Before you start reading this, let me just warn you -- it's pretty long.
I continue to prepare for my upcoming surgeries -- for a stage IV wound, a spinal fusion and a torn rotator cuff. With that in mind, I am looking for writers to write new articles for me for the Spring Edition of Dangerwood ... the Magazine. I will pay up to $100 per article if necessary, depending on how much editing is required. Remember, the website address is: Www.SurvivingParalysis.com. I would like articles covering the following storylines: · INSPIRATIONAL · IN THE NEWS TODAY · SPORTS (2010 ParaOlympics -- the opening ceremonies were today). The website address is www.vancouver2010.com/paralympic-games/spectator-guide · TECHNOLOGY TODAY (talk about a/some great new gadgets, etc.) · TIP OF THE MONTH. Meanwhile, there is something I also need to address. Here's my situation... as many of you know, I am a C4/5 incomplete quadriplegic, with all kinds of weird sensation and a lot of pain. At the root of my pain is a horribly advanced case of scoliosis. I reached a point a while ago where every time I sat upright, whether in my wheelchair in the shower, the weight of my head (approximately the same as a bowling ball) pulled my torso and spine down to one side. I was scheduled to have three surgeries on December 2, but had to cancel or lose my website/business. I desperately need to reschedule, but strays my original surgery team will no longer operate on me. In order to have my surgeries, I have to establish a new primary physician and a new surgeon with Sharp. To do so, it will require yet more time sitting in my chair. Now, every time I sit, the curve in my spine increases significantly. I have appointments next week that I have to go to, and a condition that, in order to live with and not make any worse than it already is, I would have to stay out of my chair. Is there some sort of chest harness out there that may possibly help stabilize me? There must be something. Any suggestions? On a different note, Dangerwood, the online magazine that I created a few years ago, NEEDS MORE POSTS RIGHT NOW. The website was doing great until, just a couple of months ago, some website assassin spammed it to death for two or three weeks straight, making it virtually impossible for anyone to post. PLEASE take a look at it and choose from any of the topics on the left side of the homepage to post, then make your post. It can be in the form of a question (name one person with a disability that doesn't have something they would like to ask or tell another person with the same or similar disability. Hopefully this will sort of jumpstart the site back to life. If you have any questions, please e-mail me at [email protected] and write QUESTION in the subject box. If you have an idea or suggestion, then please write SUGGESTION in the subject box. Remember, when it comes to people with disabilities, the rule of thumb should always be: One for All and All for One. Thanks for listening, Nick Owner and editor of Dangerwood ... the Magazine Www.SurvivingParalysis.com [email protected]
