Over the years while me and my wife would be eating out at a restaurant there has been a person that stared at me thru our entire meal! This has happened now 3 different times at different restaurants. I told my wife , gosh why don't they just take a picture...Have'nt they ever saw a disabled man before? My wife said they gawk like we are animals at a zoo or something ! lol....They were so rude that even if I looked back at them they just kept staring ! Some (humans- people ) can be very strange and unthoughtful of others. Dan H***
On Sunday, June 15, 2014 10:06 PM, Gmail <[email protected]> wrote: I was waiting for Pete to bring my van around in front of Walgreen's. While I was waiting I noticed this guy in a mini-van staring still me. So Pete parks right in front of the guy (not knowing he was there). I open the lift, with him watching every single move, and I back onto the lift, but get stuck. I was so preoccupied by this guy watching me/us. Pete spent about 5 minutes trying to get me un-stuck. The guy that was watching ... did NOTHING to help or offer to help, he just stared. I was so tempted to give him the "jerk off" signal since my hands are in a closed position. Bobbie Smile Everyday On Jun 15, 2014, at 3:51 AM, RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]> wrote: I personally go up and down as to how I handle being paralyzed. Sometimes I do wonderful, then I will hit a stretch, usually in winter that Im down and have a hard time pulling out. When I was in school and going to the ymca to swim, my moods were much better and more leveled out. > > >The worst part at least for me about being paralyzed is the bowell routines. I >get so tired of living my life around that. Another thing I cant stand is >walking people that snub me or treat me less than human just because I use a >chair. I live in a neighborhood that has a three mile oval. Ive been around >this oval hundreds of times either in my chair or my handcycle. Some people >are my friends others wont even look at me . The worst ones are those that you >see hide in their garage to avoid you then come back out when you pass. What I >do sometimes is stop in front of their house and get my water bottle out and >take a break. Then they have to stay in hiding for a long time!! Its amazing >how many people out there are passive aggressive as well. Everyday is a >holiday. > > >Ron > > > >On Saturday, June 14, 2014 2:52 PM, Gmail <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >AB's of all sorts wish they could do what another AB can do or have. The grass >is ALWAYS greener no matter if it's physical, emotional or financial. > > >YOU must be proud of who you are, what you have, where you've been. > > >When I was down and out, my sister pointed out to me ALL of my accomplishments >and my mental strength and patients. > > >Bobbie > >Smile Everyday > >On Jun 14, 2014, at 2:50 AM, RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]> wrote: > > >Everybody is jealous of somebody. The c1 just wants to breath on his own. The >c4 has dreams of self transferring. The c5 wishes he could push a manual chair >faster and up hills. The c7 wishes he had just a little more to perform all >the tasks of a bowell routine. The t4 wants more ab control. The t12 wishes he >could urinate on his own. The l1 wishes he could feel his penis. The guy that >can stand and shuffle wishes he could walk. The guy that can walk a little >wishes he could run. The man that runs wishes he had the guts to ask his dream >girl out. The guy with the dream girl wishes he had more time to himself. >> >> >>The meaning of what Im saying is life is a gift and is short. Thousands of >>people die everyday. Thirty five thousand people die in car accidents every >>year. Thirty thousand people commit suicide each year. Ten thousand are >>paralyzed each year. All of this just in the united states. >> >> >>Try to do what you can with what you have left. Comparing yourself to others >>will bring you misery. If you do one thing each day to improve yourself, it >>will amount to something b4 you know it. >> >> >>Ron >> >> >> >>On Saturday, June 14, 2014 1:05 AM, Danny Espinoza <[email protected]> >>wrote: >> >> >> >>*jealous of those of you who have enough function to handcycle >> >> >>-Danny >> >>-------- Original Message -------- >>>Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Dreams >>>From: RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]> >>>Date: Fri, June 13, 2014 8:04 pm >>>To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>>Another drug that works well to calm you and wont hurt you is lorezapam. You >>>can take a 1mg pill and it helps out a lot. >>> >>> >>>I have dealt with the crazy dreams at night. When Im experiencing pain or >>>when im dysreflexic from needing to urinate my dreams get more intense. >>> >>> >>>One more thing to add is activity during the day to wear you out helps you >>>sleep. Obviously your level of function depends on how much you can wear >>>yourself out. When I wheel my chair at least a mile or attach my handcycle >>>and do a few miles Im in a better mood, less pain and sleep better. Each >>>person can probally figure some activity to tire themselves out, maybe a >>>handcycle on a table like at rehab or have some 20 min routine you do with >>>moving your arms or a light freeweight attached to a cuff. >>> >>> >>>There is a guy on youtube that sets up basic simple workout routines for >>>people in chairs that require very little. I set goal for myself of 30 >>>miles each month on my attachable rio dragonfly handcycle. I document the >>>miles and write it all down. It helps my mind and the pain from my syrinx >>>and hernia. >>> >>> >>>Good luck >>>Ron >>> >>> >>> >>>On Friday, June 13, 2014 8:23 PM, Quadius <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>I have been having a similar problem, but not as often. I usually have it a >>>couple of times a night. I have found putting my TV on a timer and listening >>>to a historical-based documentary has helped me get to sleep without having >>>these terrible dreams. If they keep up, I might consider asking for >>>medication. >>>Quadius >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 8:20 PM, Larry Willis <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>Panic attacks. About four years ago I began having them at night. Not as >>>frequent as yours, but I still felt like I was going to explode. It was >>>horrible. My doc gave me a small dose of Xanax to take at bedtime. I haven't >>>had one since. Good luck. >>>> >>>> >>>>---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>From: greg <[email protected]> >>>>Date: Friday, June 13, 2014 >>>>Subject: [QUAD-L] Dreams >>>>To: [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>For weeks now I've been waking up every few hours, with panic dreams. My >>>>heart is racing, pounding. My breathing is heavy, and I feel like I need to >>>>get up. I haven't changed meds or anything. If it was just waking up in the >>>>morning like that I could handle it, but it's like 5 times a night. Often I >>>>think I can't breath. Other times I'm getting chased by a mob, etc. I'm so >>>>tired. >>>>Greg >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
