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| Pamela Venus 2006-03-23, 1:00 pm |
| I'm 44 and had my onset of CFS at 30 years old. I had been struggling with chronic upper respiratory viruses a couple years before that.
Pamela Venus
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| Donna Parker 2006-03-23, 1:00 pm |
| Isnt it interesting to hear everyones age and brief history??
Next we can do favorite hobbies for the bed ridden!!!!!!!!!!!
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[mailto:CFS-L@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG] On Behalf Of Pamela Venus
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 8:26 AM
To: CFS-L@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG
Subject: Re. ages
I'm 44 and had my onset of CFS at 30 years old. I had been struggling with
chronic upper respiratory viruses a couple years before that.
Pamela Venus
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| Wendi Carrillo 2006-03-23, 1:00 pm |
| LOL! Donna..
I'm not bedridden, as I'm able to still work. My desk at work gets me most of the day, but the recliner or the hot tub has me all night. I still think about having a baby in the near future and say to myself, I must be crazy!!!!!! Yes, I'm 30 and certi
fiably insane (CFS, 14 yr vet w/Hashimotos).
-Wendi
Donna Parker <donna@CREATIVEFORMSONLINE.COM> wrote:
Isnt it interesting to hear everyones age and brief history??
Next we can do favorite hobbies for the bed ridden!!!!!!!!!!!
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From: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome discussion CFIDS/ME
[mailto:CFS-L@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG] On Behalf Of Pamela Venus
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 8:26 AM
To: CFS-L@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG
Subject: Re. ages
I'm 44 and had my onset of CFS at 30 years old. I had been struggling with
chronic upper respiratory viruses a couple years before that.
Pamela Venus
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| Donna Parker 2006-03-23, 1:00 pm |
| wendy, glad I made you LOL. I am not bed ridden either - THANKFULLY!!
Do own my own business so that helps turn "Ill be in a meeting" for nap
time!
I have 4 kids. 25,18,16 and 9. (only 2 left at home)
I was a single mom with one (age 12) when diagnosed.
Married a guy who had custody of his 2 (ages 5 and 8 at the time) that = 3.
Then 9 months after our honeymoon - we "got" Sarah. That makes 4
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It has taken years off my life - but she is beautiful.
My advice to a person with CFIDS is to find another way to get your maternal
needs filled. Find a school nearby or a day care center. People with kids
need help - offer to "big sister" a child. But actually having one
yourself.........It's a drag not being able to push them on the swings
("sorry, mommy is too tired") and other assorted short comings. It makes you
feel like a not very good mom. Luckily the guy I married is a vary hands on
dad. I do what I can. Last night I took my 9 year old to the community pool
so she could swim. Since she can swim without me I do not have to get in the
pool (yea!). I get to sit on hard bleachers with out back support and read
books. Once home, Dad takes over and I go to bed to read before Lights Out.
I am thankful for my family and my kids. I am thankful I can get out. Yes,
this CFIDS has hampered myself. But, you gotta handle what comes your way.
Sorry to type so much. Guess I needed to!
Donna
P.S. Wendy - tell me about your Hashimotos. How you were diagnosed. What
symptons etc. Please!
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[mailto:CFS-L@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG] On Behalf Of Wendi Carrillo
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 9:10 AM
To: CFS-L@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG
Subject: Re: Re. ages
LOL! Donna..
I'm not bedridden, as I'm able to still work. My desk at work gets me most
of the day, but the recliner or the hot tub has me all night. I still think
about having a baby in the near future and say to myself, I must be
crazy!!!!!! Yes, I'm 30 and certifiably insane (CFS, 14 yr vet
w/Hashimotos).
-Wendi
Donna Parker <donna@CREATIVEFORMSONLINE.COM> wrote:
Isnt it interesting to hear everyones age and brief history??
Next we can do favorite hobbies for the bed ridden!!!!!!!!!!!
-----Original Message-----
From: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome discussion CFIDS/ME
[mailto:CFS-L@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG] On Behalf Of Pamela Venus
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 8:26 AM
To: CFS-L@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG
Subject: Re. ages
I'm 44 and had my onset of CFS at 30 years old. I had been struggling with
chronic upper respiratory viruses a couple years before that.
Pamela Venus
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| Meredith Dixon 2006-03-25, 11:02 am |
| On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 08:56:55 -0800, you wrote:
>Isnt it interesting to hear everyones age and brief history??
>Next we can do favorite hobbies for the bed ridden!!!!!!!!!!!
I live online. Back before the Web, from 1994 to 1997, I was a volunteer Sysop
for a large Internet BBS with 50,000 regular users (regular=logs in at least once
a week) and at least four times that many transients. There were between 12 and
20 of us Sysops and it was like being on the city council in a 50,000-person town.
