Re: [QUAD-L] Questions People ask us Quads.

[DeLiMiTeD4]

I find it boring to keep repeating a story about a car wreck I don't remember. I enjoy making up more exciting stories. The adults seem to love the one where I fell from a 7th floor window while hiding from a woman's husband. I have told people that I'm highly contagious and unfortunately, It's too  late, they were exposed when I said "hello'. People are obviously more like herd animals than predators. They really aren't particularly smart.   john     In a message dated 8/2/2005 11:49:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: People ask me.  I tell them that I got a rare illness 4 years ago that left me paralyzed and they ask will I get better.  That's no so silly except for the people that I have gotten in detail with and I tell them that there hasn't been any improvement in over 3.  I have even had nurses ask me if I can stand up.  UGH  NO I'm paralyzed is what I think but like Billy, I don’t want to come off rude so I just tell them nicely as with the getting better question.   Stacu ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 9:52 AM Subject: [QUAD-L] Questions People ask us Quads.      At Least Once A Month , people in my neighborhood and at church or etc. will ask about my injury-------I tell them i'm paralyzed from upper chest down and a c-6 Quadriplegic from a car wreck on Aug. 3rd 1997.Then they ask how far can I walk on my own without my powerchair....................Are most people really this dumb or just uninformed ?                                                                                                                              Dan