I read this and thought not enough advice. where can we get more conversations going?
> On April 17, 2023 at 4:47 PM Edward Tessier <e...@artecopartners.com> wrote: > > Thanks Don, all of us need support now and then. We appreciate your offer. > > A lot of you probably already saw this article in new mobility. I think > it's worth posting the link here because it focuses exclusively on long-term > SCI. the article sounded, at least to me, as a bunch of wise quads and para > sharing the benefits of their experience with people more recent to their > disability. I would've liked to hear more advice specifically geared > towards managing long-term disability, along the lines of many conversations > on quad list. still, it was reaffirming for the magazine to simply gather > people with long-term SCI-- a population that often goes overlooked or worse, > is assumed not to exist at all. > > > https://newmobility.com/best-advice-for-people-with-sci-from-people-with-sci/?mc_cid=dc8e2691df&mc_eid=e1907d9c04 > > https://newmobility.com/best-advice-for-people-with-sci-from-people-with-sci/?mc_cid=dc8e2691df&mc_eid=e1907d9c04 > > > Best Advice For People with SCI From People with SCI > https://newmobility.com/best-advice-for-people-with-sci-from-people-with-sci/?mc_cid=dc8e2691df&mc_eid=e1907d9c04 > > > When I was a newly minted T10 para, I recall a conversation with a friend > who was three years post-injury, a T6 para, who had also become a mentor. He > flew hang gliders, sailed, water skied… > > > newmobility.com > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > From: Don Price <donpric...@yahoo.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 3:57 PM > To: quad-list@eskimo.com <quad-list@eskimo.com> > Subject: [QUAD-L] Support groups > > Hello all, > > It's been very quiet in this group. I hope everyone is doing well. I > think that now that the pandemic has passed things are getting back to > normal, mostly. > > The one silver-lining i found was that it forced us to embrace technology > to maintain our social connections. I had never even heard of Zoom, and > suddenly i was scheduling meetings and support groups using this new tool. > > To that point, if anyone on here is ever feeling isolated please know > there are online support groups you can join to get that interaction that is > so important. I host a Men's Disability group via zoom every Thursday at 4pm > AZ time. I'm sure there are other groups out there as well. > > If anyone is interested feel free to email me directly: > d...@ability360.org > > Best wishes to you all, > > Don. >
