school

[Guest guest]

..<< Gail, is this something they

have to get your permission to be able to do at school? It would make me

nervous having something applying a " physical " punishment on my child.

R.

Mom to (6, ds) and Grace (3)>>

Hi ,

I absolutely hate it! Friday he came home with notes

about several time outs! I dislike that method also. I

wasn't aware that the *team*, and I use that term loosely

as I am never in on any of this....wrote a punishment plan!

No they don't seem to need my permission to do this. I

kept Ted home for 3 weeks last year as a protest to this

but I'm sure only Ted loses. We will get some result soon

as I will not tolerate one single more hold!

Gail

[Guest guest]

<< This new school has 6 kiddos/ 1 teacher + 3

aides and the teacher told me if we needed another aide, then they would do

it.

Hi, Everyone.........Ann.....this sounds like a good set-up to me. I hope

does well. I like to see dimples on kids, too!!!

Carole........I tried Piracetam when Gareth was 6 or 7. For all the hype and

the amount of $$$$$$$$ it cost, I was expecting big changes and saw none. I

think it is like the other drugs, though, what it does for one child is not

the same for the next child. I know some parents who swear by it and says it

really helps. I think you are going to have to try it for yourself in order

to find that answer. Sorry!!! Take care,

Everyone.

Margaret

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/1/00 8:58:04 AM Pacific Standard Time,

egroups writes:

> self contained class with pullout for specials, like pe, music, recess,

> and lunch

> Leah: the above would fit best....hope this helps......whatever

you're doing....lmao......

[Guest guest]

I was under the impression that one would have to be a member of LPA in order

for them to do anything as far as them involving themselves in a situation

that involved discrimation.

[Guest guest]

I missed the first part of this conversation...I just glanced through

the info...so if My email doesn't make sense...just ignore it

If you are being discrimintated. You are protected by the ADA and the

laws. No one should be uncomforable in school..if someone isn't

sitting properly they can have more damage to their body if it isn't

taken care of right away. My parents fought the schools for

me....before the ADA was established. It worked out.

> I was under the impression that one would have to be a member of

LPA in order

> for them to do anything as far as them involving themselves in a

situation

> that involved discrimation.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

a,

I think you missed something in the last few weeks. The ADA has been

disemboweled by the Supreme Court. You can no longer sue the states in

regards to ADA with out their permission.

Very sad commentary on right and wrong vs. legal and illegal (read;

what's right vs. what you can get away with.)

Marty

a wrote:

> I missed the first part of this conversation...I just glanced through

> the info...so if My email doesn't make sense...just ignore it

>

> If you are being discrimintated. You are protected by the ADA and the

> laws. No one should be uncomforable in school..if someone isn't

> sitting properly they can have more damage to their body if it isn't

> taken care of right away. My parents fought the schools for

> me....before the ADA was established. It worked out.

>

>

> > I was under the impression that one would have to be a member of

> LPA in order

> > for them to do anything as far as them involving themselves in a

> situation

> > that involved discrimation.

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

a,

I think you missed something in the last few weeks. The ADA has been

disemboweled by the Supreme Court. You can no longer sue the states in

regards to ADA with out their permission.

Very sad commentary on right and wrong vs. legal and illegal (read;

what's right vs. what you can get away with.)

Marty

a wrote:

> I missed the first part of this conversation...I just glanced through

> the info...so if My email doesn't make sense...just ignore it

>

> If you are being discrimintated. You are protected by the ADA and the

> laws. No one should be uncomforable in school..if someone isn't

> sitting properly they can have more damage to their body if it isn't

> taken care of right away. My parents fought the schools for

> me....before the ADA was established. It worked out.

>

>

> > I was under the impression that one would have to be a member of

> LPA in order

> > for them to do anything as far as them involving themselves in a

> situation

> > that involved discrimation.

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I thought you couldn't sue the state for

discrimination if you were a state employee? Now does

the school district fall under that category or not? I

know it's a public institution, but does that ruling

only apply to goverment offices/agencies? From what I

heard about the lawsuit regarding the woman who was

out for cancer treatment she really didn't have a

case. She was out on leave and their actions, as

unfair as they were, I believe are covered under FMLA.

--- Marty Hiebert <martie@...> wrote:

> a,

>

> I think you missed something in the last few weeks.

