Every time someone tells me I'm looking better or that I look good, I chalk it up to one more idiot or someone's on the con. They're either stupid or after something. Gees, I am an old cynic John s.
-------- Original message -------- From: Quadius <[email protected]> Date: 07/08/2015 9:04 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Dave Krehbiel <[email protected]> Cc: RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]>, Quad-list Post <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Old very well put Dave. I have also noticed how someone recovers pretty nicely or gets a little more return than others it might be because of their faith. Don't they understand that it implies those of us in don't get better don't have faith or don't have strength of character. Every time someone says I look better than most quads, I am quick to say I have a good support system. Not everyone can say that. I used to do more in the advocacy area, but over the last several years I haven't been healthy enough to do so. I'm hoping that I can get back to my old self. Right now I'm having a few bad days myself, but since my colostomy surgery I am doing a bit better than I was before. Knock on wood. Q On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 8:50 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 !!!
