Re: [QUAD-L] Cold / Heat

[Dana Miller]

Yeah here on the show-me state the humidity also is a big factor!  I too 
wish to move down south, but family and my support system is good here and 
it sounds pretty scarey to move somewhere else.  Seems like attendant care 
is not as good, nor the hospitals.  There are a 'lot' of quads and para's in 
Columbia and the biggest hospital is quite used to having us in for flaps 
etc.  It has changed over the years tho--when my injury was fresh, it seemed 
like they did not know how to do things, but now they 'listen' to us and we 
can direct our care--if your on the right floor!

take care,
Dana and ?
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Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Cold / Heat


I'm exactly the same.......the cold and winter is hell  on  me......I live 
in
Missouri so it is not as bad as up north but when I get cold I  shiver my
neck and muscles tighten up and I feel like needles of ice flow thru  me 
ugh !
takes a long time to warm up again. If it were not for  family , I would 
move
to Florida or Arizona or such. In the summer I usually  overheat only 
about 2
or 3 times a year, then I drink lots of water and put on  ice packs and 
get in
front of the fan after I cool down my strenghth is  zapped--I gotta take a
nap then i'm ok again  lol
         Dan