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Handicap Parking Abusers; Part 1- Excuses, Excuses, Excuses

tammysci
  • By tammysci · New reply 4:19 pm
  • Journal · 11 replies
  • I have read many different blogs from people with various disabilities about their frustrations with people who abuse handicap parking. I have wanted to start a handicap parking enforcement program for ...

Why are we here?

Brian
  • By Brian · New reply 3:24 pm
  • Journal · 112 replies
  • When we started this community, each of us faced important health issues in our lives. Some of us have family members with medical conditions. Many of us have medical conditions of our own. All of us ...

People are always staring at me- Is it my disability or my good looks?

tammysci
  • By tammysci · New reply yesterday at 1:17 pm
  • Journal · 26 replies
  • 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 ...

RESENTMENT vs GUILT

Rj
  • By Rj · New reply October 8, 2008
  • Journal · 44 replies
  • I just stopped myself from replying to a post regarding caregiver resentment for cancer patients, and it's acceptance! I feel this is a 'open wound' subject that 'we' should discuss with a broad range ...

Do you ever feel like the only female in a wheelchair?

tammysci
  • By tammysci · New reply October 7, 2008
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • 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 ...

Please Stand for the National Anthem- BUT I CAN"T!

tammysci
  • By tammysci · New reply October 7, 2008
  • Journal · 12 replies
  • 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 ...

TIRED OF FIGHTING FOR MY RIGHTS FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESS!

tammysci
  • By tammysci · New reply October 6, 2008
  • Journal · 19 replies
  • 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 ...

How much medication is too much?!

Team_Bambu
  • By Team_Bambu · Posted October 3, 2008
  • Discussion in Living with chronic pain · 0 replies
  • My day consists of a daily ritual of about 30 pills. I wake in the morning to Neurontin, Baclophen, Tramadol, Oxycontin, Valium and Celexa (That is to keep me happy!) Then it is time for the Roxycodone ...

Tails and Toes- How many do I have to run over in my wheelchair?

tammysci
  • By tammysci · New reply October 3, 2008
  • Journal · 9 replies
  • 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 ...

Update blog: TIRED OF FIGHTING FOR MY RIGHTS FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESS!

tammysci
  • By tammysci · New reply October 3, 2008
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • 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 ...

Tens or burning damaged nerves?

janet54
  • By janet54 · Posted October 3, 2008
  • Discussion in Living with chronic pain · 0 replies
  • Hi,I am new to this group and would like to hear if anyone has had experience with any of these 2 procedures.I am a lung cancer survivor of 1yr.7months.I had the old barbaric lobectomy,upper right lobe ...

FRIENDSHIP- REVISITED

Rj
  • By Rj · New reply October 2, 2008
  • Journal · 10 replies
  • Once again, LC patients tell the truth about 'friends and family's so far 44 more replies and counting to yet another discussion posted about how our so called friends decided to become (fill in the blank ...

Remembering Christopher Reeve on his 56th Birthday, He is Superman!

tammysci
  • By tammysci · New reply October 1, 2008
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • 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 ...

I thought I was short before I was in a wheelchair!

tammysci
  • By tammysci · Posted September 30, 2008
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • 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 ...

Tweaked my back...

LadyForce
  • By LadyForce · New reply September 28, 2008
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • Well, if it's not one thing it's another, isn't it? LOL I bought a new crock pot the other day; got it home and went to pick it up to show my daughter and.... OUCH!!! It hurts!!! Not like I haven't tweaked ...

Gait problems & Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS)... Any hope?

serendipity
  • By serendipity · New reply September 27, 2008
  • Journal · 35 replies
  • I have found quite a few other postings regarding SPS, so I would like to share this and am hopeful that some of you can offer your input.... I am posting this in all of the Groups to which I belong in ...

Excited & Sad

LadyForce
  • By LadyForce · New reply September 27, 2008
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • Well, I did it!!! I got the tattoo that I had been wanting for the past ten years. It is sooooooo cool. I just updated my photo to show my new tat; although with my fibromyalgia and etc.... it hurts quite ...

Biopsy gone wrong

pinkflowers24
  • By pinkflowers24 · New reply September 26, 2008
  • Journal · 9 replies
  • I had a needle core biopsy done on August 25th. I did what they told me to do, but when the sterrie strips came off it got infected. I had red streaks coming from it, so I went to my doctor and they put ...

The Not Quite Calm After the Storm....

gracie62
  • By gracie62 · New reply September 24, 2008
  • Journal · 16 replies
  • This will be my last entry about Hurricane Ike. It will contain facts, observations, a dose of humor and end with the grieving I am experiencing. My heart has broken all over again. This post may be long ...

About me

stphnvnsn
  • By stphnvnsn · New reply September 19, 2008
  • Journal · 6 replies
  • This Oct. i'll be marride 33 yrs. to Fred. I have 1 son Shawn who will be 31. And 2 adorable grandsons Brandon age 10 and Christpher age 8. I own my business Fluffy Paws Pet Sitting. I'm owned by 3 cats ...

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