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Lol. Duh!
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [QUAD-L] Re: Quad
Expenditures_ Paul_C5 Driving
Silas,
William was meaning that being
paralyzed without his own transportation was like being in
prison.
Bill age 55
C6 Incomplete
since 7/20/68
Leesburg, FL
He had a mind like a Post-It note; it held
things but not real tight.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 6:47
PM
Subject: Re: Re: [QUAD-L] Re: Quad
Expenditures_ Paul_C5 Driving
What was it like in prison being paralyzed? Why were
you in prison?
----- Original Message -----
From: "William
Willis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
<[email protected]>
Sent:
Saturday, June 17, 2006 6:02 PM
Subject: FW: Re: [QUAD-L] Re: Quad
Expenditures_ Paul_C5 Driving
>I was hurt in 1971. I got a
power chair and van in1979. Those years were
> hell......stuck at home
in a chair I could not push. I could not afford
> either and rehab
would not pay till I got a job. SSI paid me a whopping
> 85$
>
a month. 1979 was my release from prison.
>
>
>>From:
"RollinOn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Reply-To:
"RollinOn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To:
"Eric Olson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Lori
Michaelson"
>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Silas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>CC:
<[email protected]>
>>Subject:
Re: [QUAD-L] Re: Quad Expenditures_ Paul_C5 Driving
>>Date: Sat, 17
Jun 2006 17:37:10 -0500 (Central Daylight
Time)
>>
>>That's awesome Silas!
>>You must of
been a person people in your county thought a lot of.
>>Says a lot
about your
character.
>>
>>
>>Mark
>>
>>-------Original
Message-------
>>
>>From: Silas
>>Date: 06/17/06
16:55:47
>>To: Eric Olson; Lori Michaelson
>>Cc:
Quad
>>Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Re: Quad Expenditures_ Paul_C5
Driving
>>
>>The good people of my county threw a 2 day
fund raiser, they did about
>>anything you can think of. It
raised over 50, 000 dallars for me, I also
>>bought a van a
automatic door opener also a 4wheeler to get around
the
>>farm.
>> Now its a anual event to raise money
for the needy, I don't know what I
>>would have done if not for
such generous people!
>>Silas
>>----- Original Message
-----
>>From: Eric Olson
>>To: Lori
Michaelson
>>Cc: Quad
>>Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 2:15
PM
>>Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Re: Quad Expenditures_ Paul_C5
Driving
>>
>>
>>My first van was paid for with
money raised at a fund raiser that some
>>friends of my parents
through for me while I was still in rehab.
Nothing
>>fancy. Just a $5 all the beer you can drink type
thing.
>>
>>Eric
>>
>>Lori Michaelson
wrote:
>>
>>
>>Welcome to this list Paul!
Yes, we could all write a book and more!
>>
>>But your
post reminded me of something that I wanted to post here for
a
>>long
>>time. Essentially, a great majority of
quads are on public assistance of
>>some sort. All of our
situations differ greatly but I always wondered
>>that
>>for those who can only have so much money and so
much assets [dictated by
>>state or county or whatever] ... how can
they possibly afford a van?
>>Especially with the prices these
days!
>>
>>And even if they already have a van ... what
about all the maintenance,
>>the
>>insurance, and so many
other factors? Not to mention if someone had to
>>get
>>a new van?
>>
>>The government
has it set up whereby "the system" has many of us to
be
>>practically destitute but does not take into consideration
things like
>>vans,
>>home modifications, miscellaneous
medical expenditures that are not
>>covered
>>by Medicaid
or Medi-Cal, etc., ...... just to scratch the
surface!
>>
>>It seems that we all get by one way or
another. But has anyone else ever
>>thought of it that
way?
>>
>>Lori
>>
>>-------Original
Message-------
>>
>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Date:
6/16/2006 2:22:52 PM
>>To: [email protected]
>>Subject:
[QUAD-L] C5 Driving
>>
>>Hi All,
>>I am a C5/6
complete quad.Fifteen years ago today I broke my neck.I
could
>>write a book about my life as a quad,I'm sure many of you
could write a
>>book
>>also.I just keep on rolling.Due to
a lawsuit I received just enough money
>>to
>>buy a new
mini-van with a ten inch drop floor and a sliding door with
a
>>ramp
>>Division of Vocational Rehab payed for the
driving adaptions.The van gives
>>me such a feeling of
freedom.The van and all the adaptions cost
>>$50,000.If
>>not for the money from the lawsuit I would
never be able to afford the
>>van.I
>>feel bad for the
many that are not able to afford such a van.I was
>>thinking
>>that if I did not have that much money,I
would try to buy a used van
>>without
>>all the adaptions
and use some fold up ramps to enter and exit. Peace,
>>Paul
>>
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