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Wow what a breakthrough, I'm going to start willing myself today!
Good bye wheelchair! lol
These people extremely ignorant and thoughtless.
Mark
-------Original Message-------
Date: 06/05/06 16:07:47
Subject: FW: Re: [QUAD-L] About life and length of time as a quad
Same here. Apparently if we crips only had sufficient willpower, we'd all be
doing cartwheels.
>Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] About life and length of time as a quad
>Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2006 16:01:56 -0500
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>Wish I had a dollar for every idiot I've met that thought I just wasn't
>trying hard enough.
>
>Eric
>
>Danny Hearn wrote:
>
>> I am thankful for this site created by Jim L. and the other sci
>>and disabled links that have helped me and others and their families deal
>>with all the things that go with being paralyzed. Sharing info. on here
>>has helped me a lot-covering things such as infections,pressure sores,
>>medications, equipment and so on. Many times we have helped each other and
>>care-givers come up with answer's to problems even when our doctors are
>>not alway's sure what to do. Becoming a Quad in 1997 sure changed my
>>outlook on life and of others with disabilities, it sure gives a person
>>more compassion and understanding of others and their needs.I used to feel
>>strong and invincible-like nothing serious could happen to me , man, was i
>>wrong lol. I think most healthy people don't have a clue about living with
>>disabilities like quad-life and etc. until it happens to them or close
>>family members. I remember a quad i used to see a few times a week that
>>got hurt horseback riding-- I used to think.. man why are his hands kinda
>>curled in like that..now i know why ... I guess that is why i am amused at
>>people and their questions like---how far can you walk without your
>>wheelchair ? I had one nurses aide tell me that if he were paralyzed he
>>would try with all his mind and strength and make his hands at least
>>function nornal again ( he said he thought most of us quads don't try
>>hard enough ) LOL DUH ! Anyway i'm rambling to much but at least
>>between us all we are helping to educate some people a bit i hope.
>>
>> god-bless you all Dan H.
>>
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