> The ADA has been

> disemboweled by the Supreme Court. You can no longer

> sue the states in

> regards to ADA with out their permission.

>

> Very sad commentary on right and wrong vs. legal and

> illegal (read;

> what's right vs. what you can get away with.)

>

> Marty

>

> a wrote:

>

> > I missed the first part of this conversation...I

> just glanced through

> > the info...so if My email doesn't make

> sense...just ignore it

> >

> > If you are being discrimintated. You are protected

> by the ADA and the

> > laws. No one should be uncomforable in school..if

> someone isn't

> > sitting properly they can have more damage to

> their body if it isn't

> > taken care of right away. My parents fought the

> schools for

> > me....before the ADA was established. It worked

> out.

> >

> >

> > > I was under the impression that one would have

> to be a member of

> > LPA in order

> > > for them to do anything as far as them involving

> themselves in a

> > situation

> > > that involved discrimation.

> > >

> > >

> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

We had our first day yesterday....still homeschooling. Yesterday was absolutely

great. started right on time, participated, read independantly, got done

an hour early (with TV as a reward). Today was a flip side. He had a bit of

trouble writing his cursive " i " and he doesn't take criticism very well. He did

get a bit better once he did one that was acceptable and I praised him for it.

But that was after a long break from writing and being bad for other subjects in

between. He was in tears over writing the letter i.

Loriann

Wife to Dewight

Mom to , 11 years, Down Syndrome, PDD-NOS, and wheat allergy

And , 2 years and strong-willed

Both homeschooled

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[Guest guest]

Hi, first of all i would talk to the principal, and then possibly put her in

another class, no child needs the added stress from there teacher, especially

with ocd, i feel if she needs to take longer on her work then she should be

allowed extra time and work on it at home.i suggest you talk to her principal,

cause her teacher is not being understanding ok,, stay on it for your daughter

ok patty in calif school

Does anyone have problems dealing with teachers and their ocd child?

My daughter's teacher(2nd Grade) is making my daughter's school days

miserable. My daughter takes a really long time getting assignments

done because they need to be just right. She will go over and over a

question to make sure that she has it right. This wastes a lot of

time.

I have told the teacher about my daughter's ocd. I have also

suggested that we could do some of her work at home to make sure that

she keeps caght up. My daughter comes home crying because she isn't

aloud to play with the other children because she has to sit at her

desk and do her work. She also crys because she wants everything to

be right and she is afraid of getting things wrong.

Any suugestions?

Thanks, HEidi

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[Guest guest]

Dear Heidi,

What I am going to tell you is only my experience, but maybe it will make

your life easier in the long run. Read the part in " Freeing Your Child From O-C

Disorder " by Tamar Chansky about school work and then go to school. Xerox it

and hand it out to the teacher, principal, and child study team. It may mean

you have to get an IEP, which is fine. I started doing classwork with my son at

home, then homework because he had to have everything perfect. (in first grade!)

He is now in 8th grade, and this is the first year that I am not doing classwork

at home, because I insisted his load be made lighter. He really missed out on

alot kid fun because of his illness, which I didn't know was his illness. If

you start doing classwork at home now, it will take years to STOP.

This summer Mike worked on writing, drawing, and sculpting imperfectly,

which was so so difficult for him. He still has to do everything just so, but

it is not as intense, or severe. He would still be doing this kind of ERP, but

he has decided to take a 'maternity leave' with his therapist! It was actually

easier to overcome the contamination stuff (and he was washing over 300 times a

day at one point) then it has been to make progress with perfection and

slowness.

It is not the child's fault and until this piece of ocd can be addressed in

therapy, accommodations need to be made. OCD robs our children of such a large

piece of childhood, they shouldn't be penalized again in school.

The whole school thing makes me nuts, and I have to gather up my courage

and put it in a box or sock, put it in my pocket and go fight for my son. I

only wish I had known what was going on before so I could have had

accommodations made sooner. And I would have had less grey hair from doing all

that schoolwork!! ((((((((((((Hugs to you))))))))))) in NJ

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[Guest guest]

Dear Heidi,

There is a great book for educators called Teaching the Tiger. It is

available from the OCFoundation website and I got it from and Noble.

