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goldy24k's discussions
White stuff
- By goldy24k · Posted November 19, 2009
- In Paralysis Resource Center · 0 replies
- The weather man is talking about the white stuff. Now I have fond memories of snow but I want to know who actually likes the stuff? We can just enough to make thinga white. A few flakes would be nice ...
Publication
- By goldy24k · Posted November 15, 2009
- In Paralysis Resource Center · 1 reply
- Last Spring I had a story of mine published in an anthology called Blindness is not Black. The story is about some bubble gum I invent which allows me to float up to my sisters room. It's called Bubble ...
Jackson County Special Rec
- By goldy24k · Posted September 1, 2009
- In Paralysis Resource Center · 2 replies
- Is there anybody out there who would like to play sports from a wheelchair or what have you? I am trying to locate people in Jackson County or within driving distance who are interested in wheelchair ...
Perverts
- By goldy24k · Posted August 17, 2009
- In Paralysis Resource Center · 12 replies
- Does anyone have a problem with perverts bothering you online? People who want to know too much or you end up telling too much about yourself in the first place. This happened with someone I know even ...
comunicating
- By goldy24k · Posted July 24, 2009
- In Paralysis Resource Center · 1 reply
- I talk to friends and family online all day. I would be lost without the Internet. I've heard people say that they too live on line. I post daily on face book to let friends and faily know what I am up ...
It's getting hot in here!
- By goldy24k · Posted June 30, 2009
- In Paralysis Resource Center · 8 replies
- Ever since my brain injury, I get over heated easily. I operate at 50% of what normal people do. Last year at camp it got really bad.I was over heated. Now I keep cool cloths around my neck when I go ...
Movies
- By goldy24k · Posted June 1, 2009
- In Paralysis Resource Center · 2 replies
- I saw Star trek last night with my folks. The handicap seating is sucky. I know b/c we had to sit there once. Usually, my dad helps me walk up a few stairs to take a seat. I wonder if people know that ...
Mid-America Games
- By goldy24k · Posted April 28, 2009
- In Paralysis Resource Center · 4 replies
- This weekend I compete in the Mid-America Games! I am very excited! I am in a race where I have to be the fastest and most accurate to weave my wheelchair through some cones. I also do clubtoss, discus ...
dreams
- By goldy24k · Posted March 26, 2009
- In Paralysis Resource Center · 9 replies
- I have great dreams! Sometimes I don't remeber them always when I wake up. This morning I dreampt that the camp mom picked me up to go to Wonderland Camp. I can do many things in my dreams. I walk and ...
Forgetfullness
- By goldy24k · Posted March 19, 2009
- In Paralysis Resource Center · 11 replies
- I am forgetfull. Part of it is due to short term memory loss. This morning like many others I couldn't remember what day it was for the life of me. I got up and looked on the computer finally to find ...
Keeping in touch
- By goldy24k · Posted February 28, 2009
- In Paralysis Resource Center · 2 replies
- Do you all keep in touch with people you meet? I do on the Internet. I talk online all the time. I have pen-pals from all over! If I ever feel alone, I just pick up the phone. I always talk to my guardian ...
chat rooms
- By goldy24k · Posted February 15, 2009
- In Paralysis Resource Center · 0 replies
- When there's nothing else to do, I go to an online chat room. Two of my favorites are tbichat.org and wapd. We talk about life and how different life is and how we cope. There are a few pple who try to ...
fund raisers for camp
- By goldy24k · Posted February 9, 2009
- In Paralysis Resource Center · 2 replies
- My friends and I go to an awesome camp each year called Camp Adventure. It's a Christian camp for the physically disabled. Every year we do fund raisers to cover the cost of camp. I save and collect empty ...
Pain
- By goldy24k · Posted February 9, 2009
- In Paralysis Resource Center · 0 replies
- I very rarely have a day without pain. I try not to take pills. Rather I use magnents, musle rub and exercise. I stretch and walk and stand does anyone have any other exersize ideas I can do in my limited ...
overcoming paralisis
- By goldy24k · Posted February 3, 2009
- In Paralysis Resource Center · 8 replies
- I have a question. Has anyone regained mobility by forcing yourself to do tasks with your weak hand/ leg? Mom told me it's good Brain Training to use your less dominate hand. I even heard of tying one ...
Money
- By goldy24k · Posted January 23, 2009
- In Paralysis Resource Center · 0 replies
- It's hard to get by on just s.s,i. and food stamps. I am lucky that I live at home with my folks. I get a little money for my art. I also try to make extra spending money by answering surveys. My question ...
group homes/ assisted living
- By goldy24k · Posted January 15, 2009
- In Paralysis Resource Center · 8 replies
- I think about moving out on my own. I have also heard some horror stories about group homes. Currently, I live at home with my parents and my pets. I like it b/c I can have everything the way I like it ...
teacher or the student?
- By goldy24k · Posted January 3, 2009
- In Paralysis Resource Center · 2 replies
- I make the best out of what life has to offer. It's all about attitude. Why are we in this situation? Are we here to learn a lesson? Or are we here to teach. My mom helped me realize that I am a teacher ...
MAKE NEW FRIENDS but keep the old
- By goldy24k · Posted December 30, 2008
- In Paralysis Resource Center · 2 replies
- I have made many friends in the disabled community. Most of them I meet at special rec. camp and school. There are some people I knew before the accident that I still keep in touch with. My question is ...
Christmas
- By goldy24k · Posted December 16, 2008
- In Paralysis Resource Center · 4 replies
- Whenever Christmas comes around and it snows, I am thankful for family and friends. I remember all of the things I used to do pre TBI. I would run and play in the snow all day. Dad showed us how to build ...