In response to Kathy Jo's question about cerebral palsy and aging, my experience has been that my joints have worn out faster because of the extra wear caused by c.p.. I also have more athetosis and spasticity than I used to have. I'm not sure why. Pam On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 9:01 PM, C-PALSY automatic digest system < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > There are 5 messages totaling 183 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. CP And Aging (5) > > ----------------------- > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 09:39:08 -0500 > From: Kathy Jo Pink <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: CP And Aging > > I know we talked in depth about this before,,, but, does Cerebral Palsy > get worse with age? > ----------------------- > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 11:49:44 -0300 > From: Carla Rockwell <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: CP And Aging > > Then you answered your own question, Kathy Jo :) > > ----------------------- > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 09:40:55 -0600 > From: Virginia Perry <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: CP And Aging > > I know you're gonna hate this answer, but it depends. > > If you overuse weak joints when you are younger, then yes. My dad walked > for years with crutches and leg braces. Finally his rotator cuffs just wore > out. Now he's in a zippy electric chair (70 yrs old). > > The paper here (Chattanooga Times Free Press) just had an article about a > man with CP in a similar situation. He can no longer (at 50) do the things > he used to do. > > I'm being careful with my son (14) who has CP to look at life-span > mobility. Some days, when he is very active, I notice more tremors, more > spasticity. I think he talks less, too, after physically stressful days. > We've started using his wheelchair more now. > > Life overall is stressful, so I suspect the effect may be cumulative. > > Sorry, Kathy. > > Virginia > > > Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 09:39:08 -0500 > > From: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: CP And Aging > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > I know we talked in depth about this before,,, but, does Cerebral Palsy > get worse with age? > > ----------------------- > > > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: > > > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > ----------------------- > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 12:35:08 -0400 > From: Kathleen Salkin <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: CP And Aging > > There's no one definitive answer, Kathy Jo. It depends on the person and > how active they can be. > > Kat > > > On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 10:39 AM, Kathy Jo Pink <[log in to unmask] > >wrote: > > > I know we talked in depth about this before,,, but, does Cerebral Palsy > > get worse with age? > > ----------------------- > > > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: > > > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > > > ----------------------- > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 11:35:38 -0600 > From: Kendall Corbett <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: CP And Aging > > KJ, > Are there specific issues that are becoming more difficult? If so, let us > know what they are, and I'm pretty sure someone has encountered something > at least similar. If it's something you'd rather not discuss with the > whole list, I bet there are people who'd discuss them off-list, I'd be > glad to, but there are likely some issues that I have no idea about that > Virginia, Carla or Kat will be better at answering than me. If I can help > and you feel uncomfortable asking about a specific issue on-list, send me a > private e-mail. > > > On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 10:35 AM, Kathleen Salkin <[log in to unmask] > >wrote: > > > There's no one definitive answer, Kathy Jo. It depends on the person and > > how active they can be. > > > > Kat > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 10:39 AM, Kathy Jo Pink < > [log in to unmask] > > >wrote: > > > > > I know we talked in depth about this before,,, but, does Cerebral Palsy > > > get worse with age? > > > ----------------------- > > > > > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: > > > > > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > > > > > > ----------------------- > > > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: > > > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > > > > > -- > > > Kendall > > An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!) > > The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one > persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress > depends on the unreasonable man. > > -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950 > > ----------------------- > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > ------------------------------ > > End of C-PALSY Digest - 3 Oct 2013 to 7 Oct 2013 (#2013-47) > *********************************************************** > ----------------------- To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy