-------------------- Date: Tue, 28 Mar 1995 00:08:58 -0800 From: Tom Dempsey Subject: Super-natural Strength To: Multiple recipients of list POLIO The following is an article from the Mar. - Apr., 1995 P.E.N. & ink newsletter from the Polio Experience Network. I really like it and thought I would share it with you. I will be putting these newsletters on the Polio Survivors Page in the near future. Tom _______________________ "Super-natural Strength" by Dave Graham The year was 1950 -- the Polio epidemic held Southeast Portland in it's death grip. The body of the five year old boy hung limp from his mother's arms as she struggled up the long walk to Isolation Hospital. This institution, like none other, struck horror in the minds and hearts of parents throughout the region. For it was here, in this building of quarantine, that many had lost their children. The young mother gave him up to the attendant, laying his frailness on the adult-sized cart that would take him away, out of her sight and grasp, perhaps forever. As the youngster, gasping for breath, was rolled away, she prayed aloud, "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall ....." Later, as she maintained her vigil outside the small hospital lobby, a young lady appeared. She was dressed in white and had a look of tender authority. The news was not good. The youngster's only chance seemed to be the iron-lung. As they spoke, they were busy preparing the grotesque machine to receive his tiny frame. The mother turned and knelt a moment, praying. When she arose, she wore a peaceful smile. In astonishment, the nurse inquired of her demeanor. With calm boldness, the mother shared a beloved scripture: "For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know who I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day." (2 Tim. 1:12) A few miles away, friends and relatives gathered to pray. They would implore the Creator to intercede for the boy. "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." (Matt. 18:20) They knew that they would be heard. The next morning the sun shown bright as the young mother returned to the hospital and took up her vigil in the lobby. In time, a medical man, his shoulders bent and hair mussed, appeared at the door. Obviously tired, yet a wide grin adorned his face. "It was a miracle if I ever saw one," he proclaimed. "Your boy, he's a good one. I never saw such a fighter. He's got strength like --, like I've never seen! He's one that old wind barrel never got." Today the mother is a great-grandmother, the boy, a man. After these many years, they still look to God for strength and guidance. ------------ In those days of early technology and primitive medical treatment, we either put our faith in God or we perished in our own despair. In the last forty years, I have seen the changes. I have watched medicine advance and technology soar. But, I have also watched men turn their faith to temporary things and momentary pleasures. From where will this contemporary man receive his super-natural strength when he really needs it? "The LORD is my light and my salvation -- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life -- of whom shall I be afraid?" (Psa 27:1) _________________________________ Tom Dempsey | dempt@eskimo.com Seattle, Washington USA | http://www.eskimo.com/~dempt/ ---- Polio Survivors Page http://www.eskimo.com/~dempt/polio.html * WCE 2.014/2037 * ... My modem isn't slow. It's "baudly" challenged. --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.11 * Origin: SPACECON Med/Disab. BBS - Home of ye POST_POLIO ECHO. 1:374/22.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 230 POST POLIO Ref: C4100000 Date: 03/30/95 From: TOM MCKEEVER Time: 05:19pm \/To: ALL (Read 3 times) Subj: RE: POLIO & SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION NOTE: This Message was originally addressed to Tom Mckeever from Rmauro@delphi.com and was forwarded to you by Tom Mckeever -------------------- Date: Thu, 30 Mar 1995 07:19:19 -0500 From: RMAURO@DELPHI.COM Subject: Re: polio & sexual dysfunction To: Multiple recipients of list POLIO No problems here, eventhough I use a respirator around the clock. I'm doing a survey on sex and disability. I hope if u haven't filled out the following survey you will. Send it to me anonymously or via e-mail. If u have already filled it out, do not do it a second time. PEOPLENET DISABILITY SEX SURVEY I am trying to compile data on sexuality and persons with disabilities for a possible future article and for my international singles newsletter, PeopleNet, which is written by and for singles with disabilities. I am disabled and I've written two books on disability, including FINDING LOVE AND INTIMACY. I have a degree in sociology. If you would like to take part in this research, just answer the questions, and send the completed questionnaire to me anonymously. My address is Robert Mauro, c/o PeopleNet, POB 897, Levittown, NY 11756-0911. Please make copies of this questionnaire and give the copies to your disabled friends. 