Verenarda, Awesome! helping others, and creating awareness, is not only a good for the community, but also a good personal motivator.
I plan to research how much the increase in SCI because of violence, is effecting or not, any increase in the number of women with SCI? Maggie Elizondo C/6-7 people always ask me the same thing and when i say i've been shot they start to ask more questions so i just got use to saying when i was 17 i was shot by my x boyfriend.not that i have to explain,but i don't mind since i am a speak about violence in community. ________________________________ From: Margarita Elizondo <[email protected]> To: QUAD-LIST <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 12:16:17 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Violence & SCI People always ask, "What's wrong with you?", or "Car accident?". Had to become immune to my sad story, especially since my reply, "I was shot.", causes mixed reactions. Mostly, "What did you do to get shot?" I was not surprised, saddened to read the statistics on violence being the fastest growing cause for SCI (read link) http://www.sci-info-pages.com/facts.html Maggie Elizondo C/6-7 ________________________________ From: Veranda Escobar <[email protected]> To: Margarita Elizondo <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 12:08:04 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Violence & SCI
