I thought I would use this message to describe myself to those who don't know me, and for those who do, just use it as a reminder. :)
I would like it if you guys would describe yourselves too. :) I was born with A.D.D. (Attention Deficite Disorder) and ears that didn't develop properly, which is why I have suffered all my life from chronic severe ear infections, both inner and outer. I was baptised into the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints, a.k.a. the mormon church, at the age of accountability, 8 years old. I have always been and will always be an extremely analytical person. When I was about 10 or so I was diagnosed with ADD, a condition that I had since I was born but had not been diagnosed till that time. I was tested extensively for a peroid of months. They told me that my IQ was above average, and that I was not deaf, nor was I becoming deaf. Which was a relief for my parents, because up until then I had apparently been acting as if I were deaf in order to cause mischief and just generaly bug my parents. I went from crawling to walking much too early, before my hand/leg/eye coordination had developed, and as a result I had to learn how to crawl when I was about 10 or so. I have always been fat, and my wieght has fluctuated from time to time, but mostly it just keeps going up and up. When I was about 11 or 12 or so I fell off of my bunk bed some time in the early morning, just after the sun had risen, and almost but not quite broke both of my legs. The doctor told me that the bones had been bruised and that they would never heal completely and that I should not run, jump, or jog any more. They still haven't healed, and they still hurt from time to time, especialy if I push on the dents that are still there. At about the age of 12 or 13 I dislocated my left kneecap for the first time. Since then I have dislocated each of my kneecaps more than 15 times. The doctor said that excercise would help the muscles to repair themselves but none of the doctors said that exercise would keep my knees from dislocating. And in fact one of them told me that the only way to keep it from happening was to have knee operations. I have not yet had that done because I haven't had the money for it, and because I really don't like the idea of someone cutting into me and removeing or replaceing stuff. <shiver> I wear knee braces that basicaly act like artificial knee joints. But they cause a lot of pain, in the form of increased and trapped heat, infected sores from ingrown hairs, and bruises. So, you can understand when I decide not to wear them 24/7. Those braces are made of the same material as wet suites used by scuba divers and surfers and stuff. In the summer heat of the Valey of the Sun, it really gets hot inside those darn things. Also, I've already totaly warn out one of them. When they wear out they become absolutely useless. And, they seem to wear out faster when I wash them. Either by hand with hand soap and warm water, or in a washing machine on Delicate settings. So, they get real stinky. Also, the darn things are expensive even with medical coverage. My eye sight is so bad that if I do not wear my glasses I can't see more than 2 inches in front of my face. I therefore would not be allowed to drive without glasses. I think my eyes are affected by the computer monitors I am always sitting at all the time. :) I don't like driveing, I have an extreme fear of hurting someone with the vehicle, the bigger the vehicle, the worse the fear. So I have never gotten a drivers license, only a learner's permit. I haven't had a job in over 5 years, and every interview I've had went down the drain the moment I mentioned either my knees, ADD, or both. No one wants to hire what they concider to be a cripled retard. I don't think I will be able to get any kind of job until after I get education in the computer field. So, I have started the registration process to begin schooling at High Tech Institute. And, I have begun the process of getting Medical Coverage, Food Assistance, and Cash Assistance from the Department of Economic Security, and I have begun the process of getting SSI and SSD from the Social Security Agency, or whatever that "A" at the end stands for. I love Sci-Fi, I love Science, and I love Logic. Even though my emotions are extremely volitile. I believe in GOD and Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost, and ghosts in general, and angels and stuff. But I also believe in the Big Bang and Evolution theories. My parents don't like this, they swear completely by the Bible and think I'm nuts for believing the BB and E. So, I guess I'm a very strange, very intelligent person who also happens to be disabled. Hi! :) How are ya?! ;-) ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. _______________________________________________ Chat mailing list Chat at freenetproject.org http://lists.freenetproject.org/mailman/listinfo/chat