1. Your age: ___ 2. Your sex: M F 3 Your sexual orientation: Gay Straight Bisexual 4. Your disability: 5. At what age did you become disabled? 6. How severe would you say your disability is: a) not severe b) severe c) very severe 7. At what age did you first have a sexual relationship? 8. Were you and your sex partner able to use birth control? If so, what form of birth control did you or your partner use -- and if you or your partner used a condom or a diaphragm, did the person using the condom or diaphragm insert the diaphragm or put the condom on himself or did the diaphragm or condom user need help putting it on or inserting it? If help was needed, who helped and how? 9. What did you find was the most difficult element of your sexual relationship? 10. What was the easiest element of your sexual relationship? 11. Were you ever married? If so, for how long? Was your spouse disabled or nondisabled? How did this affect your marriage? How did your spouse's sexuality affect your marriage? 12. Were you ever divorced? If so, why? 13. If you were never married, how did you or your partner's sexuality affect your sexual relationship? 14. How and at what age did you learn about sex? 15. Do you have to find special ways or positions to make love because of your disability? If so, what ways or positions do you use and why? 16. How have your parents or personal care attendants affected your ability to find the privacy you need for sex? 17. Do you think your ability to learn about sex was made harder for you because you were disabled? If so, how and why was it made harder for you? And what did you do about it? 18. How important is sex to you? a) very important b) important c) somewhat important d) not important 19. How important is love to you? a) very important b) important c) somewhat important d) not important 20. What do you think the difference is between love and sex in a relationship? 21. What is the biggest barrier to a sexual relationship for you? 22. How many different sex partners have you had? 23. In a month, how often do you prefer sex with intercourse with a partner? 24. In a month, how often do you prefer sex without intercourse with a partner? 25. In the last year, how many times have you actually engaged in sex with intercourse with a partner? 26. In the last year, how often have you actually engaged in sex without intercourse with a partner? 27. If you have no sex partner, how often do you self-pleasure yourself? 28. Is it difficult for you to self-pleasure yourself because of your disability? If so, how do you overcome this difficulty? 29. What level of schooling do you have: a) elementary school b) high school c) college d) grad school 30. Have you ever received special sex counseling to help you have better sex despite your disability? If so, from whom did you receive this counseling? If not, would you want this sort of counseling made available to persons with disabilities? If yes, when or at what age should such counseling start? Finally, please feel free to give any comments you might have that may or may not have been covered in this questionnaire: * WCE 2.014/2037 * PPS'ers Page: "http://www.eskimo.com/~dempt/polio.html" --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.11 * Origin: SPACECON Med/Disab. BBS - Home of ye POST_POLIO ECHO. 1:374/22.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 230 POST POLIO Ref: C4A00000 Date: 04/03/95 From: JESSE THARIN Time: 04:33pm \/To: ALL (Read 2 times) Subj: bye! After nearly nine years and three names, Tucson Prologue is shutting down and going away. There's no problem, it's just time to move on. The people who use this board, including myself, may be back through other systems, but collectively it's over. By the time you read this we'll be off line. Good bye, everyone. Jesse * Origin: Tucson Prologue - Goodbye everyone! - (1:300/7) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 230 POST POLIO Ref: C4A00001 Date: 04/04/95 From: TOM MCKEEVER Time: 09:31am \/To: ALL (Read 2 times) Subj: PPS info requested NOTE: This Message was originally addressed to Tom Mckeever from Greenw@fhs.csu.mcmaster.ca and was forwarded to you by Tom ckeever -------------------- Date: Tue, 4 Apr 1995 10:31:50 +0500 From: Jennifer Greenwood To: Multiple recipients of list POLIO One of the most exciting and challenging aspects of aging is the increasing numbers of individuals with pre-existing disabilities surviving into old age. Many of these individuals are among the first generation of people with disabilities to survive