You make me feel guilty Joan. I also can do nothing but shoulder shrugs, however, I do try to get out every day that I can and ride around the half mile loop I have in my neighborhood. Just doing that and moving my neck back and forth gives me some exercise. Not nearly as much as I need and my belly has sure grown over the last few years.
The worst part is I lost weight, but it seems to all be coming off my arms and legs. I need to go on a small diet because I gained 5 pounds from July through December. I'm just apprehensive that I'll lose more weight from my legs. Go for what you can Joan. I've been feeling down lately and just reading about your stuff maybe a little bit more excited. Quadius On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Dan <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] <[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 > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.19/1860 - Release Date: 12/21/2008 > 3:08 PM > > -- Quadius C2-3 incomplete 13 years post injury