Since 1999 I've created and maintained my anti-bullying website *Raven Days*
(http://www.ravendays.org) and I've taught free online Latin classes on the
LatinStudy list (see http://www.ravendays.org/latin/aspergonem.html) I've also
beta-tested games for Spiderweb Software.
I wish I could get a job teaching Latin over the Internet for pay, but online
distance-education places expect their teachers to be certified, and there's no
way I can get certification because, while I might gradually be able to take the
necessary education classes, I don't have anything *close* to the stamina to do
the necessary student teaching.
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Meredith Dixon
dixonm@pobox.com
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| Meredith:
I didn't have to do student teaching. I got my teacher certification
through alternative certification through the dept of ed in my state. Maybe
something like that will work for you?
HTH
Sara
On 3/25/06, Meredith Dixon <dixonm@pobox.com> wrote:
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> On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 08:56:55 -0800, you wrote:
>
>
> I live online. Back before the Web, from 1994 to 1997, I was a volunteer
> Sysop
> for a large Internet BBS with 50,000 regular users (regular=logs in at
> least once
> a week) and at least four times that many transients. There were between
> 12 and
> 20 of us Sysops and it was like being on the city council in a
> 50,000-person town.
>
> Since 1999 I've created and maintained my anti-bullying website *Raven
> Days*
> (http://www.ravendays.org) and I've taught free online Latin classes on
> the
> LatinStudy list (see http://www.ravendays.org/latin/aspergonem.html) I've
> also
> beta-tested games for Spiderweb Software.
>
> I wish I could get a job teaching Latin over the Internet for pay, but
> online
> distance-education places expect their teachers to be certified, and
> there's no
> way I can get certification because, while I might gradually be able to
> take the
> necessary education classes, I don't have anything *close* to the stamina
> to do
> the necessary student teaching.
>
> --
>
> Meredith Dixon
> dixonm@pobox.com
>
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| Meredith Dixon 2006-03-28, 10:02 am |
| On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:08:56 -0500, you wrote:
>I didn't have to do student teaching. I got my teacher certification
>through alternative certification through the dept of ed in my state. Maybe
>something like that will work for you?
Yes, but did you get your alternative certification without having a teaching job
at the time? When my mother became an English teacher, she did so in Virginia by
alternative certification. She never had to student-teach, but she did have to
gain classroom experience by holding a full-time teaching job before she got full
certification.
That brick-and-mortar-classroom teaching job is what I don't have the stamina to
do, no matter whether I were asked to do student teaching under supervision in it
or whether I were asked to teach independently.
As far as I know, no distance-learning program will hire a paid Latin teacher who
lacks certification, and distance-learning programs can afford to be choosy so
that is unlikely to change.
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Meredith Dixon
dixonm@pobox.com
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| On 3/28/06, Meredith Dixon <dixonm@pobox.com> wrote:
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> On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:08:56 -0500, you wrote:
>
> state. Maybe
>
> Yes, but did you get your alternative certification without having a
> teaching job
> at the time? When my mother became an English teacher, she did so in
> Virginia by
> alternative certification. She never had to student-teach, but she did
> have to
> gain classroom experience by holding a full-time teaching job before she
> got full
> certification.
>
> That brick-and-mortar-classroom teaching job is what I don't have the
> stamina to
> do, no matter whether I were asked to do student teaching under
> supervision in it
> or whether I were asked to teach independently.
>
> As far as I know, no distance-learning program will hire a paid Latin
> teacher who
> lacks certification, and distance-learning programs can afford to be
> choosy so
> that is unlikely to change.
>
> --
>
> Meredith Dixon
> dixonm@pobox.com
>
Hi Meredith. I did actually get my alternative cert w/o having a teaching
job. (This was in Oklahoma.) I think what you are talking about is called
provisional or conditional or emergency (depends on the state?  ? (BTW, I
live in Virginia now -- do you or just your mother?) I did have to complete
one year of teaching before my certification was "full" -- however, I had
like 3 years to do that. Hope I'm making sense. Anyway, I am like you -- no
way to brick-and-mortar teaching -- couldn't do it now! I just have to take
6 credit hours every 5 years to keep my certification current "just in case"
I don't know much about Latin and distance learning (esp K-12) but is there
any other "certification" besides teacher certification that you can get
that shows your skills/credentials/etc? I know in my second career medical
transcription (which I can't do now either!!) that there were a couple of
certifications one could get by taking a test (and I don't believe that
years of experience were needed) and keeping up with continuing ed, etc.
Then one became a "certified" MT and also then there was a "fellow" type
thing for those who were more experienced.
Not trying to knock you over with ideas, but just thinking out loud
Sara
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