if we agreed with everything life would be a little boring. On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 12:53 AM, RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]> wrote:
> Nothing wrong with adding info or disagreeing. Im just trying to make > people realize the able bodies judge us pretty harshly when you stick out > with these issues and others. I know......"who cares" . Well the truth is > most of us do care. The point really is don't let yourself fall into a > routine that you go out without regard. Like take a blanket , cut a hole > in it and go out, lol. > > Ron > > > On Thursday, October 2, 2014 10:14 PM, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > many days i go without shoes in the summer...with my capris and painted > toenails. an abled body woman would wear flip flops, not much difference so > i beg to differ with you ron! i'll agree with the rest. i'll have you know > i pay $20.00 for those painted toes and i want people to see them. along > with the fact i find it hard to get sandals and flip-flops on my swollen > feet. > > The worst things the disabled do in public > > 1) no shoes > 2) exposed urine bag > 3) just plain dirty or have a stench > 4) chair has food and scum all over it > 5) legs fallen over to a side or bowed severely( especially on ladies) > 6) scared to look people in the eye > > Theres more,but that's what sticks out in my mind. I an say this because > Im a quad myself ......16 yrs post. We cant help many things , but some > things we can do something about. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]> > To: quad-list <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, Oct 2, 2014 3:15 pm > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Funny thing happenned to my Jay 2 cushion > > The worst things the disabled do in public > > 1) no shoes > 2) exposed urine bag > 3) just plain dirty or have a stench > 4) chair has food and scum all over it > 5) legs fallen over to a side or bowed severely( especially on ladies) > 6) scared to look people in the eye > > Theres more,but that's what sticks out in my mind. I an say this because > Im a quad myself ......16 yrs post. We cant help many things , but some > things we can do something about. > > Ron > > > On Thursday, October 2, 2014 1:37 PM, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > funny. i put rolled up hand towels on both sides of my thighs. otherwise > my legs spread like men legs. > dianna > > had to add my 1 inch wedge adductors to each side of the new cushion to > keep my long legs from bowing. I cant stand paralyzed people that let their > legs bow or fall to one side. It looks terrible and its fixable. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wheelchair <[email protected]> > To: r.pracht <[email protected]>; quad-list <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Oct 1, 2014 8:00 pm > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Funny thing happenned to my Jay 2 cushion > > Have you considered contacting Jay and ask if they are looking for a > very qualified cushion tester? > > Best Wishes > > In a message dated 10/1/2014 3:06:16 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > I came in from my handcycle trip last night and was rolling around the > house when I looked at my hand and it was covered with this nasty yellow > stuff. I looked at the front of my cushion and at the bottom below the > cover was a massive amount of yellow crap. I jumped in bed with my new > cushion and a trash can and pulled the cover off the old cushion which had > a hole in the front and threw all the nastiness away then had to use > rubbing alcohol to clean the stuff off my seat sling. This was the second > Jay 2 to do this to me. The last one popped when a girl sat on my lap. I > get about 4 yrs out of each one then boom. The stuff that comes out is oil > based and very hard to get off of your stuff. I was home alone but managed > to get the old one off and cleaned, and the new one on. I also had to add > my 1 inch wedge adductors to each side of the new cushion to keep my long > legs from bowing. I cant stand paralyzed people that let their legs bow or > fall to one side. It looks terrible and its fixable. A new Jay 2 is going > to cost me over 400 and an extra air exchange cover will be 65. Crazy but > that's how she goes in the handicap world. I need to put a new seat sling > on the chair but that's hard to do yourself and if you fail you have no > chair, lol. > > Ron > > > > > >
