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From: David Shapiro
Date: 21 Oct 2008
Time: 17:22:32 -0500
Remote Name: 84.42.249.245
Hi Salad, It was so nice to meet you in Douala, Cameroon and to hear from you again. You are asking a really good question. I did not see your question posted previously. My honest response is that I really don't know. However, those are the questions that I like best. Judy Kuster provided some really good information – as usual! I wonder, and this is only a hunch, if variations in stuttering could be more indirectly related to the moon, in that the absence of light could cause changes in mood or state (e.g., feelings of sadness or feelings of reduced confidence in oneself as a person or as a communicator) and that those changes in state may be reflected in increases in stuttering. Or, are there any indigenous beliefs relating to the presence or absence of moonlight and could those beliefs more indirectly relate to changes in stuttering? I am hoping that you will attend the 2nd African Stuttering Conference in Burkina Faso next week. It would be such a pleasure to visit with you again and to ask you more about your experiences and those of other people who stutter in Kenya. You have me thinking. I hope to see you soon. David Shapiro