Resending this email without attachment which I think caused it to be blocked it on the Quad List. W... You are always a wealth of information, but it defies logic to believe that those with a SCI will live on average as long as those without a SCI, especially for quads. The National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center at the University of Alabama Birmingham has been collecting statistics on SCI since 1973. Their latest statistics as of June 2006 show an increase in average lifespan after SCI over the previous years statistics, but average SCI lifespan still falls short of someone without a SCI, the higher the injury, the greater the reduction. See for yourself at the following web site or in the attached file. http://www.spinalcord.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=21446 I also question your statement that those with a SCI take better care of their bodies than those without a SCI. I have not found this to be the case with my friends and associates with a SCI. Most take no better or no worse care of their bodies than those without a SCI. I sincerely hope you are correct or eventually will be correct in the future, but right now, it does not appear to be the case. Steve - C4, 18 years
_____ In a message dated 1/4/2007 1:59:00 P.M. Central Standard Time, wheelchair writes: I've been fortunate to have attended a couple of National Conferences for SCI and that question is always asked by several people, with different injuries. The reply I've been told and continue to hear is that most SCI can expect a normal life compared to someone without a SCI. The odds of every element to that question was considered before the experts answered. Those with SCI usually take better care of their bodies than those without a SCI. So we all could be back to square one.
