Wow Danny, that is some real ignorance right there. We cannot will something to happen no matter how hard we try. A million dollar athlete breaks a leg bone and it is a terrible tragedy. As he recuperates he is praised and lauded for his amazing strength and determination. He heals completely and his story becomes a book, an ESPN special, and a constant storyline of courage. Meanwhile, we quads face hell everyday with zero hope of getting better. Such a "story of courage" makes me want to gag. A simple broken leg would be like a toothache to us. Nothing but a temporary nuisance. As I age, quad life gets harder, money gets tighter, and my sunny outlook becomes more and more cloudy. I know I am rambling, but you guys know exactly what I am talking about. Courage, peeps. Larry Willis Retired and proud of it
Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: [email protected] > From: Danny Hearn <[email protected]> > Date: July 8, 2015 at 9:09:25 AM EDT > To: Dave Krehbiel <[email protected]>, 'RONALD L PRACHT' > <[email protected]>, 'Quad-list Post' <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Old > Reply-To: Danny Hearn <[email protected]> > > What you guys are saying reminded me of a nurses aide when i was in St.Johns > Hospital during rehab...He would tell us Quads that we don't try to move our > legs and body hard enough, He told me if it were him Paralyzed he could > guarantee he would not stay like me because he would try so hard to make his > legs hands and body work that he would get full function back again....I told > him my spine and spinal cord were completely severed in my car accident and > docs said I can't recover more than my c-6 level....he told me that is bull > and that us Quads just don't make enough effort. I really liked the guy but > he was dead wrong on that judgement because i think most all of us have tried > our rear ends off. Dan H** > > > > On Wednesday, July 8, 2015 7:50 AM, Dave Krehbiel > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Someone on this forum said, "quadriplegics are like snowflakes, they are all > different." > > I sometimes feel offended when some person who has a different injury than > mine and much more support than I have is presented in the news as a role > model. The TV show seem to present the idea that the reason this person is > overcoming their difficulties is because of their strength of character and > positive mental attitude and persistence. The implication is: the rest of us > just are not trying hard enough and have a bad attitude. > > The reality is: some of us are having a pretty rough go of it. But nobody > wants to see a story about that on television. > > Dave Krehbiel > > From: RONALD L PRACHT [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2015 1:07 PM > To: Quad-list Post > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Old > > I was told once that if you cry you will cry alone. These special quads have > learned the art of giving people what they want to see and hear and cry at > home behind closed doors. It has allowed them to be a roll model and receive > support. The one thing that all super quads have is support.......they have > much family, friends, checkbook, donations, caregivers. The average quad just > doesn't have all that behind them and sadly the disabled community is more > like I have it and you don't rather than helping every disabled individual > get the support they need. There isn't anything fair about how things are > dolled out to help the disabled.Its who you know, are you worth spending > money on (Voc Rehab) and the sqeaky wheel gets the oil. > > Ron > > > On Saturday, July 4, 2015 11:48 AM, greg <[email protected]> wrote: > > They are faking it! > > > > > meds I take, thank goodness not all days are real bad...I have some > > pretty good days but on other days I feel like I'm turning into a > > grumpy old man--i don't see how Joni Erickson Tada and a few others > > can be soooooooooooo cheerful all the time, I try but it is a > > stuggle ! Happy 4th to yopu all today !!! > > >
