Way to go Joan!
Dan
At 11:33 PM 12/21/2008, Joan Anglin said something that elicited my response:
Lucinda
I am a C4 complete. October 1990, fell off scaffolding in my barn.
Shoulder shrug is it. I have had to have three tracheotomies, but
fortunately for me I was able to get off of each trach within a
couple of weeks.
I have an omega trac wheelchair, very powerful even if it is not
very fast, and have not tipped myself over since I bought it. It has
given me a very confident and safe lifestyle, especially now that I
have a German shepherd puppy-now eight months who is already helping
me out. She can open most doors, is very calm in stores, loves
children and will sit to shake hands with them without command, and
of course she is a great conversation opening.
I have always been an independent person, and really enjoy getting
out by myself. With my cell phone, Elfie my German shepherd, and my
omega trac Im good to go. We have joined a German shepherd
Schaeferhunde Gruppe (in a former life I trained German shepherds in
Germany, and I am very much looking forward to taking Elfie through
her SchH1 degree in a couple of years. However, I will be the first
one to admit that it is a whole bunch more difficult training a dog
when you cannot use your arms. She has had to learn to step up on my
wheelchair to get a treat from my mouth. I am now working with the
silent whistle as my whistle left me when I broke my neck. J
Sorry to go on. I am just very excited about all the things that
seem to be happening in my life. I'll be 70 next April, and we are
trying very hard to get me certified to go scuba diving in Honduras.
Everyone around me scuba dives, and now I figure it's my turn. Have
a great day. Joan
From: LTeasley [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 2:12 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Exercise
Joan,
what level is your injury? using a chin control suggests pretty
high, but with your prior talk of going around the property, i
thought somewhat low. regardless, it sounds courageous.
lucinda
c45 complete?
july 31, '05
mpls., mn
--- On Sun, 12/21/08, Joan Anglin <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Joan Anglin <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Exercise
To: "'Merrill'" <[email protected]>, [email protected]
Date: Sunday, December 21, 2008, 12:00 PM
Ouch, the suspender idea could be very uncomfortable? Of course, my
solution for the quad gut is a bodysuit, which is not uncomfortable
for me, but is difficult for my attendants. I?ve gotten so used to
it that I feel uncomfortable without it. And I agree with Lori, that
one of the biggest problems it is my butt spreading sideways. LOLI
still wear a size 10, but I definitely hang over the 16 inch
cushion. Oh well, it could be worse.
As far as exercise, my greatest achievement is successfully blowing
the hair out of my eyes. Seriously, although I cannot do more than a
shoulder shrug, I really bounce myself around just going around the
property. So I guess that would qualify as exercise. I still do
shoulder exercises with my arm in a sling suspended from the
ceiling, I?ve never gotten any return, but my neck and shoulder
muscles are still quite strong. I do not use a headrest, since I use
a chin control I did not want to be smacked in the mouth by a chin
controller and on the back of the head by a headrest, and that has
helped to keep my neck muscles strong.
Those of you in the northeast states stay warm. It?s been cold here,
but for the most part sunny, with highs in the low twenties. We
finally got snow several days ago, and it is still hanging around,
but nothing like the northeast states-thank goodness.
I hope everybody has a great day Joan
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