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Table 2.

Number of parents with CMC as a function of illness type

		Non-disabling		Disabling
		Gradual onset	Acute onset	Gradual onset	Acute onset
Non-fatal	Constant	1	1	0	23^a
Non-fatal	Progressive	15^b	0	18^c	1
Potentially fatal	Constant	1	0	0	0
Potentially fatal	Progressive	0	0	0	39^d

Examples of CMC’s: ^amultiple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis; ^brheumatoid arthritis, hereditary motor sensory neuropathy; ^cstroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury; ^dcolitis ulcerosa. Disabling disease: expected problems with activities of daily living, and with communicative or cognitive activities like walking, dressing, and talking. Acute onset: onset of disease less than 1 h, diagnosis easily made. Progressive course: disease increasing in severity. Possibly fatal: possibility of death or shortened life span