Re: Something Else...

glenn casey (gcasey(AT)naxs.com)
Tue, 29 Dec 1998 21:19:28 -0500

hey jim,
glad you got back in touch with me. how many TM cases are there in the
USA? do you know? well i don't know how much i can do from Virginia, but you
let me know if i can help you or any one else.
take care
glenn

-----Original Message-----
From: James Lubin <jlubin(AT)eskimo.com>
To: Glenn Casey <gcasey(AT)naxs.com>
Date: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 9:07 PM
Subject: Re: Something Else...

>Hello Glenn,
>
>Nice to meet you! :-) I noticed you signed up for TMA & TMIC. As you will
>discover, there are a lot more people with TM than most doctors are aware
>of. I think one of the neatest things about the New Mobility article is
>that hopfully make more people aware of TM.
>Jim
>
>At 08:19 PM 12/28/98 , you wrote:
>>--- content ---
>>Hello Jim,
>> My name is Glenn Casey. I was just looking through New Mobility's
>>magazine that i got in the mail today, and seen something interesting,
YOU.
>>I also have TM. It hit me back in 1986, after I had a flu for three days.
I
>>was 18 years old then and working on my career. I guess after reading your
>>story I should feel lucky. When I was in the hospital, it only went up as
>>high as t-4, and at that time it only took out as high as the use of my
>>arms. I guess if it had went any higher I would be on a ventalater. Any
way
>>I got back full use of my arms, gut I still don't have sensation on the
back
>>side of either arm, and no sensation in my right hand, exept for my thumb.
I
>>was one of those people that didn't give up either, and only felt sorry
for
>>myself a little in the beginning. There is one thing you can say about
>>people like us. We get smarter with age. I've learned alot since i've been
>>in this chair, about everything. The doctors told me that when this
happened
>>to me i was the 7th case in the USA. That is alot to go through when your
a
>>teenager. Well i'm gonna go for now. When you get time e-mail me back.
>>
>>gcasey(AT)naxs.com
>>
>>
>>--- How_I_Found_You ---
>>new mobility mag
>
>----
>Jim Lubin
>jlubin(AT)eskimo.com
>Bothell, WA, USA <http://www.eskimo.com/~jlubin>
>disAbility Resources: <http://www.eskimo.com/~jlubin/disabled/>
>