[QUAD-L] raising awareness

Hiya Joe White! Welcome to the boards. I hope you succeed and do well. In your efforts, I hope you consider that you need more training and education in movement while you are learning to become an advocate in the disAbility movement while you advocate for the prevention of injury. I hope by now

Re: [QUAD-L] Am I the only eBay shopper here?

Hi, Nope I just got a great deal. I'm surprised the button hook was so cheap, but the Ebay listing never said it was silver. The art piece I am kinda surprised was so cheap. He is a professional artist. I've seen his art on gallery web pages for $200-$400, but he is not well known or

Re: [QUAD-L] SureHands

Hi QP, Which Model do you use? I use an amputee slingand am looking for the a way to get away from using a sling if possible. Thanks. With Love, CtrlAltDel aka DaveC4/5 Complete - 29 Years PostTexas, USAQuadPirate [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't use a sling, I use the sure hands arms

RE: [QUAD-L] Pain and AD

Luke, Thanks for the info. Ill talk to the doc about it. Its one thing we havent checked. Thanks, Lana, Gabes mom From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 9:45 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Pain and AD

Re: [QUAD-L] SureHands

Hi Tammie Lou, It makes perfect sense. This is where I run into problems. I had my right leg removed in '89 and sit on a 'custom formed' seat, and when I try to shift enough to remove the sling I lose my center of balanceenough to effect my sitting posture. I havealwaysused a standing pivot when

Re: [QUAD-L] Mattresses

Hi Jack, I've used the Spenco Bed Pad with Silicore Paddingoverlay for 18 years and think it's great. Thesiliconized hollow core shaftsdon't mat down, retaining their loft and air flow. It's washable and dryable, reversible with cotton/polyester fabric on one side and moisture-resistant nylon on

[QUAD-L] Vioxx Trial

Jury Awards Widow $253.4M in Vioxx Trial - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050819/ap_on_he_me/vioxx_trial With Love, CtrlAltDel aka DaveC4/5 Complete - 29 Years PostTexas, USA

[QUAD-L] Home help/health care - Gabe

Lana, You've mentioned before that Gabe gets home help via a waiver (and maybe some other source as well?) 24/7. I am shocked by that as probably many here on the list are. That would be three 8-hr shifts, or bywhichever arrangement, and I know of no one living at home qualifying for that

Re: [QUAD-L] Exercise

Hi, I'm a C4/C5. Do they lift weights or just stretch and move around? Hey Greg, Lisa Ericson's seated aerobic workout is one hour long with a 15 minute warm-up a half hour aerobic segment and then a 15 minute cool down with stretching included. She is a para herself but there is a girl in the

Re: [QUAD-L] SureHands

Hi Jim, Thanks for the feedback. I'm looking at anything that I can find now so that I will be able to sit withbetter posturewhile up on my chair seat. This info really helps. With Love, CtrlAltDel aka DaveC4/5 Complete - 29 Years PostTexas, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave, The nylon

Re: [QUAD-L] SureHands

Hi Dan, This sounds like what I'm looking for. I'll check their web page. Thank you! With Love, CtrlAltDel aka DaveC4/5 Complete - 29 Years PostTexas, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use a Waverly-Glen lift.we were using a full sling that had to stay under me while in my chair, I hated

Re: [QUAD-L] Question about Pressure Sore Starting.

Hi Dana, A great looking seat. I'm using a seat that was made from a mold made straight from my bottom, with the right front built-up where my leg should be. It looks like this one can be shaped like my old one is. I'll be showing all of this to my PT so I'll be getting her opinion on them.

Re: [QUAD-L] raising awareness

Hi Joe, Welcome to the Quad-List. I love your idea of an information booth at the Popcorn Festival. Getting the public awareness raised concerning the abilitiesthat someone in a chair has to offer is very important. Ijust had someone last week ask me ifI preferredto be called "handicapped"

Re: [QUAD-L] Home help/health care - Gabe

I'm never surprised anymore. I know 2 brothers with birth defects that live in their own home and their father GETS PAID to manage their 24/7 help. These are guys that wouldn't know if they were in a nursing home or pigeon coop. john In a message dated 8/19/2005 3:48:42 P.M. Eastern

Re: [QUAD-L] Home help/health care - Gabe

Yeah. Lana mentioned DD was involved and THAT is a whole other ball game! Anyone with developmental disabilities has a world of opportunities open to them. Again, life isn't fair and the government is NOT here to help you. LOL Lori Michaelson C4/5 complete quad, 25 years post Tucson, AZ

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RE: [QUAD-L] Home help/health care - Gabe

From: Lana Baugh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 7:10 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Home help/health care - Gabe John, My son, Gabe has a birth defect, several, as a matter of fact. He also has a SCI. I do not get paid to

RE: [QUAD-L] Home help/health care - Gabe

Lori, Its true that individuals with developmental disabilities have different needs and different programs. Working through the DD maze is just as difficult and problematic. Ive worked through both in our state. We had to fight to get Gabes programs and prove that we and our insurance

RE: [QUAD-L] Home help/health care - Gabe

Hi Lana I agree with you on in home care, whether it's their own home or a SLA home. 35 years ago I started working for the State of Nevada in a "mental institution" on a ward for severe and profound MR's. There were 45 to 50 men, women and children all lumped together.Two years later they began

[QUAD-L] pressure sore on butt

Hey guys, I have a pressure sore right on the inside of my thigh at the top. I had a pressure mapping but no pressure shows there so can't get Medicare to cover a different cushion. School starts soon and really can't afford to take off. Has anyone healed a sore while being up between 6-8