My name is Eleanor and I was born with cp.I would like to get to know a bit more about people with my disability and therefore would like a pen friend via e mail.
My email is:E20ROSE@aol.com

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I have a 6 year old daughter that has mild CP. She gets along great, and does very well at things she tries to do. Was it easy to cope with your disability while attending school?

Was it easy to cope with your disability while attending school?
I am sitting my GCSE's in the summer and I found it very hard to cope lower down the school.
I found that the advantage of having cp was I used a computer since i was 5 and have grown up to be a computer wizz kid.
The advice I give your daughter is to join a nice group of friends and to keep active.
The advice i give to you is to not help her too much cos my mum has not helped me that much and I am in mainstreem school, with a good friendship goup and quoted by my tutor'I wish all my students were as good as Eleanor because shes hard working and never gives up when things get tuff.'
My cp is called choreo athetoid ataxia.Has your daughter been diognosed with a perticular type of cp?



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Was it easy to cope with your disability while attending school?
I am sitting my GCSE's in the summer and I found it very hard to cope lower down the school.
I found that the advantage of having cp was I used a computer since i was 5 and have grown up to be a computer wizz kid.

My daughter uses the computer a lot just to play some learning games on it. She has some very good friends, all the kids in her class are really good with her. If she needs her shoe tied or anything they are there to help her. She wears an AFO on her left leg, to help her walk. She gets along very well, and loves sports. Last year she played soccer and karate earlier this year, she lets nothing stop her. She walks very well, just a little limp that most people don't even notice. She has never been diagnosed with a paticualar type of CP, just said it was mild.

Your daughter sounds a bit like me really and I have just finished my YR11 pe options(golf-I loved every minute of it,Its a good sport to keep active and achive your best,Weights and fitness,I used the treadmill to strenghthen up my legs,Its a good form of physio, and Badminton and squash, I have not enjoyed it as much as the other two but from watching it I think its a good sport for improving your hand eye co-ordanation.
As i am 16 now i can go to the gym any time i like.
Does your daughter like swimming?
I think swimming is a good source of excersize as it excersizes your muscles and the water supports you.
Good luck
Speek to you soon

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Yes my daughter enjoys swimming very much, and goes alot in the summer. She receives physical and occupational therapy at her school which really helps.

I am in a branch of the internet cafe with my dad in bristol,U.K.My Dad hasn't got the net yet and i cant survive a w.end w ithout the net.I presume that you live in the USA?How does your daughter find it in yyour neighbourhood?I live in bristol in the sw of england and as I said before Igo to a lovely school and get most of my neighbour community of friends.My auntie lives in Chicago and have two children that are heavily into horseriding.Does your daughter like horseriding or animals in general?What is your daughters name?
I have alot of pets , do u have any pets?I think pet therapy is helpful and relaxing for me.It may help your daughter.
Please mail soon.
BYE

Yes we are from the USA, we live in Ohio. We have internet at our home, so she uses it here. Our local library I know has internet for people to use. My daugter has never been horse riding, but I am sure she would enjoy it. She loves animals, all kinds of them. Yes we have a dog, a new little puppy, he is a miniture dachshund.

We have recentley accuired a little jack russel puppy called sophie(named by me)
I have a yonger but way taller brouther,he is 13 in july.While he fishes i visit sophie's blood mother.My brother is called sam and is with me and says hi.He helps me as much as brothers can.Have to go now as my brother wants to look up somthing on the net.
Has your daughter got any siblings?Bye
From Eleanor :-)

Yes my daughter has a twin brother. They get along fairly well. My daughter stands her ground pretty well, so I don't worry about her too much. I know one of the best things for her at her age is playing at the playgrounds, with all the climbing and jumping. Those jack russel puppies are pretty hyper aren't they?

what did you say your daughters name is?My puppy is about 4-5 mounths old and is very jumpy.We have tried to stop her barking but she always barks at the two cats.Is Ohio near Charigo?
yoiur daughters brother help her?
I know a friend withh a twin sister aged 16 with C.P.I stand my ground well as well.
Must go now.I have to register my brother with Healthboards.
BYE
Mail soon