Same for me here too. What is even stranger is that I spent 36 years (of my 44 yrs) in the Northeast and I don't remember getting as cold inside as I often do down here in Southern Arizona where it is much warmer and we keep the indoor thermometer at 77° or 78° year-round! To keep the heating bills affordable in the Northeast I remember we only kept it at 72° inside in the winter time.
So, it looks like it's me! I hate it and I can't imagine going back to the Northeast or any colder climate. It makes or breaks my day. Lori Michaelson Age - 44 C4/5 complete quad, 29 years post Tucson, AZ On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 1:59 PM, Raymond Kelly <[email protected]> wrote: > I doubt anybody has an answer to this being it is part of being a > quadriplegic. Anyway I have been a quadriplegic for almost 16 years now. > It seems that every year it is harder to keep warm. I remember the first > year I was hurt I wore shorts and tank tops all summer just to stay cool. > Now after being a quad this long this long I end up wearing sweatpants and a > sweatshirt most of the summer just to stay warm. During the winter I wear > sweatpants, two thermal shirts, a sweatshirt, a knit hat and have a blanket > on me just to stay in the house. that doesn't even keep me warm. Even with > all that and the house being about 73° I still have trouble keeping my > temperature above 95°. > It would be great if somebody on here had a miracle way to help this. I > guess I am wondering if this is a typical quadriplegic problem for it to get > worse every year. If it is it would be interesting to hear how other people > cope with this. > -- Lori C4/5 complete quad, 27 years post Tucson, AZ
