I agree, I just got set up to do zoom with a webcam. Could we start a Zoom support group? A women's group would be great also.
> On April 26, 2023 at 7:05 PM Jeffrey Gaede <jsga...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I also feel like I've been on this site a lifetime, so why is there > rarely anything to say or do here anymore. It feels that way. Weeks go by > with nothing. We could provide our own best advice for people with SCI. The > article was nice but was there really much you didn't already know? > > On Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 04:01:50 PM PDT, Don Price > <donpric...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Here's the article: > > https://newmobility.com/best-advice-for-people-with-sci-from-people-with-sci/?mc_cid=dc8e2691df&mc_eid=e1907d9c04 > > > > On Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 10:46:19 PM MST, Dana <wraydan...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > 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 > mailto: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 mailto: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 mailto: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 mailto: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…http://newmobility.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > From: Don Price <donpric...@yahoo.com > > > > mailto:donpric...@yahoo.com > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 3:57 PM > > > > To: quad-list@eskimo.com mailto:quad-list@eskimo.com > > > > <quad-list@eskimo.com mailto: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 mailto:d...@ability360.org > > > > > > > > Best wishes to you all, > > > > > > > > Don. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
