I want to see the article. I love this group and I love Jim for creating this group.
On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 12:16 PM Don Price <donpric...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I agree, Danny. I’m very thankful for Jim and this group. And I also agree > that there are many other options for people to connect these days. I hope > you all are doing well and connecting with other people. > > Ed, that New Mobility article is awesome thank you for sharing it! > > Don. > > On Apr 17, 2023, at 2:29 PM, Danny Hearn <ddh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > > I joined the list in 1998, for years this site was really busy...nowdays > so many on the list have passed away, plus I guess many use other sites and > things like facebook and etc. In my early years as a Quad this site and > folks on it really helped me a lot, I'm glad Jim had a quad-list....i'm not > sure if there are other sites for quads or not....hope you all are doing > well. ! Dan H.*** > > On Monday, April 17, 2023 at 04:14:50 PM CDT, SHIRLEY BELL < > sbell...@cox.net> wrote: > > > 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. > > > > >
