Yes but Ron and his Doc are correct too--no quad can ever do much or even live without help....heck most of us including me would simply die if someone did not get us out of bed, help with bowel routines and showers and on and on....very few enjoy helping quads either because after a time it becomes a burden even if they love them or get paid for it. So I understand what Ron meant.
________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 7:05 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Like him or hate him, he is a role model Amen Aaron, I too have been inspired by so many. I think it began sometime in the early 60's with Chicago's Cook County Sheriff, James Elrod, using a scooter. Joni Tada, Ed Roberts, Judith Hulman, Justin Dart, Christopher Reeve, Bob Kafka and so many others who could have chosen excuses oven actions. Best Wishes Sorry for the rant, but I feel very strongly about this topic. We're not as weak as we seem. > > > > > >Aaron Mann > > >On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 1:29 PM, RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]> >wrote: > >I remember a talk I had with my spinal cord doctor years ago and he told me, >"no successful quad ever becomes successful on his own". Thats what we all >have to understand, if you are lucky enough to have support you go far, if >you have no support you are lucky to survive, then there are most of us in >the middle. Not everybody can achieve the same things, its simply not a fair >fight. You do as good as you can personally and then you can sleep at night. >> >>Ron >> >>
