Bring a few pens he knows he can use, a water bottle and any meds he might need. A backpack or over the shoulder bag for whatever. After my first week or month (I forget it was over 35 years ago) my Mom made a special celebratory dinner. I , personally, was proud of myself for feeling "normal" that I wanted to shout it to everybody, the dinner made me feel they, my family, saw that in me and were also proud of me. If you can't or don't want to do a dinner then you could go out together or buy him something he needs at work that he didn't count on. This is a VERY large step and I for one am very proud of him for getting this job, their awful hard to come by these days. Bobbie 39 yeas post C-4,5,6,7
Sent from my iPad On Oct 7, 2012, at 11:11 AM, [email protected] wrote: > When I was working, my main concerns were: > 1. Always have a sweater or fleece hoodie available > 2. Do weight shifts periodically for pressure sore relief ( you forget when > your working) > 3. I kept extra bags, catheters etc. in my van. > > Good luck to your son. > > Meredith > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, October 7, 2012 5:38:56 AM > Subject: [QUAD-L] Working in an office? > > My son 23 yrs old C5/C6 starts a 40 hour a week office job tomorrow. This > will be his first full time postion since his injury. Any tips for managing > ic supplies, writing tools,managing files, desk space etc would be greatly > appreciated. Limited hand hand use but functions with wrist control. Wicked > spasms..... > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone >
