Congrats! I am 50 on Tuesday, my 21st yr as C-4 was 8/12, hang tough and we might be fixed yet lol. If not at least we've persevered right!
I've regained some slowly, driving wc with quad-style joystick, have some strength in both arams, not lots but had "0" for quite awhile. "It's a good life if you don't weaken" Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: Debbie Hamilton To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 2:59 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Anniversary Congratulations Joan! I am 51 years old, and I'm also a C4. I am five years post accident. They gave me 10 years give-or-take. The quad list sure has made me think otherwise. A lot of people have been quads past 10 years. I had always been in good shape, and still feel that I am. It's a little scary, I don't want to out live my husband because then I won't have a caregiver and will probably end up in a nursing home. I think that's my greatest fear. What is your living situation? Debbie C4 incomplete/April 2005 --- On Fri, 10/15/10, Joan Anglin <[email protected]> wrote: From: Joan Anglin <[email protected]> Subject: [QUAD-L] Anniversary To: [email protected] Date: Friday, October 15, 2010, 7:20 PM Today is a day to celebrate. 20 years ago at 2:30 PM I fell off of some scaffolding and fell 10 feet-that was just enough to make me a C4 complete. But considering that I was told that I probably wouldn’t live a normal life line time wise I have proved them wrong and plan to do so for the next 10 years at least! I have had the joy of seeing four more grandchildren-age 13 on down-and two great grandchildren. My health is excellent, I can still be active and my favorite line is “I still haven’t figured out what I want to be when I grow up”. So at 71 I look forward to an anticipated fantastic next 10 years and am looking forward to all the new inventions that will help most of us live better lives that I could have ever dreamed possible 20 years ago. Many thanks for this list, it has enabled me to learn more about what’s new and shaking. Joan
