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It's a medical term. my rehab dr. puts tetra in
reports and I'm a c6 complete quad
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Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 6:30
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Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] MURDERBALL - Quad
Rugby Movie
Is it me or does this person have tetraplegia confused with paraplegia? I
have known very few tetraplegics, albeit I have known a few, that had the
capability to do anything like this. I rarely ever hear professionals call a
person who is capable of addressing themselves a tetraplegic.
> One of my inpatients
who had an injury resulting in an incomplete tetraplegia said he was so moved
that he was "inspired" to get up at 6am and get himself dressed for the first
time this morning. <
(just wondering)
Billy Dan Berger
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I
work for THINKFilm, distributor of a new documentary about Quadraplegic
Rugby called MURDERBALL. MURDERBALL was released in NY and LA on Friday and
comes out nationwide on July 22. We encourage everyone to see MURDERBALL. It
is a very important film. MURDERBALL possesses the ability to change
people's perceptions of the disabled community. It is essentially the
antithesis of films like Million Dollar Baby and The Sea Inside which argue
that life is over with paralysis. MURDERBALL shows real people - real
quadraplegics - living more fulfilling lives than most able-bodied
individuals. MURDERBALL tells the story of a group of world-class athletes
unlike any ever shown on screen. In addition to smashing chairs, it will
smash every stereotype you ever had about the disabled. It is a film about
family, revenge, honor, sex and the triumph of love over loss. But most of
all, it is ! a film about standing up, even after your spirit - and your
spine - has been crushed. The mor!
e people that see MURDERBALL, the more
people that will be educated about what being a quadraplegic really can be
like. The following is an excerpt from an email I received following a
screening of the film at the Kessler Rehab Institute in New York:
The
comments that night were incredibly positive and the day after the
screening, I received dozens of phone calls and emails from staff and
patients about how "wonderful," "fantastic," "amazing", "inspiring" and
"important" the film is. But this email from one of our senior therapists is
definitely one of the most meaningful to ever come across my desk -- and
probably yours:
One of my inpatients who had an injury resulting in
an incomplete tetraplegia said he was so moved that he was "inspired" to get
up at 6am and get himself dressed for the first time this morning. He felt
that if the guys in the film could achieve such g! reat things, that he
should be able to as well.
It seems like such a wonderful response
& I am glad we had the opportunity to share it with patients and staff
at Kessler.
I understand that this patient has been at Kessler for a
number of weeks -- and this was his first attempt to really begin rebuilding
his life.
It's stories like this that make all the efforts ... all
the hard work, frustration, disappointments and joys ... all
worthwhile.
Please contact me with any questions regarding MURDERBALL
or any suggestions for spreading the word or just to get some free
promotional materials.
Thanks so much,
Dan
Berger
THINKFilm
155 Avenue of the Americas
7th Floor
New York,
NY 10013
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
P 646.293.9400
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646.293.9407
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646.342.6560
www.murderballmovie.com
www.thinkfilmcompany.com
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