> whats wrong with roomie? Roomie was in a car wreck at age 18 and is almost totaly paralyzed from the waste down (still has spot feeling but can't move anything and can't feel most things) and also only has functionality in maybe 4 fingers total. She still manages to smoke and drink her Mt. Dew though, lol. She types with her right index finger and uses the CTRL and SHIFT keys by pretty much mashing the keys with her non-functioning left pinky, but she's fast .. 3 cps with very few, if any typos. It's amazing to watch. :)
If she were bitten almost anyplace on her fingers, or on her legs, she wouldn't even know and wouldn't know why she would be getting 'sick'. As a result of her injuries, she doesn't feel pain around her waist/internal abdomen area and only sweats when she would otherwise be in pain (abdominal cramps and muscle rigidity are comon symptoms of Widow bites). So, you see my worry. > todd, this made me laugh because you were talking about how pretty is and > then...you sprayed it. heh, yeah, but like I said, I couldn't take the chance on it coming in to the house in search of cooler temps and water. If it bit me, fine. I would probably feel it and be able to make it to the EM for *some* preventive treatment, but if not, I am young and healthy and would make it back to mostly normal after 2 to 5 days of cramps, neausea, and muscle spasms .. and I would learn my lesson. *but* I don't know the shape of my roomie's nervous system, since her spinal chord was squished at the neck durring her accident. I just couldn't take a chance on her getting bitten and then going in to respiratory arrest because her system wasn't up to the challenge. It pained me to do it, as I hate killing anything, but sometimes it just has to be done. If it were any other spider, I would have left it alone to do its thing, but it wasn't just any other spider .. So, there you have it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "BethF in AK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 12:51 AM Subject: Re: nifty spiders > > Knowing my luck, the spray won't kill it, though and it will sneak in > > durring the night and have its revenge. =-/ I'm more worried about my > > roomate than I am me. If it bites me, at least I have a chance of feeling > > it and be able to get to the doc in a hurry. If it bites her in the wrong > > place, she won't even know anything is up until the symtoms start to kick > > in, which would mean she would have a rougher road to recovery .. yikes. ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