and experience aging with a disability. Gerontology curricula for health science and social work students and professionals have not kept pace with these dramatic changes. Most curricula in gerontology address the physical, mental and sensory impairments that occur as an outcome of aging but do not address the impact of aging with a pre-existing disability. We are currently involved in a project to develop: 1) A comprehensive bibliographic database of literature and audio-visual resources related to the experience of aging with a pre-existing disability; 2) A curriculum monograph that describes objectives, formats, and curriculum strategies in the area of aging with disability. We are interested in collecting any information on "Aging with a Pre-Existing Disability". If you are working in this area or have information on this topic please contact: Mary Tremblay, Ph.D., O.T. (C) Associate Professor School of Occupational Therapy/ Physiotherapy McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario Canada L8N 3Z5 + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - Jennifer Greenwood - + Research Assistant + - OT/PT Building T-16, McMaster University - + 1400 Main St. West,Hamilton, Ontario L8N 1C7 + - (905) 525-9140 X 27822 - + E-Mail ID: greenw@fhs.csu.mcmaster.ca + + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + * WCE 2.014/2037 * ... Drop Your Carrier.......We Have You Surrounded... --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.11 * Origin: SPACECON Med/Disab. BBS - Home of ye POST_POLIO ECHO. 1:374/22.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 230 POST POLIO Ref: C4A00002 Date: 04/03/95 From: ANN COOK Time: 06:13am \/To: MARY HICKS (Read 2 times) Subj: Question MH>I have a question....is there such a thing as post-encephalitis? MH>I ask this because, way back years ago, I had encephalitis (most likely MH>from a mosquito (sp) carrying the virus (I assume it was a virus). MH>Initially the left side of my face and throat were paralyzed and I'm now MH>left with residual paralysis of my throat. MH>I ask this because in years since, when seen by specialists, the remark MH>has been made that this is not characteristic of encephalitis and one MH>thought I may have had Bulbar Polio instead. Hi Mary, I don't know anything about encephalitis, but I do know that trouble with swallowing is one of the problems that PPS survivors have...When I went to the Clinic, they asked me if I had problems swallowing....I am sure that others here will have more answers for you but I just wanted to say "Hello". * OLX 2.1 TD * Make new friends but keep the old.One's silver-other gold --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: WILDMAIL! A.L.T. BBS (318) 687-8912 (1:380/64.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 230 POST POLIO Ref: C4A00003 Date: 04/05/95 From: MARY HICKS Time: 10:36pm \/To: ANN COOK (Read 2 times) Subj: Question Hello Ann, Well, as I said....one of the specialists I talked to said that the residual paralysis is more indicative of Bulbar Polio and had not heard of Encephalitis causing that type of condition. Thanks for your answer. Mary Hicks --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: * Dingle Delaware * (512) 442-8145 (1:382/48.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 230 POST POLIO Ref: C4A00004 Date: 04/05/95 From: TOM MCKEEVER Time: 12:03pm \/To: ALL (Read 2 times) Subj: APPA NEWSLETTER 10_1 PART NOTE: This Message was originally addressed to Tom Mckeever from Alan.mitchell@atlwin.com and was forwarded to you by Tom Mckeever -------------------- Date: Wed, 5 Apr 1995 11:03:00 -0500 From: alan.mitchell@ATLWIN.COM Organization: Atlanta Windows BBS * 404-516-0048 * Boardwatch TOP 100 #33 Subject: APPA Newsletter 10_1 part To: Multiple recipients of list POLIO __________ __ __________ APPA Video Library The following videos are available in APPA's library V001 Advocacy - Mark Johnson 3-5-88 V002 Bracing & Orthotics - Dr. Karan 5-1-93 V003 Bracing, Mobility & Seating - GINI'87 V004 Breathing - Dr. A. Alba 11-88 V005 Canine Companions V006 Coping Successfully with late effects GINI'89 V007 Coping in Society - Susan Daniels 1-29-88 V008 Coping with Stress/Stress Management GINI'87 V009 Coping with Stress & Life Changes V010 Environmental Factors - Dr. Rea V011 Employment & Unemployment - GINI'87 V012 Adjusting to Disability - 4-88 Dr. S. Stewart V013 Exercise & Weight Control - GINI'87 V014 What really limits us? GINI'89 V015 Fatigue - GINI'87 V016 Fatigue, Underventilation & Weakness GINI'89 V017 Financial Planning - Rowley 6-89 V018 Home Health Aids - Maegar '88 V019 Nat. Policy Impact on Independent Living 89 V020 Ethical Theory & Medical Decisions GINI'89 V021 Mutual Decisions in Life - Death Situations GINI'89 V022 Muscle Weakness