Brien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Guys, try not to think of your cord as being severed. In very few instances is the cord severed. In most cases it is bruised; the myelin has been destroyed by our own bodies natural defense system. This is why I have reasonable hopes that when we can get stem cells too grow myelin and a way to help scaffold the myelin to grow around the nerve fibers restoration of some function may be possiblewith REASONABLE expectations,Brien
!On Apr 1, 2006, at 2:01 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well I beleive thats my level of function, I was shot in the throat in a hunting accident and it severed my spine between the c-5 c-6, and before my accident I was 5'8 my arms were short and stocky lol. Ray:-)
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From: Win <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sat, 01 Apr 2006 14:48:40 -0600
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] TransfersStupid question here.... but when you say you're c5-c6, is that where your fractures were? or is that your level of function? For example, I broke c6-c7, but my level of function is at c7-t1 (I guess that's where the spinal cord got severed.).
One thing that I think makes a big difference in how someone is able to transfer, is the length of their arms :S I've seen quads get up off the floor and back into their chairs by themselves, and have been just amazed. But, those that ! I've seen manage to do that, always seem to have LONG arms. I am able to do all my transfers by myself, except there is no way I can get off the floor back into my chair if I happen to fall.
Win
At 02:30 PM 4/1/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi Li! ttlequad, I do my own transfers to bed to chair from chair to >! bed also from bed to toilet chair and back, I also get tired of > being in my chair at times and we have a big sofa chair in the > family room I can transfer into and have my legs put up on the > outtum. I spend all my time in a manual Tilite chair and love it, > its great i'm a c-5 c-6 incomplete 5yrs post this March 17th 45yrs old, AZ
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>From: ~LittleQuad~ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Quad-list post <[email protected]>
>Sent: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 21:15:13 -0800 (PST)
>Subject: [QUAD-L] Transfers
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>How many of you can transfer alone? if so what level are you?
>thanks
