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- By mikey · Posted 8:11 am
- In Living your life · 0 replies
- Hope is an interesting concept. It has been said that it springs eternal. What exactly is it? People use the term a lot without thinking about it. In my mind it is not that complicated initially, in that ...
- By Blondeyvonne · Posted yesterday at 7:54 pm
- In Health matters · 6 replies
- My son Bradley is soon to be paralyzed one year on Dec. 8th, 2008. Not to count the two months he was in the hospital. Paralyzed T7 down from a car wreck he stays depressed and is not motivated at all ...
- By goldy24k · Posted yesterday at 11:04 am
- In New paralysis/rehabilitation · 0 replies
- I have a Traumatic Brain injury. I was wondering if anyone else in here has one? I got mine when I was struck by a car while walking home from school. It was in 1986. The lady was speeding. I would like ...
- By mikey · Posted November 28, 2008
- In Living your life · 2 replies
- For a long time, I have never been one who put a high priority on eating from a gratification stand point. Food in my mind was only meant to fuel the body. That being said, I have always had a relatively ...
- By goldy24k · Posted November 28, 2008
- In Health matters · 0 replies
- Exercise That's one word some of us don't like to hear. I can't just sit there like a lump for too long. Or else I hurt, I strech and walk with help. I also have a stander and a wheelchair workout. I ...
- By Matt32 · Posted November 25, 2008
- In Health matters · 4 replies
- It seems every time I go to the wound specialist I have been going to for the past couple months, he changes something every time. Before I was referred to him, I had been on the wound vac for Lord knows ...
- By Nasrin · Posted November 25, 2008
- In Living your life · 2 replies
- I am a C-5 quad. I would like to get a job but I don't know what to do about I.C. every 2 or 3 hours. Any suggestions ...
- By jennypooh · Posted November 25, 2008
- In Living your life · 3 replies
- Hi Everyone! I am wondering if there are any type of support groups out there for people who are with someone who is paralized. I really want to talk to some people who have been in my shoes, and to see ...
- By goldnucs · Posted November 23, 2008
- In Assistive technology and equipment · 0 replies
- If you haven't checked out my original thread on this subject you can catch-up at: http://www.inspire.com/groups/paralysis- resource-center/discussion/showering-and -other-bathroom-biz-while-traveling ...
- By goldy24k · Posted November 23, 2008
- In New paralysis/rehabilitation · 2 replies
- What do y'all do for exercise? I try to exercise daily unless I feel to ill. I walk with crutches and stand at my standing frame and talk to my birds. I march in place and do kicks. I also have a whole ...
- By tfox · Posted November 21, 2008
- In Health matters · 2 replies
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZCJvv8Em 3U ...
- By Matt32 · Posted November 19, 2008
- In Health matters · 8 replies
- Can anyone recommend a good multivitamin? I've been asked alot by home health nurses who still tend to me 3 times a week if I am taking any but at the moment I am not. After 3 failed surgeries to close ...
- By goldy24k · Posted November 18, 2008
- In New paralysis/rehabilitation · 0 replies
- I have a T.B.I. I got it from being struck by a car when I was almost 10. I have come a long way. I still have a ways to go. I want to know if any of you are head injury survivors, closed/open, and if ...
- By mikey · Posted November 18, 2008
- In Living your life · 14 replies
- A couple of weeks ago I got a call from one of the many friendly debt collectors that constantly hound me. Usually, I just quickly hang up, but this time I decided to try to see if I could reason with ...
- By 1newlife2 · Posted November 15, 2008
- In New paralysis/rehabilitation · 8 replies
- Thank you Lucky dog. I will tell your story to my brother. Thanks ddom I will check on availability for hourly usage, not fun to live in a small town. ALL What experience you have with Rhabilitation Institute ...
- By pdecrease · Posted November 14, 2008
- In Family, parents and caregivers · 0 replies
- Hi All, prior to my son's accident over a year ago I fought for the disabled in relation to education. With a new president to take office soon dissability rights may or may not change in some form or ...
- By SaraKudela · Posted November 13, 2008
- In Living your life · 9 replies
- Does anyone know of any resources that I can use to help my dad C4 Quad get back into the work force. Currently he is living in a Nursing Home in Cincinnati Ohio and just about the only thing he does ...
- By 1newlife2 · Posted November 13, 2008
- In New paralysis/rehabilitation · 9 replies
- I am writing on behalf of my brother: Is there anyone out there that has suffered a stroke in the spinal cord? Please tell me your story and chances of recovery. My brother's is in T2 through T9, he has ...
- By 1newlife2 · Posted November 13, 2008
- In Assistive technology and equipment · 1 reply
- The profile is my brother's however I am writing on his behalf since he is still in the hospital. My brother was in a motorcycle accident on August 17th. Right arm is affected by C1 and C2, fused now ...
- By 1newlife2 · Posted November 13, 2008
- In New paralysis/rehabilitation · 0 replies
- The profile is my brother's however I am writing on his behalf since he is still in the hospital. My brother was in a motorcycle accident on August 17th. Right arm is affected by C1 and C2, fused now ...
