Bob, I am also a quadriplegic due to Transverse Myelitis. I thank Jim twice for not only creating the quad-list, but also TMIC, a list for people with Transverse Myelitis. I use both list. Both list is a place for information for me. Most people with TM are not quads, and quads do not have the issues of TM. I hate that this has happened to Jim, I thank him for the help that he has given us. Bob, I am also a quadriplegic due to Transverse Myelitis. I thank Jim twice for not only creating the quad-list, but also TMIC, a list for people with Transverse Myelitis. I use both list. Both list is a place for information for me. Most people with TM are not quads, and quads do not have the issues of TM. I hate that this has happened to Jim, I thank him for the help that he has given us.
Have a Blessed Day, Naomi -----Original Message----- From: bob quinn <[email protected]> To: Jim Lubin <[email protected]>; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Tue, May 18, 2010 3:52 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] 21st anniversary! Thanks for making a tough life a little better by creating your email lists. I ave found quad-list to be a great resource of information and comfort, as I now others have, and I'm sure those on your other lists have had similar xperiences too. Regards, ob quinn At 05:13 PM 5/17/2010, Jim Lubin wrote: Today, May 17th, makes 21 years since I became a ventilator dependent uadriplegic due to acute transverse myelitis. I was 21 when it happened so it as now been half my life. I woke up that morning with a sore shoulder. Thinking just slept in a wrong position I went to work. After about 30 minutes the pain n my shoulder increased and I started feeling dizzy. I tried to stand up but ould not. Someone helped me lay down. In a short amount of time I remember a aramedic asking me my age, I tried to answer but could not talk. I found out I ad stopped breathing. The next memory I have is waking up in the hospital nable to move or speak. Transverse Myelitis is an inflammatory attack in the spinal cord. It is an auto mmune disorder where a persons own immune system mistakenly attacks and estroys myelin, the insulating material that surrounds nerves. There is no nown cause or cure. It can happen to anyone at any age. In 2008, the Transverse Myelitis Association has established the James Timothy ubin Fellowship in Rare Neuroimmunologic Disorders. The purpose of the ellowship is to encourage the development of medical specializations in TM, DEM and NMO through a year of study under a leading TM, ADEM or NMO specialist. f you think this is a worthy cause and would like to make a tax deductible onation to support it, you can do so using this link http://www.myelitis.org/fellowship-donation ---- Jim Lubin [email protected] http://makoa.org/jim disAbility Resources: http://www.makoa.org
