Re: [QUAD-L] MURDERBALL - Quad Rugby Movie

[Ol' Man River]

sounds like a harvard - yale thing....

Dana Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Thats what my doc calls me. He had a student doc with him so I asked why a
tetra? He told me it was the "real" definition of quadrapligia. Its beyond
me.

Dana and Rocco
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From: "B. Kimberlin (Quadius)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 5:30 PM
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 - an!
> d 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
&! gt; 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 great 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
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> P 646.293.9400
> F 646.293.9407
> C 646.342.6560
> www.murderballmovie.com
> www.thinkfilmcompany.com
>
>
>
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(what's a quad?)

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