Your story is inspirational!! Congrats on surviving those 50 years! I'm a quad
as a result of a boating accident. I went in to the cuddy to sleep and woke up
as a quad. All above were fine. We hit a breakwall at night. It was a brand new
boat without a spot light yet installed.The breakwall wasn't lit either. I
think I was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
This being 26 years ago, boats still are still not being sold with spot lights.
The breakwall is WELL lit now. I think my lawsuit and accident helped others
from being hurt in the same way in that area, (well traveled/entrance to Lake
Erie) due to the now lit breakwall.
Maybe the lord used me for that purpose.
My husband and attorney went to a boat show and was told the cuddy was
completely safe while moving...well folks, it's not! it also is the crush zone.
If you have loved ones whom own a pleasure boat, never let them down there
while in motion. It could be something as simple as a sand bar!
Dianna
The Lord always put you in the right place at exactly the right
time. In the 1970s and early 1980s our country had a gas crisis.
One of the things jumping in popularity was the citizens band
radio. This was the start of my journey into the
electronics field. The Lord guided me to treat my customers with
respect and honesty. I definitely followed his lead. We migrated
from consumer electronics into business communications, then into
the public service. In 1998, when we sold the business, we had
serviced fire equipment through our mail in division to 49
States.
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From: Bryce Willis <[email protected]>
To: quad-list <[email protected]>
Sent: Fri, Jul 8, 2016 10:44 pm
Subject: Fwd: [QUAD-L] 50 years
Keep on chooglin' Glenn! You really are an inspiration, my friend. Better not
slow down though. Bobbie and I are right behind you at 45 years post!
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From: Bobbie Humphreys <[email protected]>
Date: July 8, 2016 at 6:34:00 PM EDT
To: Eric Olson <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] 50 years
We're all standing on your shoulders
Thank you
Bobbie
Smile Everyday
On Jul 8, 2016, at 2:14 PM, Eric Olson <[email protected]> wrote:
Nicely done. What level are you?
On 7/8/2016 12:29 PM, [email protected] wrote:
On Sunday, July 10, I will have reached a milestone. I have not
known many people with severe spinal cord injuries reaching this
milestone. On July 10 it will be 50 years post spinal cord
injury. In the past, those on the world of quadriplegics were not
expected to reach this milestone. In fact, in 1968 after 2 ½
years post injury, my parents made the decision to bring me home
from the Elizabethtown Cripple Children’s Hospital. The
head nurse took my father aside and gave him some advice. Her advice, take
him home, buy him a television and wait for him to die. It
sounds cruel, but the thinking in the 1960s was quadriplegics
do not survive a long life.
There are several reasons I have reached this milestone, the first
is by the grace of God and second is the Vietnam War. During the
Vietnam War the MASH units were advanced resulting in
many soldiers returning home severely wounded with many spinal
cord injuries and our government pushed research on how to better
their lives.
Throughout the years after 1966, many trials, tragedies, blessings
and lessons were learned. The 2 ½ years I spent in Elizabethtown
Hospital helped prepare me for these 50 years. Being
exposed to all kinds of children with illnesses, injuries and
birth defects helped prepare me for a life much different than I
would’ve ever dreamed.
Starting a small business in the early 1970s seem to reinforce the
fact that with God’s help I could do anything. I believe that
physical issues or injuries to a person when they are
young gives them the stamina and drive to succeed.
I wanted to work in electronics, but was encouraged by OVR (Office
of vocational rehabilitation) not to go into this field. I always
was interested in electronics and enjoyed making things spark.
I told my OVR counselor, if you were not helping me to
take a correspondence course, I would pay for it myself. The Lord
put the need on people’s hearts and I would take money sent to me
in get well cards and put that toward a correspondence course.
After I had completed three quarters of the course, the counselor
realized I was serious and OVR paid the last part of my education.
The Lord always put you in the right place at exactly the right
time. In the 1970s and early 1980s our country had a gas crisis.
One of the things jumping in popularity was the citizens band
radio. This was the start of my journey into the
electronics field. The Lord guided me to treat my customers with
respect and honesty. I definitely followed his lead. We migrated
from consumer electronics into business communications, then into
the public service. In 1998, when we sold the business, we had
serviced fire equipment through our mail in division to 49
States.
Throughout the years I learned many lessons, some hard and some
easy, but I learned that God was guiding my life. In the mid-1990s
my wife had a hip replacement surgery go bad and as she was
my main caregiver, outside people were hired taking pretty
much everything we had saved. No bitterness, this is God’s plan,
suck it up and follow him. That has been pretty much what I have
done all my life.
The last two years have been quite a roller coaster ride. There
were days that I did not believe I would make it through, other
days I felt like I could lick the world. Things are still
happening physically, but we keep our focus on Him and we take
each day as it comes.
I’ve been on the quadlist, probably over 20 years and many times
found information from others helpful.
I’m going to “ suck it up”, 51 is only 365 days away.
Glenn Henry
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