ChippyHeart
Thu, 08 May 2008 04:15:06 -0700
One time when I was coming out of rehab the therapist forgot to put my chest strap back on and as I was driving down the driveway, into a major street, I felt forward and knew that there was nothing I could do. My caregiver was across the street opening up the van and could not hear me yelling. Luckily, there was no traffic and I made it home alive that day. It seems like no matter how many times I've run over my service dog she is always under wheels. My family and other animals have learned to jump out of the way when they are to the click of the joystick. Take care and play nice Tammie Lou C6 complete quadriplegic 13 years post chippertue.com _Chippertue's World_ (http://www.chippertue.com/) MySpace _www.myspace.com/chippertue_ (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=21932223) There is a difference between sympathy and empathy, sympathy is feeling for an empathy is feeling with. In a message dated 5/7/2008 11:29:27 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've done the power chair two step when people's coats hang on my joystick. I've backed over numerous animals. I backed down a flight of stairs by accident. Amazingly, the chair and I suffered only minimal damage. It just flipped on it's back and slid down. Lost my backpack and some battery acid, but when flipped back on my wheels I was only suffering from a hell of a rush. Do crushed feet count? I've got 5 so far. john ----- Original Message ---- From: Greg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2008 11:26:00 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Falling Out of Chair? Anyone ever accidentally drive their chair into a pool or ditch, or fall out of your chair? I¢ve tipped sidewise or fallen forward and couldn¢t sit back up, but have always stayed in the chair. But I have bumped my control joystick and scared myself being close to a pools edge. Greg ____________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. _Try it now._ (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ) **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)