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I'm sure there's a difference Ellen but I couldn't tell how a person that gradually loses their mobility feels I can only tell you how I felt and my first words when they pulled me out of the water were " man I really f*#ked up now" and knew I was in for a hard battle.
It took me a long time to get things back in order in my life and this listsevr that Jim Lubin put together saved me in many ways by hearing from others that overcome great obstacles and had a great life even after a sci and gave me strength to get my life back which I have. I was in a nursing home when I found the quad-list and after communicating with others I found my way home and now I'm employed have a new home but most importantly have my kids and family back and what else can you ask for?
So as how important these listservs are I can't express how valuable they are of course they're nothing with out the support of extremely knowledgeable people this list is full of.
Mark
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Date: 03/31/06 11:48:11
Subject: [QUAD-L] suddenly
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 became 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
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