[QUAD-L] Re: Happy Thanksgiving!

[Gale See]

Happy Thanksgiving to all the Americans and the belated Happy Thanksgiving to all Canadians,   First and foremost I would like to welcome all the new members to the list.  I have been spending a lot of time in bed lately and haven't been greeting the newcomers.   My name is Gale See and I am a 65-year-old male C4 quadriplegic.  I was 22 years post-injury on November 18, 2004 at 9:45 a.m. I was injured in an automobile accident.  Some of you in the list know me, the new people don't so that's my history in a nutshell.   I have had many problems over the years with my bowels and I am finally, (hopefully fingers crossed) going to rectify that, as I'm going into hospital on January 4, 2005 to have a colostomy.  My doctors figure that this will resolve my bowel problems, and also eliminate a lot of my skin problems.  I have been battling sores of my buttocks for over five years now.  I am also having a suprapubic catheter put in at the same time.  Hopefully this will eliminate some of the bladder problems I've been having.  I will be signing off on January 3, 2005 and will sign back on after everything is finished.   I hope you all have a great day a great week and a great holiday season.   Gale :-)