Hi!

I am in the "go for it" camp too! Like others have said, it would be really nice for Caitlin to have a doctor who knows firsthand what she is going thru. It would not bother me to see a dr in a wheelchair, more important to me is what comes out of their mouth! (We've seen some real cads in her short life, but we have great doctors now thru trial & error!!) It would be really cool for her to see someone else accomplishing so much! I worry about her limiting herself...I always said, hey she could be a programmer like her mommy!! College is not going to be a choice in our household...we talk about it with the kids all the time even though they are little (5, 3, 1) yet. I always ask them if they are going to be a Badger?! Even if she can't go that far away, there are plenty of UW's close to home here for her. Good luck, go with your heart!

Lisa O.

I took Spencer to a GP the other day that is in our practice. He has a son with CP.

Frankly, I felt more like I was talking to another parent with a child with challenges than a Doctor. It felt much more natural and relaxed.

I believe in following your heart, your bliss.

I wanted to be a science researcher or Doctor but didn't think I was smart enough. My parents didn't give me any self esteem. I had to get it later in life. Now, I realize that I am and was way beyond smart enough to have gone that path. So, I use my research abilities in helping me track down issues for my children and myself.

So, follow your heart's desire.

Did you have a thought on your specialty? GP, Peds, Neuro, OB, etc? Course, I think that most don't really know. That is why they have the Residents and Interns do rotations in the different specialties so you get an idea of what the different ones do and find your bliss.

NJENN.. I haven't read all of the replies, but I would love to see a doctor treating my kids who had walked a minute in their shoes. I see this in the endocrinologists that treat my son with Type 1 Diabetes. Those with it, totally get the complexities and the fact that it is TOUGH having diabetes when you are a 13 year old kid, and they are the greatest champions, the other endos are pretty dower and don't really empathize very well. If my physiatrist had a physical disability, well I would really like that and I think so would my kids.. If you can manage it do it, you should live your dream.