World Association of Persons With (dis)ABILITIES [WAPD]
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The Beacon of Knowledge & Refuge for the World's Largest Minority
| Week of: June 4, 2000 | BOOKMARK: http://www.wapd.org |
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| "Let us be among those who renew this world and bring prosperity & solace to creation Zarathushtra, about 1738 B.C. |
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| *SPECIAL NEEDS AGENCY* Having Difficulty Purchasing Life Insurance? Ruth Wolf... knows what disAbility is all about! http://www.specialife.com/index.htm Member WAPD |
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That Which We Could Never Achieve Alone! IN THIS ISSUE:
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THE SLEEPING GIANT IS AWAKE!... You are beginning to rattle the rafters in cyberspace! Persons with disAbilities are, individually, using the Internet almost 4 times longer per day than those that are not disabled. (From: current statistical abstracts provided to corporate, business/marketing executives) You are taking advantage of the huge opportunity that provides an "empowerment" that had, for so long, been unavailable in pre-internet days. This is apparent to the financial community and their renderings that is making it a "buyers-market" for the GIANT disAbility group. (WAPD predicts at least another dozen or more big professional websites will, in the coming months, be developed to attract the world's largest minotity. Keep your eyes open and accept nothing but the best of everything in products and services.... |
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| IF IT'S GONNA BE...IT'S UP TO ME/YOU! |
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR are published to assist the questions, alerts and ideas of the writer. Please respond directly to them with your suggestions or areas of knowledge. It is all about: "People Helping People!" Dear Editor, My name is Norzima Elbegbayan. I live in Mongolia. My little brother (12) has a mental illness. He can hear but can't speak. He also has disorder in thinking and understanding. Our family tried every medical resources in Mongolia, but we have no result so far. And there is no school, kindergarten or special organisations for children like my brother. Once we had tried to establish a new school or a class for children like this. But we could not get any help or support from neither government nor people. What will we do now? My brother is growing, but he still can't take care of himself. Could you help us with this problem with suggestion or information. We just don't know what to do. Thank you. Norzima Elbegbayan Dear Editor, I am 9 years old and have cerebral palsy.I would love to have a penpal of about the same age as me or a little older. I dont mind if you are disabled or not, just so long as you would like to write to me via the E-mail. Charlotte Dear Editor, Hi, my name is Lillian Newman. My friend Denise told me about your newsletter. I want to let you know about what happened to me in hopes that it'll save other women from the same fate. In December of 1998 I underwent bilateral ultrasonic upper arm liposuction in a local hospital, performed by a board certified plastic surgeon. I had acute hand swelling 3 days post surgery. Then mild swelling, which got worse after a ride on an airplane over the summer of 1999. I was diagnosed with lymphedema 4/19/2000. Why did it take so long? Lymphedema is not something that a lot of doctors really know about or pay attention to, unfortunately. This I have found out the hard way. Doctors are also difficult to talk to. They don't want to talk to you because they view you as a walking lawsuit. Three have made comments on my case, two have put them in writing. The first is a vascular surgeon who confirmed the primary physician diagnosis. He stated in the letter he wrote to my primary physician that this lymphedema was a direct complication of the liposuction I had had. This was lukewarmly confirmed by a tightlipped vascular surgeon #2. Two plastic surgeons have commented on my case, but have not seen me. Both are against ultrasonic liposuction becuase of the potential of it to burn the vascular system. Beware. They say ultrasonic liposuction is safe. If it was truly safe, I would not have stage one lymphedema. My husband and I had to purchase a Lympha Press edema pump, and I hook myself up to it nightly, after which I perform manual lymph drainage on myself. Three times a week, I am going to physical therapy where the therapist is, shooting against the odds, trying to build collateral vessels in my arms. From now on, when I board airplanes, I will have to take antibiotics and wrap both arms. A cut or a burn could land me in the hospital. Please help me spread the word. I have a documented case of lymphedema from ultrasonic liposuction and I want people to know. I don't want others to get hurt, though I have already found three victims other than myself on the internet. One woman has stage 3 lymphedema from her liposuction 15 years ago and is so sick that lymph leaks through her skin. Something must be done to stop the growing and DANGEROUS trend of doctors setting up shop and doing plastic surgery. People have died, people have been seriously hurt. I am one of them. I will have this cardiovascular condition for the rest of my life. Sincerely, Lillian Newman Dear Editor, I need information for my brother a 38 year old, male, mentally retarded, no physical handicaps. Looking for weekend or week trips throughout the year (not just summer camp). He lives in California. Thank you for suggestions. Sue Speth |
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| IF IT'S GONNA BE...IT'S UP TO ME/YOU |
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World Association of Persons with disAbilities (WAPD) is proud to have Mr. John Kirby, President/CEO of ABLE-NET http://www.able-net.net/ as the latest addition to the Board of Directors http://www.wapd.org/about/board John, a man with cerebral palsy, has assisted many PWD's and non PWD's with his rapidly growing Internet business that is first class throughout the U.S.A. in every manner. "We expect his business guidance to greatly assist the mission of WAPD in the new millennium"...said Dr. George Kerford the Chairman/CEO of WAPD. |
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| KEEP ON KEEPING ON! |
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| SUCCESS IS A JOURNEY NOT A DESTINATION |
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The Taco Bell Chihuahua, a Doberman, and a Bulldog are in a doggie bar having a drink when a good-looking female Collie comes up to them and says, "Whoever can say liver and cheese in a sentence can be my friend." So the Doberman says, "I love liver and cheese." The Collie says, "That's not good enough." The Bulldog says, "I hate liver and cheese." She says, "That's not creative." Finally, the Chihuahua says, "Liver alone, cheese mine." |
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| *INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS* We Increase Mobility for Children Real Bowling for Wheelchair Users Innovations for the (dis)Abled is our Business Member of WAPD |
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The following persons were express mailed their box of gifts from the WAPD/ABSOFREE contest for WAPD members in last weeks BEACON. Congratulations to each one! F.B. Nutter, Jr. of Kitty Hawk, NC Watch for our next contest!!!!! You can enter if you are a member of WAPD...http://www.wapd.org/members |
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| Be Proud Of Who You Are! You are Unique as an Individual |
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"The mind is like a parachute, it only works when it is open"
The WAPD BEACON for dis ABILITY is a newsletter providing highlights about WAPD's programs & disability issues. More information is available via our Web site. Addresses are NOT sold, traded, or loaned. If you choose to unsubscribe to this electronic update, send mailto:TheHub@wapd.org and in the body of the E-mail, type "Unsubscribe News". PLEASE include ALL E-mail addresses that you might receive this from... To subscribe (in case this issue has been forwarded to you by someone who subscribes already), send E-mail to: mailto:TheHub@wapd.org and in the body of the E-mail, type "Subscribe News". CONTACT WAPD... Have a need, ideas, stories, questions or information for the world disabilities community?.. You can Contact WAPD: mailto:Info@wapd.org and in the Subject area put: BEACON |
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