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Irene and all: the idea of "giving up" is an ableist assumption -- tied to the whole "our lives as negative/loss" way of thought. Living one's life is not giving up. Johnson At 08:16 AM 2/10/02 +0000, Irene M McGill wrote: >Whilst I agree for the most part with your posting,i.e, with regard to not >grieving for the lost self. I am concerned about the aspect of just >adapting and accepting ones "lot" (situation and circumstances), does it >mean we have given up? This is where I am stuck!!! >Irene > >________________End of message______________________ > >Archives and tools for the Disability-Research Discussion List >are now located at: > >www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html > >You can JOIN or LEAVE the list from this web page. Johnson Cheu http://people.english.ohio-state.edu/cheu.1 The Ohio State University, Dept. of English 421 Denney Hall, 164 W. 17th. Ave. Columbus, OH 43210 (614) 292-1730 (Office); (614) 292-6065 (Dept.); (614) 292-7816 (Fax) **************** Curriculum Consultant, Project LEND http://www.osu.edu/units/osunc Nisonger Center, McCampbell Hall The Ohio State University 1581 Dodd Drive, Columbus, OH 43210 (614) 247-6073 (Office); (614) 292-3727 (Fax) ________________End of message______________________ Archives and tools for the Disability-Research Discussion List are now located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can JOIN or LEAVE the list from this web page.