It addresses the specific problems kids with OCD, Tourette Syndrome and ADHD

have in school and how teachers can help. Obviously the teacher has to WANT

to help, but at least the book makes it clear that what your daughter is

suffering is very common in kids with OCD and she SHOULDN'T be punished for

it any more than a child with asthma should be punished for wheezing.

Does your daughter have a 504 plan or an IEP?

[Guest guest]

Heidi

Does your daughter have a 504 plan in place at

school?It allows accommodations for your child in the

classroom dealing with these types of problems

Theresa in SC

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hello Heidi, I suspect that the vast majority of us on the list have similar

problems to what you daughter is experiencing. My son certainly does and

although we have accommodations written into his IEP that he needs extra time to

transition, or to complete school work, unfortunately you still have to try to

make certain that these accommodations are indeed given to the child. We have a

situation at the moment that my son has an aide who doesn't understand that a

large portion of his behavior is OCD/AD/HD related and not opposition or " he was

bad " to quote her most frequent written note this year! It is a daunting task

trying to police this stuff, but my son does much better when these

accommodations are given to him and as a plus...all of his work does get done!

I am in the process now of trying to have his aide changed to someone who

understands neurobiological disorders a bit better. in Southeastern PA

morehouse42000@... wrote: Does anyone have problems dealing with

teachers and their ocd child?

My daughter's teacher(2nd Grade) is making my daughter's school days

miserable. My daughter takes a really long time getting assignments

done because they need to be just right. She will go over and over a

question to make sure that she has it right. This wastes a lot of

time.

I have told the teacher about my daughter's ocd. I have also

suggested that we could do some of her work at home to make sure that

she keeps caght up. My daughter comes home crying because she isn't

aloud to play with the other children because she has to sit at her

desk and do her work. She also crys because she wants everything to

be right and she is afraid of getting things wrong.

Any suugestions?

Thanks, HEidi

[Guest guest]

Hello Heidi, I suspect that the vast majority of us on the list have similar

problems to what you daughter is experiencing. My son certainly does and

although we have accommodations written into his IEP that he needs extra time to

transition, or to complete school work, unfortunately you still have to try to

make certain that these accommodations are indeed given to the child. We have a

situation at the moment that my son has an aide who doesn't understand that a

large portion of his behavior is OCD/AD/HD related and not opposition or " he was

bad " to quote her most frequent written note this year! It is a daunting task

trying to police this stuff, but my son does much better when these

accommodations are given to him and as a plus...all of his work does get done!

I am in the process now of trying to have his aide changed to someone who

understands neurobiological disorders a bit better. in Southeastern PA

morehouse42000@... wrote: Does anyone have problems dealing with

teachers and their ocd child?

My daughter's teacher(2nd Grade) is making my daughter's school days

miserable. My daughter takes a really long time getting assignments

done because they need to be just right. She will go over and over a

question to make sure that she has it right. This wastes a lot of

time.

I have told the teacher about my daughter's ocd. I have also

suggested that we could do some of her work at home to make sure that

she keeps caght up. My daughter comes home crying because she isn't

aloud to play with the other children because she has to sit at her

desk and do her work. She also crys because she wants everything to

be right and she is afraid of getting things wrong.

Any suugestions?

Thanks, HEidi

[Guest guest]

> Does anyone have problems dealing with teachers and their ocd

child?

> My daughter's teacher(2nd Grade) is making my daughter's school

days

> miserable. My daughter takes a really long time getting assignments

> done because they need to be just right. She will go over and over

a

> question to make sure that she has it right. This wastes a lot of

> time.

> I have told the teacher about my daughter's ocd. I have also

> suggested that we could do some of her work at home to make sure

that

> she keeps caght up. My daughter comes home crying because she isn't

> aloud to play with the other children because she has to sit at her

> desk and do her work. She also crys because she wants everything to

> be right and she is afraid of getting things wrong.

> Any suugestions?

> Thanks, HEidi

I ordered the teacher packet from the OCFoundation for my daughters

teacher. It did seem to help her to understand what we were dealing

with, although there are times (when my daughter isn't sick) that she

tends to forget about her OCD because it isn't so obvious. Example:

On a recent test the teacher took points off of her handwritting

scores because she erased to much and it made the overall appearance

look bad (writing and erasing is a big OCD symptom). When this type

of drifting occurs with the teacher I call the CBT therapist and have

him call her just to give her a little reminder that the OCD is still

there and she needs to continue to give aid to that. When she is

sick she is usually out of school for three to four weeks because she

completely stops writing. Hope it helps!

