Hi, James!  Saw this in another echo:

JB>  You mentioned the technical term for your infliction,
JB>  but would you mind explaining it like I'm a four-year
JB>  old?


          Seems to me the response, although it was very interesting, may
not have been quite what you had in mind.  Maybe I can help....  :-)

 Paraplegia
    - weakness or paralysis in the lower part of the body
    - usually results from damage *to the spinal cord* caused by disease or
      injury (e.g. tuberculosis, sports/motor vehicle accidents)

 Quadriplegia
    - same as above, except that all four limbs are affected

 Hemiplegia
    - weakness or paralysis in the left or right side of the body
    - usually results from damage *to the brain* caused by a brain tumour or
      by a stroke which blocks one of the major arteries in the brain


          The latter is not as well known among the general population as
the first two... but that's what George & Nora have.  George advised
Nora to work hard on her therapy, and she seems to have taken his advice to
heart....  :-)




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