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From: Norimune Kawai
Date: 18 Oct 2004
Time: 16:25:29 -0500
Remote Name: 129.93.99.193
Hi Masaki-kun; Hope you still remember me! I still remember the first day we met at the Summer Camp. I can't believe it was nine years ago. How time flies! Seems like you have been doing GREAT. I'm grad to hear that you still have been attending the camp every year. You must be an expert of the camp. I sometimes hear how you are doing from Ito Shinji-san, but I keep loosing opportunities to attend the camp and see you. Your story toched my heart profoundly. It is not hard to imagine that people who stutter have difficulty in accepting their own stuttering behaviors. Even they may accept their stuttering once, some accidents, experiences, or episodes may cause negative perceptions toward it and make a denial of it. The process of acceptance is not straightforward at all, is it? Specifically, since you are very smart and sensitive, you may run into a stone more often than anybody else. I know it's very tough, but remember, you also have been overcoming such difficulties again and again. Keep updating your stories, OK? This is a great story and have a potential of a good longitudinal and qualitative study. If you have a chance, why don't you come to US and visit me? Last year, I resinged as a speech-language pathologist at a public school system in Colorado, and came to Lincoln, Nebraska. Now I'm a student, again! I'm doing some research studies as a doctoral student and a research assistant at the Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln under Dr. E Charles Healey. If you have a chance to visit me, let me know. I'm sure Dr. Healey would like to hear more details of your life stories, too. If you would like to see the Rockey Mountain, I don't mind to drive up to Colorado. Then I'll let you meet Dr. Peter Ramig, who was my former advisor. I'm sure he'll like to hear your story, too.