GINI'87 V023 Networking & Research GINI'89 V024 Polio - PBS Nova V025 Pain GINI'87 V026 Pain, Exercise & Energy Conservation GINI'89 V027 Pain Management - Dr. Jann '88 V028 Dr. Karen Pape - 2-93 (3 copies) V029 Post-Polio - Dr. Peach 11-88 V030 Post-Polio - Dr. Peach 10-90 V031 Innovative Solutions - Common Problems - Penn'89 V032 Physicians Journal Update - Dr. Perry V033 Dr. Perry - tape 1 2-88 V034 Dr. Perry continued - tape 2 V035 Polio Awareness - Dr. Perry V036 Positive Coping Skills - Phil Payne 8-88 V037 Post Polio Syndrome - Vancouver V038 Psychological Adjustment - GINI'89 V039 Ed Roberts 4-91 V040 Post Polio - Ed Snapp 1-91 V041 Post Polio Panel - Drs. Alba, Peach, Jann 11-88 V042 Social Security Disability 6-88 Chas. Martin V043 Social Security Disability 7-91 Chas. Martin V044 Accessibility Laws - Mark Esinberg V045 Post Polio Clinics 11-87 V046 Spouses of Post Polios Panel 5-90 V047 Polio Survivor Profile - Jann '89 V048 Ventilators - Rich Bell 11-88 V049 Ventilation - GINI'89 V050 Ventilation, Sleep & Swallowing Problems GINI'89 V051-1 Exercise & PP/Agee, Growth Hormone & PP/Rudmar Mestinon & PP/Cashman, Comorbid- ity/Halstead V051-2 Living & Loving with PP/Roller, Psychological Characteristics/Tate, Polio, Encephalitis, Stress & P/Bruno, Research & Aging V052 Late Effects Post Polio Chattanooga Conf. V053 Unlocking Tomorrow - GPTV 11-93 V054 Research & Polio Immunization - GINI'87 V055 RampVan V056 Love Lift System V057 Volkswagen Lifts V058 Current PP Research, Dr. D. Leslie 6-94 V059 Psychology of Disability GINI'87 V060 Visit from FDR 9-93 V061 Self Defense 11-93 V062 On the Move Again - GM Mobility V063 Then & Now PP Syndrome, IPP Conf. 94 V064 Status of Polio in World Today, Defining PP Prob- lems, Incidence & Prevalence of Post Polio IPP Conf. 94 V065 Coordinating PP Treatment, The Battle with Brac- ing, IPP Conf. 94 V066 PP Corrective Surgery, Recovery from Orthopedic Injury IPP Conf. 94 V067 Surgery When Breathing is a Problem, New Breathing & Swallowing Problems in Aging Polio Survivors, IPP 94 V068 Finding Your Personal Threshold - Determining Prescribed Activity, IPP 94 V069 Choosing & Using Adaptive Equipment, Ideas for Relaxing IPP Conf. 94 V070 Disability As a Life Course, Research Separating PP Syndrome from Aging IPP Conf. 94 V071 Living with Disability: What Works? IPP Conf. 94 V072 Improving Cough & Decreasing Infection, Chang-ing Equipment as Diagnosis Change IPP Conf.94 V073 Diaphragmatic Pacer, Living at Home: Overcoming Obstacles IPP Conf. 94 V074 Challenges Facing Individuals with Disabilities, IPP Conf. 94 V075 Face Mask Show & Tell, IPP Conf. 94 V076 Post Polio Research: What's Being Done & What Needs to be Done - IPP Conf. 94 V077 Health Care Reform, IPP Conf. 94 V078 Awareness through Movement - Feldenkrais, T. Stogner Physical Therapy - 8-94 V079 Panel Discussion of IPP Conf. 7-94 V080 Franklin D. Roosevelt - PBS Special l0/94 (4 1/2 hours) __________ __ __________ Update on Emory Clinic Post-Polio Services The Emory Polio Clinic has been providing a broad spectrum of services to Polio survivors since 1988. Under the direction of Dr. Brigitte Jann, the clinic opened with Dr. Jacqueline Perry personally attending the first clinic day. Looking back further in history, we realize that APPA was created out of the combined efforts of some of the most noteworthy individuals in the field of medicine and outstanding members of the local community. Dr. Perry is perhaps one of the foremost researchers on Poliomyelitis and its short and long term consequences. She is also notably the first female orthopedic surgeon in the United States and was the celebrity speaker at the first APPA conference. This conference was the result of the efforts of Webster Cash, Ph.D., and Linda Priest, as well as other founding members who started the association in 1986. With admirable perseverance, Dr. Cash and Mr. Freeman, early presidents of the association, set out to convince Emory to start a Polio clinic. Over the years, Dr. Jann and her team have refined their skills and expanded the scope of diagnostic and clinical services. To this end it has become evident that additional specialty trained physicians are needed in order to provide Polio survivors a choice of professionals and quick availability of appointments. Drs. David Schiff and Anne Allen are both American Board certified physiatrists with particular expertise in managing musculoskeletal dysfunction. These physicians have joined the Emory medical staff and offer an array of most valuable interventions, more effectively addressing many of the problems so common in the Polio population. For further information and appointments, please contact the Emory Center for Rehabilitation Medicine at 1441 Clifton Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30322. (404) 