I found this about Silas Shellburne on the web. It proves you can do anything if you try. if you do a yahoo search there's some pictures of him. Prayers to his family.
Silas Shellburnea southwestern Virginia beef and tobacco farmer, was having a little fun jumping on a trampoline with his three children during June 2002. The fun, however, ended abruptly when Mr. Shelburne fell off the trampoline and sustained a crush injury to his C4/C5 vertebrae, leaving him with quadriplegia. This life changing injury left him wondering how he would continue to operate his more than 100 acre, three generation farm. Through the use of a wheelchair accessible workstation and a computer with an on-screen keyboard, he is now able to manage the accounting and management records. Modifications of the passenger seat of a Kawasaki Mule has given him access to many of his fields and pastures. With the help of the AgrAbility program and other Rural Rehabilitation Partners, Mr. Shelburne has been able to return to a productive role on the farm. Don c5\6 incomp 25years post. ________________________________ From: Jim Lubin <jlu...@makoa.org> To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 10:29 AM Subject: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Silas shelburne ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Amy Davis <amydv...@yahoo.com> Date: Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 11:59 PM Subject: Silas shelburne To: "quad-list@eskimo.com" <quad-list@eskimo.com> Not sure how many remember Silas Shelburne from the quad list but yesterday he passed away in his bed after 12 years as a quad. I wanted to say that although he did not post much or liked to stir a ruckus on the list, he loved reading your posts and learned so much from you guys to make his life as a quad better. I miss my friend and and just want to say a word of thank to all of you on his behalf. My life will never be the same because of him being in it and now because of his passing. Amy
