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Tetra and quad are interchangeable terms.
Medical physicians and AMA prefer to use the term tetra- which is
a Greek prefix like para- is Greek while the prefix quad- is
latin.
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Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:03
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Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] MURDERBALL - Quad
Rugby Movie
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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