Hi Tubagus, I'm sure everyone on the list or most everyone felt as you did when they were first injured. I know I did take a lot of time to re evalute my life. I was devistated to find I was not going to be making a living the same way. It's been almost 7 years for me. I had a lot of problems since then but still have been working on getting a degree.
I luckily found something I was passionate about and want to finish my education so I can help other disabled and/or elderly people by becomming a social worker. I was 27 when a type of encephalitis almost killed me by putting me in a coma for a month. The doctors expected me to have brain damage if I survived . On top of that they said it would take 6 months to a year before any signs of recovery and most likely not be able to do anything for myself. I have since hurt my back severly and had to get a lot of rods put in my spinal column and will be getting another surgery soon where I will lose some function because my back wont bend at all. It does very little now. Anyhow I know that I am alive for some reason and feel very fortunate to be alive. It took time but I am getting through it. It also helps to talk to someone. There are options for you. Like I said, try to find something your passionate about. You are young and will get through it. This list is great and I am sure there are some that can tell you some pretty great stories of how they are getting though it. All the best to you, Stacy ----- Original Message ---- From: t b <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, March 7, 2008 11:13:12 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] hi ... Hi, my name is Tubagus from Indonesia. I was 26 years old in 2005 when I had a car accident. My spinal cord injured at C4-C5 so I am paralyzed from the chest down. I can move my hands but my fingers are paralyzed. I The accident changed the course of my life forever. Now, I'm 29 years old, I don't have any job, I don't know how to earn a living, and I don't know what I'm going to do for the rest of my life. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