[Guest guest]

We had similar problems... & errased till papers torn-then in tears all

the time. Josh now does all written work on a computer- his editing

skills are great.. & " print " results in a perfect paper much faster.

Joy

sjrhaywood@... wrote:

>

> > Does anyone have problems dealing with teachers and their ocd

> child?

> > My daughter's teacher(2nd Grade) is making my daughter's school

> days

> > miserable. My daughter takes a really long time getting assignments

> > done because they need to be just right. She will go over and over

> a

> > question to make sure that she has it right. This wastes a lot of

> > time.

> > I have told the teacher about my daughter's ocd. I have also

> > suggested that we could do some of her work at home to make sure

> that

> > she keeps caght up. My daughter comes home crying because she isn't

> > aloud to play with the other children because she has to sit at her

> > desk and do her work. She also crys because she wants everything to

> > be right and she is afraid of getting things wrong.

> > Any suugestions?

> > Thanks, HEidi

>

> I ordered the teacher packet from the OCFoundation for my daughters

> teacher. It did seem to help her to understand what we were dealing

> with, although there are times (when my daughter isn't sick) that she

> tends to forget about her OCD because it isn't so obvious. Example:

> On a recent test the teacher took points off of her handwritting

> scores because she erased to much and it made the overall appearance

> look bad (writing and erasing is a big OCD symptom). When this type

> of drifting occurs with the teacher I call the CBT therapist and have

> him call her just to give her a little reminder that the OCD is still

> there and she needs to continue to give aid to that. When she is

> sick she is usually out of school for three to four weeks because she

> completely stops writing. Hope it helps!

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Heidi!

My advice is to get her set up with a 504 plan to allow her longer

time for assignments; let her bring unfinished classwork home, let

her be able to turn in assignments late without any penalty.

We have this problem with my 12 y/o son, now in 7th grade. So far

this year, we have kept up. He is also a slow writer due to motor

skills but also due to his OCD. He does have a dysgraphia diagnosis

due to his writing being so illegible also. I write his unfinished

work at home for him.

Anyway, what I wanted to advise is based on our experience last year

in 6th. Some days due to his OCD he just could not accomplish much

at school. So we did our best to get it finished at home. However,

we set up a 504 plan to allow for late work without penalty. Say,

this week's work Mon-Fri, we would have it all turned in by the next

Monday; of course, he was to go ahead an turn it in when he did have

it finished but some nights we just could not get it all done. Our

only exception was his social studies class where she said he had to

keep up as they moved at such a fast pace through the chapters and

used their classwork/homework for the tests.

I would think that at 2nd grade, this should be easy to get written

into the 504 plan. It'd be great if you could get it done this way

for this year, as then you'd have it ready for 3rd grade; 3rd grade

here is when the work really started, different subjects, more

writing, etc.

We also have extended time on tests since he is slow at writing.

was a perfectionist type at one time when he was younger in

elementary school. Now his OCD has developed in other ways but it

still affects his work at school.

Good luck and let us all know what happens!

- single mom to (12) w/OCD and dysgraphia; (12)

separation anxiety; Randall (16)

> Does anyone have problems dealing with teachers and their ocd

child?

> My daughter's teacher(2nd Grade) is making my daughter's school

days

> miserable. My daughter takes a really long time getting assignments

> done because they need to be just right. She will go over and over

a

> question to make sure that she has it right. This wastes a lot of

> time.

> I have told the teacher about my daughter's ocd. I have also

> suggested that we could do some of her work at home to make sure

that

> she keeps caght up. My daughter comes home crying because she isn't

> aloud to play with the other children because she has to sit at her

> desk and do her work. She also crys because she wants everything to

> be right and she is afraid of getting things wrong.

> Any suugestions?

