicapped sign for cars

My foster child doesn't hide that he's different - not that he could, even though there are no physical deficiencies. When we go to Wal Mart or KMart, he won't get out of the car unless I promise to take him to the vacuum cleaner aisle, where he greets each one of them with a hug, gives it some exercise in the aisle, and wants to kiss the red ones, all the while with me prattling on "Oh, what a nice vacuum. Why don't you try that one? No, I don't think a kiss is appropriate for a vacuum. Let's put that one back. Say bye-bye to the vacuums!" at which point he threatens a tantrum. I love watching people furtively look around the corner at this strange conversation in the next aisle. Not too many people have the nerve to actually enter the aisle while we're there.SueAkiba <akybacomcast (DOT) net> wrote: I was in the grocery store once when my son was touching the self-service checkout (he is fascinated by it), One of the bag "boys" (a man in his....50's? ) said to him "Hey kid what's your problem?" I looked at him and quietly said "He is autistic. What's yours?" Same grocery store...different scenario: I'm buying something heavy. I asked the checker to help me get it out of the cart. She says, heavy with sarcasm..."Sure, it's

*only* my back!" I reply. "I have MS. So if *that*'s your worst problem, consider yourself Blessed." She did have the grace to look embarassed. Needless to say, I don't shop there anymore. And since we'll soon be moving 1,000 miles away, I doubt I'll shop there again LOL Peace and Blessings~*~ Akiba ~*~Pragmatic Visionary & Eternal Optimist! http://yodamamma. blogspot. com/ http://www.solay- twinflames. com . Don't pick lemons.

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Like the other one " I have MS, what's your problem?" Bet you we wouldn't get one comment. Or a bumper sticker we could put on the back of our wheelchair or on the bumper of ouor cars! in Texascassandra workmn wrote: hey paula.Thats a good one.We should make some and use the profits for us all to take a cruise.and to the ms society of course.;)hugz,cassy[paulacoonearthlink (DOT) net] wrote:we

need T-shirts that say "I'm not as healthy as I look"a ...... in MichiganI get it all the time....when the walmart greeters see me in a cart...at least 1 out of every 3 times those old people will say "Those are meant for disabled people." I am secondary progressive, and maybe it had taken a lot of energy and guts to even make it that far......Or Comments about taking parking spots, because I look fairly normal...I figured no one would really take the time to make hate filled accusatory statements, but people are down right aggressive and out for blood....I don't think they really care why, it is just pond scum like I must be for taking a spot...they can dump on us.I do not think about life in general that way, most folks smile and help with doors, places are getting more handicapped accessible...But I have been in danger being mistaken for a healthy person...lolololloolo ' in Texas Courage is not being fearless, courage is facing your fears and not running for cover!

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n, I like that.

Trista

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we need T-shirts that say "I'm not as healthy as I look"

a ...... in Michigan

I get it all the time....when the walmart greeters see me in a cart...at least 1 out of every 3 times those old people will say "Those are meant for disabled people." I am secondary progressive, and maybe it had taken a lot of energy and guts to even make it that far......Or Comments about taking parking spots, because I look fairly normal...I figured no one would really take the time to make hate filled accusatory statements, but people are down right aggressive and out for blood....I don't think they really care why, it is just pond scum like I must be for taking a spot...they can dump on us.

I do not think about life in general that way, most folks smile and help with doors, places are getting more handicapped accessible...But I have been in danger being mistaken for a healthy person...lolololloolo

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Ya.I like that one to.Of course you'd probly get the occasional idiot that says

Whats ms?or ya so I got this,what makes you so special.Guess we could never

escape all the morons of the world.lol But it would definetly help raise money

and awareness.I wonder how people go about doin all that?

[dixmstx@...] wrote:

Like the other one " I have MS, what's your problem? " Bet you we wouldn't get

one comment. Or a bumper sticker we could put on the back of our wheelchair or

on the bumper of ouor cars!

in Texas

cassandra workmn wrote:

hey paula.Thats a good one.We should make some and use the profits for

us all to take a cruise.and to the ms society of course.;)hugz,cassy

[paulacoon@...] wrote:

we need T-shirts that say " I'm not as healthy as I look "

a ...... in Michigan

I get it all the time....when the walmart greeters see me in a cart...at least 1

out of every 3 times those old people will say " Those are meant for disabled

people. " I am secondary progressive, and maybe it had taken a lot of energy and

guts to even make it that far......Or Comments about taking parking spots,

because I look fairly normal...I figured no one would really take the time to

make hate filled accusatory statements, but people are down right aggressive and

out for blood....I don't think they really care why, it is just pond scum like I

must be for taking a spot...they can dump on us.

I do not think about life in general that way, most folks smile and help with

doors, places are getting more handicapped accessible...But I have been in

danger being mistaken for a healthy person...lolololloolo

' in Texas

Courage is not being fearless, courage is facing your fears and not running

for cover!

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How about a t shirt that says "Just because I'm using a walker doesn't mean I am retarted " llooll

Re: Handicapped sign for cars

we need T-shirts that say "I'm not as healthy as I look"

a ...... in Michigan

I get it all the time....when the walmart greeters see me in a cart...at least 1 out of every 3 times those old people will say "Those are meant for disabled people." I am secondary progressive, and maybe it had taken a lot of energy and guts to even make it that far......Or Comments about taking parking spots, because I look fairly normal...I figured no one would really take the time to make hate filled accusatory statements, but people are down right aggressive and out for blood....I don't think they really care why, it is just pond scum like I must be for taking a spot...they can dump on us.

I do not think about life in general that way, most folks smile and help with doors, places are getting more handicapped accessible.. .But I have been in danger being mistaken for a healthy person...lolololloo lo

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mine would say "Even someone with a genius I.Q. needs a walker" When I went back to college a few years back, I had to take an I.Q. test and was very surprised at my score. All through grade school and high school my teachers always told me "A girl as smart as you should be getting straight A's without trying" Now I know why

a ...... in Michigan

How about a t shirt that says "Just because I'm using a walker doesn't mean I am retarted " llooll

we need T-shirts that say "I'm not as healthy as I look"

a ...... in Michigan

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