ditto from me. I haven't been around much lately, but I still think about you guys.
On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 3:04 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > Hi Bobbie and Monty, > I want to wish you a wonderful birthday Bobbie! Thank you for sharing > your 19th anniversary Monty I hope you both have many more years. I hope > you never have another birthday in bed Bobbie. I'm glad you have your sweet > Pete. What a Godsend.. I'm glad to hear that you had no problems getting > funding for your new wheelchair with Medicaid. > > I hope you both had wonderful days ! > Dana > C4-5, 38 years post > > In a message dated 11/16/2012 12:36:51 A.M. Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Thank you for sharing, Monty, and Happy Anniversary. It's so nice to hear > from someone who is making the most out of this situation and has a good > attitude. It makes me feel hopeful about my future. > > All the best. > Mandy, c6-c7 > c > > From: Monty <[email protected]> > Subject: [QUAD-L] 19_anniversary > To: "quadriplegic" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 3:18 AM > > Good morning everybody and have been meaning to write sooner but time > seems to fly by at times. It's my anniversary of 19 years post injury as of > 3 PM today. It seems kind of weird because I was 19 when the car accident > happened. For the most part I feel like I'm on top of the world well at > least for someone dealing with spinal injury. Have been in the process > these last few months on getting a new chair from 21st-century products. > Medicaid had no problem of approving it with no denial except for the paint > color which I have to pay out-of-pocket. I have remained extremely active > outside of my home on a daily basis of voluntary and employment. About > three months ago I moved into a much bigger place under government > subsidized apartments which offered me a three-bedroom unit versus the > shoebox sized one-bedroom I had before. Unfortunately without the property > management Not being up front with me about room dimensions,I had to take > the living room but my live-in roommate now has a bedroom of her own. Next > month I will be going on vacation to celebrate my grandpa's 90th birthday > down in Tucson. That is where all my family is and I visit about every > year or so. Medically I really can't complain about anything, with no skin > issues that I'm having to deal with for the moment. The morning > temperatures here in northern Indiana the last week has been down in the > low 20s with daytime temperatures barely in the 40s. It is always so much > fun to get my body to adjust for these temperatures and I'm the one > choosing to say here in this cold climate. After being employed at target > for over 17 years now in customer service you learn a little bit on how > retailers rotate their inventory on a regular basis. The last couple > Springtime I found some excellent deals on jackets at Sears at 70 to 80% > off the regular retail price which have been keeping me warm and toasty at > least for the top half of me. I thank you all for your ongoing > encouragement and hope the best for all of you. From Monty of Indiana 3/4 > complete 19 years > > = > >