> Thanks, HEidi

[Guest guest]

to Morehouse42000. I'm just getting caught up with the posts and when I cam

across yours, this was my school year last year. Luckily, we had a wonderful

understanding teacher and did not want to impose any more anxiety on our

daughter than she already had. Alot of papers she would do orally with the

teacher or if they came home and she as too tired or stressed I would do them

orally with her. Then there was the busy work, which we sifted through. If

you feel confident she knows what she has learned why have her do more busy

work. The next thing your daughter needs to work on is when she needs to be

neat and when she could just be sloppy, maybe that isn't the right word to

use, but she needs to know when to stop erasing and to accept what she has

written down. My daughter use to erase alot in the first grade, at that time

we were unaware of OCD), but the noise of the eraser made me nuts at times!

I think the teacher last year encouraged her not to erase and worked with her

as when papers were legible enought for her and not to make it perfect! I

hope this will help you. I know as a mother, it breaks your heart to see

your child have such a difficult time. We had a great teacher last year and

this year even after handing her our information packets I still doesn't get

OCD. So as a parent, I sift through her homework and I sometimes do the

writing if I see anxiety being brought on or break it down in parts. I

haven't gotten any feedbacks from the teacher regarding what I am doing so

I'll keep on doing it because I know it helps my daughter's emotional state

of mind and mine! Debbie

[Guest guest]

Hi Heidi, I found I had to not only tell teachers about my child's dx but

also tell them specifically what problems this could cause and how I wanted

them handled. In my daughter's case, I've told her teachers that I

absolutely did not want her kept in from recess and etc. to finish work,

that if undone work was a problem we needed to address it another way.

Perhaps shorter assignments temporarily would give your daughter the

opportunity to show what she knows without having so much to write.

Ultimately, a 504 plan would protect your daughter and also spell out for

teachers how to handle her perfectionism and slow pace, both handicaps due

to her diagnosis.

Also, your daughter's therapist should be aware of this problem, and the two

of them can tackle it through erp.

Kathy R. in Indiana

----- Original Message -----

From: <morehouse42000@...>

> Does anyone have problems dealing with teachers and their ocd child?

> My daughter's teacher(2nd Grade) is making my daughter's school days

> miserable. My daughter takes a really long time getting assignments

> done because they need to be just right. She will go over and over a

> question to make sure that she has it right. This wastes a lot of

> time.

> I have told the teacher about my daughter's ocd. I have also

> suggested that we could do some of her work at home to make sure that

> she keeps caght up. My daughter comes home crying because she isn't

> aloud to play with the other children because she has to sit at her

> desk and do her work. She also crys because she wants everything to

> be right and she is afraid of getting things wrong.

> Any suugestions?

> Thanks, HEidi

[Guest guest]

Hi Becki,

I think you're probably right about doing just half days in the beginning. At least when his arthritis is active and flaring. For , at least, a full school day was just too much on some days. The mornings were usually the most difficult for him. A few hours into the day he would usually be fever free and starting to be feeling much better.

I think it's great that and his friend are in the same school and class. Josh has a friend at school who has systemic JRA, too. She's a grade higher than him. They met years ago at a doctor appt and fly together to Oahu for JRA Camp each year. Another family, though they've moved since, who used to be our close neighbors ... their youngest daughter got very sick and was diagnosed with systemic JRA. Is it becoming more prominent, being diagnosed more?

Aloha,

Georgina

----- Original Message -----

From: Allan Larson

Hi,I wish this would happen more often to the older kids who fealalone,and understand there disease,and know that most do not understandwhy they can not do the same things as there friends.s littlefriend also systemic just turned 3,so as of yesterday they go topre-school together,same class same teacher.There is supposedly only18-20,000 kids with systemic JRA across the country,here we have twoliving less than 2 miles from each other and only 8 months apart,makesyou wonder about the water.I am glad only goes 2 days a week for 4hrs,Ashly goes 4 days all day,and she was wiped out yesterday.Thisshould be a good learning experiance,because ashly is on Enbrel and offthe steroids,doing good and it is still to much.Next year issupposed to go every day all day,but I have a fealing it will be everyday for half a day.These kids do not have a clue about theredisease,other than arthur can be mean,and make them hurt.I talked tos rheumy yesterday and faxed him some forms,no more gym day for therest of the year,no sence in making him sit in a chair watching hisfriends play,he is to young to understand why he cant participate,hestarts going on tuesdays where he already has speach from 8:30-9:00,sonow I wont have to drag him out early in the morning for half an hour ofspeach.I have set up an appointment for a conferance,so we can come upwith ideas to help the aids understand and to try and ensure theyrecieve the same info his teacher gets.I wrote a letter and addresed itto his teacher and the aids so they can all read it.At least with going to school at our elementary school it is the same 3 people everyday,unlike a day care where teachers come and go,not sticking around forvery long.Thanks for listening I hope all have a good day. Becki and 3sytemic

