Re: [QUAD-L] New to this

[Houston Leek]

Title: Re: [QUAD-L] New to this

Welcome Teresa there is a wealth of knowledge here on this sight. Yes this site is a Godsend it’s helped me a lot. Yeah encourage his friends 2 continue 2 visit but you’ll also have 2 try 2 be firm about his schedule. I was just saying 2 my aid this morning I personally think that 1 of the worst things I hate about my SCI is having 2 live my life on a schedule. Get up when the aid gets here, go 2 bed when the aid gets here, suppository everyother night when the nurse gets here. But it has 2 be done there are sometimez when I’ll be entertaining & I go 2 bed late get BP late. But my few friends understand I’ve explained the importance of having a schedule. 2 get off schedule than 2 get body back on schedule could be the difference between having accidents during the day & not.
Stephen should be just fine. Is he going 2 school this fall? I think that if he’s positive about it it would be good 4 him 2 get right out there & stay busy. It’ll cut down on the depression thats bound 2 come if he’s not all ready experiencing some now.
I’m Houston 38yr old c6/7 complete 6yrs post on the 22nd :) gunshot wound

On 8/12/04 1:54 PM, "Teresa Tule" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I would just like to introduce myself. My name is Teresa and I live in Fort
> Worth Texas. My son was injured on May 30, 2004, c4-c7 and t1 and t2. This has
> drastically changed all of our lives and I have been looking for support
> wherever I can find it. He just got out of TIRR a rehab in Houston, and will
> be returning in a couple aof months for his 2nd phase.
> We have already had problems with him getting SSI and insurance is one big
> headache. Im so glad there are places like this and it has been interesting
> reading all the mail.
> Any suggestions on getting acclamated to home? It hard sticking to a schedule
> and with his friends around all the time makes it more so, but we want to
> encourage them to come around not discourage it. How do we stay on top of
> things without embarrassing Stephen?
> He is only 16.
>
> Teresa
>