712-5486. __________ __ __________ MEDICAL ALERTS From New Jersey Polio Network, Spring 1995 If you are on cholesterol lowering medication such as Lopid< (gemfibrozil) or Mevacor< (lovastatin), you may be experiencing enhanced Post-Polio symptoms. These drugs have been known to cause muscle breakdown and kidney damage. If you experience increased muscle tenderness or weakness, swallowing or choking problems, or if your post-polio symptoms worsen more rapidly while you are using these drugs, contact your physician immediately about the possibility of a connection. Polio survivors need to discuss with their doctor the possible risks of using these drugs compared with the possible benefits. A history of having had polio can be important in making this decision. From TPSA (via Post Polio Partners), March 1995 If you face surgery, it is very important to discuss with your physician, specialist and anesthesiologist your history of polio and that anesthesia is an issue of concern for you. Curare is sometimes used during anesthesia to relax muscles. This allows using smaller amount of the anesthetic. Curare has caused paralysis of the breathing muscles in some cases of polio survivors. From People's Medical Society Newsletter, December 1994 Newer, more powerful cellular phones have been identified as the cause of previously unexplained loss of control of electric wheelchairs and scooters. Some electronic controls on these vehicles are susceptible to radio wave emissions from cellular phones. If you experience unexplainable starts, stops, or other phenomenon while using a cellular phone, contact your manufacturer to see if your controls can be shielded. by Ronald L. Allen (adapted for Post- Polio by S. Cook) __________ __ __________ ADA: Access to the Future I recently wrote a letter to the editor of the Atlanta Constitution after reading an article on some of the major programs stated for federal cutbacks. They were listed in the February 18, 1995 Constitution Local News Section, Legislature `95. My comments are directed at pointing out why these programs are investments, not entitlements. My goal was to have a voice in reducing the possibility of having programs cut based on faulty information and stating why access Is good business. The letter was not published but I'd like to share parts of it. I approached it from a business point of view, because our futures depend on all people with disabilities being perceived as being of benefit and having value in the community. Access is a civil right. Following are topics I touched on. Social Security Disability Income: As earned income, this is money paid in to social security by people who had to retire early because of disability or because of artificial barriers to work. Individuals with Disabilities Act: Originally the Education for the Handicapped Act of 1975, it allocates money for the appropriate education of people with disabilities. It is an Investment in the development of a large population of students. It is needed primarily because, without it a percent of students would be ignored and segregated by educators and business partners when building schools and planning programs Rehabilitation Services: The criteria for use of Rehab Services money is that the client have work potential. The success of the program is measured by people with disabilities generating revenue and paying taxes. Vocational Education: Not everyone who should be in the workforce needs or is capable of earning a college degree, but everyone who is capable of working should have available appropriate training...thus vocational ed. If a large company has one CEO and 15,000 workers, this tells us that there is great demand for workers, including ones with disabilities, who will turn technical training into productive work. Substance Abuse: Have we heard of Employee Assistance programs? The work force, from CEO's to entry level front line employees, have workers with substance abuse problems. The number is especially high among the hospitality and tourism industry because of the social and often glitzy nature of the work. (Much of my Latta Enterprises marketing effort, until recently, has been in the hospitality industry.) Mental Health: Again, refer to EAP in reputable corporations. Mental health covers a wide range of personal needs, both temporary and long term. Today's high tech, down-sizing world has increased the recognition of stress and depression. People who have the social status of being employed and valued often have support services available, either as part of a benefits package or available at affordable cost. Historically, too many people with disabilities have been perceived as not worthy, not qualified. So the doors to consumer services and investments have been