Re: [QUAD-L] suddenly

[~LittleQuad~]

exactly my point...

William Willis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I have a 5-year-old son, and it absolutely kills me not to be able to take
him fishing, play ball, or wrestle on the floor with him. I know very well
what I am missing, and it is torture.


>From: ~LittleQuad~ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Ellen Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Quad-list post
>
>Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] suddenly
>Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 13:24:51 -0800 (PST)
>
>Ellen,
>
> I truly think it makes a difference. Someone who was born with a
>debilitating disease never really knows the difference (my opinion). All
>the know is waking up to a wheelchair or being bedridden.
> As for me, I spent the first 18 years of life walking, running, being
>extremely athletic (track, cross-country, softball, volleyball, basketball
>and cheerleader), dancing, going up / down stairs. I knew what is what like
>being able to type with all 10 fingers, pinching my boyfriend in bed with
>my toes, getting up to go pee when I needed too, taking a long hot shower
>or bath (easier to have companion without shower chair in way) etc. When I
>was injured it took it all away. I know what I am missing. Is that making
>sense?
> The thing I miss the most is carrying my son around with me on errands
>or when I went running (he was then under 5 months old). Now at almost 8 I
>want to teach him to play baseball like I did, take his karate classes with
>him. I know what I am missing.
> Sincerely,
> Amye
>
> Ellen Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Hi, my name is Ellen and I have a quick question that might seem a
>little off topic, but I'm curious. Do any of you that bec! ame quads
>"suddenly" (accident, etc.) think there's a difference between how you
>approach your life and how someone whose acquired their condition
>gradually looks at things? I am not a quad myself, but I'm an
>undergraduate anthropology student researching the importance of
>listservs as sources of support and I'm curious about how people might
>(or might not) consider the ways in which people acquired their
>condition... any answer would be great!
>
>take care
>
>