Congrats Larry. I hear you about these latter years. Wow, Dave and I are both at 32 years. I use valium for the panic attacks. I remember hearing a doctor tell several other doctors I wouldn't last a week. He had just finished drilling a second hole in my head so my brain could swell. A lot of people thought I was a veggie because I couldn't speak or move. The only tip I have for a fellow crips is be patient and treat others kindly. Best Wishes, john
----- Original Message ---- From: David K. Kelmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Sent: Saturday, August 9, 2008 3:00:09 PM Subject: Re: FW: [QUAD-L] 13 yrs breathing Larry, I'll add my congratulations to Dana's. She is right, 37 years is a great accomplishment, and I'm glad you're still here truckin' along! I'll send late congratulations to Dana, too! Ah, how those memories of our SCI, and the first months post, linger on in the mind. I'm 54 yrs old as of June, 32 yrs post SCI as of April, and I wouldn't give up a day of my time of living. Before or after my SCI! With Love, CtrlAltDel aka Dave C4/5 Complete - 32 Years Post Texas, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Congratulations Larry on your 37 year, if that is right. Please correct me if I am wrong about your name. WOW 37 years-a great accomplishment. How are you doing? I think I remember you writing about a sore, how is it doing? How are your dogs, you have two? I hope you celebrated in some way. I forgot to tell people last month that my 34th anniversary was July 27. I usually remember to list it.What I remember the most,is that I overheard I was paralyzed by a nurse talking to a physical therapist.It had been almost a month and I was in ICU on a ventilator.I kept feeling like I was in a straitjacket, but did not realize what my injury was.Duh Dana 54, 34 years post, Prairie Village Kansas, which is a suburb of Kansas City. Congratulations and God bless. Hang in there. Day before yesterday was my 37th anniversary. Still truckin' but each day is a mighty rough haul. Time is catching up with me and it aint fun.. Wishing you many more years of breathing my friend. Tim c5-c6, 20 years ago today www.geocities.com/onemofortom --- On Wed, 8/6/08, Quadius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Quadius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [QUAD-L] 13 yrs breathing To: 'Darel Evans' <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 4:49 PM I have chosen not to think too much about the anniversary of my accident, but I have decided to embrace the first time I was able to breathe for 24 hours without any ventilator assistance. I was shooting for my birthday, August 4, but I managed to breathe on my own for the entire day on August 6 (today) 13 years ago. In fact, I have only been put on a ventilator once since then to aid me in getting out secretions. Well, I do stuck on the end of a ventilator hose daily in order to get some medication into my lungs, but I didn't start doing that until February 2007. I had planned on doing something today, but that didn't work out. Tomorrow I will definitely doing something worthwhile. -- Quadius C2-3 incomplete 13 years post injury ________________________________ Got Game? Win Prizes in the Windows Live Hotmail Mobile Summer Games Trivia Contest Find out how. = ________________________________ Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos.