kicked shut repeatedly. Research shows that when one is denied or deprived of anything long enough, he or she may give up. At that point, life must turn to survival methods. The Survival Programs for people with status in the work force are called investments. Survival Programs for people with disabilities are labeled a tax burden. Every person in America has the right to be treated as an investment, not perceived as a crippling burden. Footnote and Perspective: As polio survivors, many of us have been and are highly productive in the workforce...often not without pain and sheer tenacity. We are also a vital part of the wider disabilities community. Our voice can lend strength and encouragement to someone who might otherwise give up. ADA: In future articles, I will discuss various facets of The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the benefit to everyone of accessibility. We all want to participate in the community without going around artificial barriers! Accessibility is good business. Here's to Life! - l995 Marie B. Latta, M.Ed. for publication in the APPA Newsletter. __________ __ __________ Reprint from the Wichita post polio newsletter We received a number of requests for a reprint of this poem which Dick Weir read at a recent APPA meeting "I'm Mighty Fine, for the Shape I'm In" There's nothing whatever the matter with me I look just as healthy as I can be. I have PPS and some nameless disease My sinuses drip, and I cough and I sneeze. But, ask how I feel, I say with a grin, "I'm in mighty fine shape for the shape I'm in." I toss and I tun almost every night And in the morning, Whew! What a sight! My memory's not good and my hair's getting thin And I'd really be sore without aspirin. But, don't get me wrong I still say with a grin, "I'm in mighty fine shape for the shape I'm in." I think that my muscles are all out of whack, And Oh! What a pain I have in my back. My eyesight's okay, but my hearing's not good And my figure has fallen from where it once stood. But, I still look at you and I say with a grin, "I'm in mighty fine shape for the shape I'm in." The cane that I use helps me stay on my feet, My chair and my cart make "walking" a treat aCause my knees would buckle and then I'd be sunk Why, someone might even think I was drunk. But I'm happy I'm living, I say with a grin, "I'm in mighty fine shape for the shape I'm in." The moral this story has certainly told This body I'm in is not just getting old. But when you ask me. "How do you feel?" You don't really want to hear this whole boring spiel. So quietly think it, then say with a grin, "I'm in mighty fine shape for the shape I'm in." __________ __ __________ MEMBERSHIPS IN APPA TO: APPA 2020 Peachtree Road, N.W. Atlanta, GA 30309 Please continue to send me the APPA News. Please note and mark my name according to the information I have checked below: NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP CODE TELEPHONE NUMBER ? Enclosed is my 1995 membership contribution. ? I've already contributed for 1995, please change my address as shown above. ? I can not contribute at this time, but wish to continue to receive the APPA Newsletter. Individual $10 Family $20 Corporate $25 Sustaining $50 Other ____ __________ __ __________ In a continuing effort to bring you the absolute best of APPA, several members volunteered to assist the editor in the preparation, editing, and most importantly, writing original articles and reporting on the APPA meetings. This issue has a wonderful report on our March meeting written by Bonnie Bonham. She captured the true essence of Ms. Lewis' talk. Also in this issue is an article written by Marie Latta discussing ADA from a business point of view. And Myrna Whittington continues her column Thoughts which can be found on Page 2. Our new staff, in addition to those mentioned, includes: Diane Baggett George Bonham Sylvia Gray Bea Richardson Laura Sherman Bob Urie Hale Williams We still have openings for those interested in writing and editing. Alan Mitchell __________ __ __________ DUES ARE DUE Please don't forget that 1995 dues are due starting in January. APPA relies on the generosity of its members to continue to bring you the programs, news-letters, socials, and other interesting and informative opportunities each month. Fill out the membership form on page 11 and mail it to us at the address shown. APPA News Atlanta Post Polio Association Atlanta, Georgia 30309 (404) 350-7631 "Do or do not. There is no try." Yoda Moving? Since the post office will not forward the newsletter, please let us know of your new address (including all nine digits of your ZIP code) so that we can continu --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.11 * Origin: SPACECON Med/Disab. BBS - Home of ye POST_POLIO ECHO. 1:374/22.0)