Medicare and medicaid covered the rims and man would I love the power
assist. I am always late to my psychology class b/c I have 15 mins to get
between classes and they are on opposite sides of campus, however, it's a good
thing that I am in a rush and have to push fast. I�m not losing gas as quick
pushing it anymore.
Stacy
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 5:00
PM
Subject: New toys 4 chair users
I saw those
things youre talking of a year or so ago in Chicago the company had a booth
across from Wheelchair Getaways. They were supposed 2 send me info... I never
heard anything or seen anything since... I also tried a chair with the power
assist thing it made 1 push seem multiplied by 20 that seem like a great
thing... U could use it when needed not on continuous it was great thing...
But once again all these things cost $$$$$$
On 2/12/05 9:29 PM, "Stacy
Harim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
When I went
to register for school there was snow, ice, slush, all mixed. I didn't
get through it and I have great upper body strength. I did see a guy
the other day in a chair go over some ice but it was hard. I was
spinning out, barely cutting through it, etc. It was a mess but the whole
campus was like that and yes I did say something. I have covers on my
push rails on my tires. They are plastic covered and work great. I
used to push off of my tires until I saw someone with these and talked to
the equipment company about getting them and they are great. My thumbs
are actually starting to look normal. My only problem in the rain is
staying dry. It isn't feasable for me to have those big ponchos at school
because there is no where to put it. If I could find a nice one that just
covers the top half of me would be great but I have yet to find one.
It's supposed to rain this week.
UGH!
Stacy
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Original Message -----
From: Houston809 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Ed Awe <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
; quadlist <mailto:[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 3:39
PM
Subject: [QUAD-L] Pushing in rain////
SNOW :( :( :(
Tony,
I know that you have
a lot of rain down there. I can�t remember if you answered this or
not. How do you manage 2 push your chair when it�s raining? I
can�t get anywhere when the tires get wet. Oh and I�ve never even
tried pushing in snow. I see the paras pushin thru it with no
problems. Are there any quads that push there chairs thru snow? With
or without quad-pegs? Do they have any quad pegs that don�t look
like they do? I guess I�m kinda want 2 be fashionable and practical.
I push fine without quad pegs until I get 2 in climate
weather.
On 2/7/05 10:02 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In a
message dated 2/7/2005 9:00:01 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have a theory about sexuality and spinal cord
injuries. I believe that the lower the injury level or
higher the function is for SCI individuals the more attractive
women or men will be to that person. Though I hold no
grudge against paraplegics or low level quadriplegics, I think it
is so much easier to introduce yourself to women and break the ice
as well as develop a relationship when that person is not
confronted with a bulky electric chair etc.. I might be
wrong and I hope I am but does it not just seems paraplegics have
it so much easier. Not only from personal observation but in
advice columns I read, magazines and even on the covers of disability
magazines, all I see or read about his couples who are paraplegics
or low level quadriplegics/higher
functioning.
I never read about
quadriplegics with very little function either through their neck
or upper arms getting the girl.
What do you think? Please
prove me
wrong
Dillon
Dillon....i think ur
theory is right GENERALLY, but not always. People are drawn
for all different motives...some not so good!! I'm c5c6, but
look like a para...push chair, no side arms, can push fairly well,
so these things do help me, but i think when a girl gets the idea
i'm much more disabled in my hands than she thinks it can really
blow it...but i have had many girls sexually post injury, most get
over the chair quick, but u might be right, it's not as cumbersome
as power chair...i mean, they can usually sit on my lap facing me,
one leg on each side of me...i put my arms around the small of their
waist.
I've thought a lot about power vs pushchair, and i
know it would knock a hole in my attractiveness if i were in
power. Still, being attractive isn't everything...i'm still
a quad that gets his heart broken ocassionly...broke a few in my
time too, so what comes around goes round.
-tony c5c6 24
yrs post car vs tree
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