I had no idea that Dave passed away. Now I'm bummed out. I'm glad he had a wonderful life.
On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 3:37 AM, RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]>wrote: > I was told in 98 when I was 21 to expect to live 20 yrs past the point of > injury. They told me this was good considering b4 ww2 people with spinal > injuries lived about 2 yrs post. I realized this was probally bullshit at > the time. How long a quad lives depends on so many factors its unreal. > Realisticly, I believe if I do a good job with myself, I think for me being > 21 at injury, c6-7, taking pretty good care of myself........I should reach > 60 yrs old......40 yrs post injury b4 my death. There are so many things to > get you as a quad though........skin breakdown, pnemonia, blood clots, > getting run over, caregiver abuse, depression, obesity, cancer, just plain > bad luck.........and 1000 more. The main factor is at what age you receive > your injury, obviously if your 50 when you get paralyzed your chances at > living old are greater.I think Dave Occonnel was the poster child for > quadom.........he got it at 17 on a balance beam showing off for some > girls........he was a teacher many years, then worked at some big company > on computers forever, had a family, kids, house........many cars. I > remember him telling me his first car was a 67 caddillac. He lived life, > had plenty of love and took pretty good care of himself. I think he was 64 > upon his passing. > > Ron > > *From:* Dana Wray <[email protected]> > *To:* greg <[email protected]> > *Cc:* "<[email protected]>" <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 17, 2013 11:43 PM > *Subject:* Re: [QUAD-L] I'm 60 years old today > > > Hi Greg, > So you celebrate your anniversary as your birthday? I guess I like to > celebrate both occasions. Saw post on the Quad-list on Facebook about the > oldest living Quadriplegic, 86 years I think. > Tried to click on it but there was no story about her. > > Does anyone know her story? > Dana > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 17, 2013, at 6:11 PM, greg <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm 49 and 32 years post. I always feel like my birthday is my accident > date now. > Greg > > > Belated congratulations on your birthday. I myself am 49 and 18 > > years post. I'm hoping to make it to 80. > > > >