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/31/02 12:29:29 PM Central Daylight Time,

drf218@... writes:

> . Oh and I sent in the results from his ABR. I got a letter saying they have

> 55 school days to do their own hearing eval....that's 3 months in school

> days so that's 3 months of no headset! Then after the eval we have

> another IEP-hopefully it will ony address the hearing issue. I was hoping

> we could just do an amendment or something rather than hold another

> meeting.

Di,

are you saying that they aren't taking your medical hearing test and are

basically saying that they can administer an accurate one? They probably

can't of course, unless Nic is really good at responding. LOL

wasn't and even the ones done at the clinic while showing a hearing loss

weren't concidered very accurate until she'd taken a few that had consistant

results. If his ABR shows a loss, then they should be providing the headset

without any problems. Is this a recent ABR?

One thing we;ve never run into is the school system refusing amplyfication,

in fact they insist. Even my sister was told that all she needed to get the

FM system for her son who attends a private school was a recent audiogram and

the drs. sig, then she had to take that to what would have been his home

school and they made sure the school had one. And this was in Phoenix. He's

going into 8th grade now and I think he still uses it, but the point is it

did NOT take 3 months to get it, only took as long as it took her to decide

to take him in for the hearing test. They responded quickly. :-)

Well good luck

joy

[Guest guest]

I also had some hassles from the school when I requested an FM system for his

good ear even after I furnished a medical report from 's ENT saying he

had complete hearing loss in his right ear and mild hearing loss in his left

ear. The special ed director said she wasn't sure that he really " needed " an

FM system! Ha! Like she has a medical degree. I was livid.

The special ed teacher suggested getting one from the state for free (she had

done some homework on it and found a website that offered FM systems for

trial periods). The trial period was three months I believe. Anyway, I

agreed to this but stated that records be kept by teachers using it for

and that the district's hearing specialist (a personal friend of mine) help

in determining if it is helping along with our private audiologist and

ENT.

It was approved and purchased by the district after a whole school year of

using loaners. The got one that attaches to his hearing aid on his left ear.

There is nothing we can do for his right ear........sigh.

Jackie, Mom to 14ds, 11, and Bradley 8

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I wanted to add one more thing to the list of things to get ready for school..when you give the school the pamphlets..make a suggestion that all personnel that will be dealing with your child read these...especially if they change classes and teachers...Not most but a couple of schools that Tab has went to..basically filed away the pamphlets in her file..instead of passing them on to the next person..also if your child is in a grade that switches classes..do not forget that the school can provide an aide, to personally help him or her..during class if needed or between classes...just some extra info..good luck all..

karen(tab17..poly)

From: "Allan Larson"

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Subject: school Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 13:21:34 -0500

Now that school has arrived I hope everyone has gotten their folders ready.The arthritis foundation is a good start.You can print out their pamplets,I definatelly recommend When Your Student Has Arthritis.Type you up a letter to give to your childs teachers explaining how your child is and the ups and downs of this disease.Please let them know how your child may react to viruses and bacteria,and you need to know of any illnesses going around.Let the school know that you are willing to help in any way you can.Dont put the full burdon on the school ,let them know it is a joint effort and together you can make this year a good one.I hope all our kids have a very good year,weather it be preschool or high school.Hugs Becki and 4systemic Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: Click Here

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Becki,

Good idea about the folders. I ordered that pamphlet about When your

student has arthritis,but I haven't gotten it yet. You wrote " let them

know it is a JOINT effort " lolol,,I guess you didn't intend the pun,,but

I got a kick out of it. Hope is still feeling good. Logan had a

little set back after our trip to the mall. I forgot to take a

stroller,so I ended up carrying him. You can imagine the looks I got,

carrying a 5 year old,,while his 3 year old brother walked. LOL

Kim and Logan 5