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- By tammy4varilite · 6:24 pm
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- When I was first injured, it took 6 months for me to connect with another female in a wheelchair to ask her women related issues about spinal cord injury. This happens to a lot to newly injured women ...
- By pcormier · October 3, 2008
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- You should be able to go to a VA website and receive the official word. A ruling went through last week. As of September 23, 2008 ALS is now presumptive of service connected. The "beginning %" is 30 ...
- By tammy4varilite · October 2, 2008
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- On September 24th, I wrote a blog called "TIRED OF FIGHTING FOR MY RIGHTS FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESS!” I wanted to update people on the situation. I just received a call from the property manager and they ...
- By tammy4varilite · September 30, 2008
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- For years I have always tried so hard to be very careful about not running over people’s feet in my wheelchair, especially their toes. Heck, if it happens, I will always feel bad. I feel like I need to ...
- By tammy4varilite · September 30, 2008
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- Being in my wheelchair is so challenging at times because I am short and people don’t see me. I try to be very aware of my surroundings, but since I only sit about 4 feet high, I am always getting bumped ...
- By tammy4varilite · September 26, 2008
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- Have you ever noticed that when you are in a wheelchair, people just stop and stare? I always notice people staring at me when I am taking apart my wheelchair and putting it in my car. I also notice it ...
- By tammy4varilite · September 25, 2008
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- It is hard to believe that Christopher Reeve is no longer with us, and of course the loss of his wife Dana as well! Today would have been his 56th birthday. He has done so much for the disability community ...
- By tammy4varilite · September 24, 2008
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- Does anyone ever get tired of fighting for your rights that we are entitled to, for wheelchair access to public places? I know this is just one of many things that the American with Disabilities Act covers ...
- By flyfisher · September 24, 2008
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- Today, Sept. 23, 2008 the Veterans Administration will publish regulations officially establishing ALS as a service connected disease. Effective immediately, all veterans with ALS will now have access ...
- By tammy4varilite · September 22, 2008
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- How many times in your life have you gone to a local football game at a high school, attended a professional baseball team game in your local town or in my case growing up, attending Monster Truck shows ...
- By greensmile · September 15, 2008
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- happy elevator,we have our private elevator and it's amazing.it's still in the process of the finishing touches but it will work out beautifully. now i can go out with-out a second thought,no strain,no ...
- By WayneLampe · September 9, 2008
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- I have a a website www.wtlpc.com or you can link on God tube below 3 minute video. Then you can look at my shared videos. http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?vi ewkey=aa686a58e29293f0b6b7 ...
- By Brian · August 27, 2008
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- At Inspire, we think about privacy all the time. Virtually every web site has a privacy policy; you can read ours here: http://www.inspire.com/about/privacy/. But simply following the letter of a privacy ...
- By alsgny · August 5, 2008
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- We are gearing up for our Long Island Walk on September 27,2008. If anyone wants to join us please go to the website. Or if you just want to donate, please do so as well ...
- By greensmile · August 1, 2008
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- hi to all, i was wondering if any one out there has had to deal with a family member who stubbornly says your problem is only psychological.i do,my eldest sister says this and has convinced her children ...
- By missinmyangel · July 31, 2008
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- I just want to say I'm sorry.Not that I feel responsible for this disease,but I understand anyone's pain.Both the diagnosed and the family members. All suffer.I am her e to talk to anyone who wants to ...
- By metaroc · July 30, 2008
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- Thank you God for giving me peace... I am so grateful for relative good health... I am glad to be alive... I feel good and I'm happy ...
- By fraulibby · July 24, 2008
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- My mom has been diagnosed with Bulbar ALS. She is elderly and I guess I thought this was something that occurred earlier in life. Any one out there who has a parent diagnosed late in life ...
- By greensmile · July 23, 2008
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- hi to all :) well....it's been a while-naughty me...;) we'll be beginning "project elevator" in a few weeks which will make life much easier,big time and will facilitate getting out with greater ease,and ...
- By Chuck1106 · July 22, 2008
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- Well...I have been diagnosed over a month... I still slur my speech..(getting worse) and have problems eating and swallowing... (getting worse). I have been to a nutritionist...I did tests for him that ...
