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Good Day
- By angelbrd67 · Posted August 3, 2009
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- I went back to work today.. it's been over 5 months since I have been back. It was so hard to get up and walk out. It wasn't easy for my other half either.. He called me every 10 minutes asking me what ...
New equipment, new worries
- By angelbrd67 · New reply August 3, 2009
- 4 replies
- Evolve XT Mobil showed up today,.... Matt has been in it twice so far today in between thearapy where he spent the day peddling an FES bike with the sales rep to see if we can get one.... I laughed when ...
oh boy!
- By goldy24k · New reply July 30, 2009
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- I'm going to camp Adventure on Sunday! I am so excited! It's just like any other camp except it's for the disabled. It's a Christian camp so they are loving people. It's like I can forget my disability ...
Researching for improved care
- By Brit2usa · New reply July 22, 2009
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- I am currenlty performing research with the hope to improve quality of care for rehabilitation discharge of SCI patients. My husband is a quad - incomplete C4. I would like as many people as possible ...
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- By Heech · New reply July 22, 2009
- 6 replies
- I am Heech ...
Surfing
- By TraceD · New reply July 21, 2009
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- Went surfing yesterday with help through a group called "Life Rolls On" check them out on the web. I have never surfed before. This was their 25th event. 150 volunteers, 40-50 paralyzed participants ...
Bowling
- By angelbrd67 · Posted July 20, 2009
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- Well our Therapy Center at Luecern sponsers every couple of months an outting open to anyone any age in a wheel chair in Orlando or the surrounding area's and their families. This saturday we went Bowling ...
Trip To Nurologist
- By angelbrd67 · Posted July 16, 2009
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- Ok we got into the office.. Dr Tan is this neat looking guy kinda looks like Spock on star treck.... We showed him Matt's new movement... HE SMILED.. my goodness we thought this man would never crack ...
The wedding was beautiful.
- By goldy24k · New reply July 16, 2009
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- We had my sisters wedding this weekend, yesterday in fact. It was very moving. I cried . I was up there with my sister and her new hubby crying. People told me how beautiful I looked and when I cried ...
trying out the recumbant bike
- By angelbrd67 · New reply July 16, 2009
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- Ok .. we went and bought a regular recumbant bike. The FES bike is out for right now because Matt can't take the electrodes they hurt to much with his incomplete injury. I opened the box... parts all ...
Happy it Hurts
- By angelbrd67 · New reply July 16, 2009
- 1 reply
- Today we noted change. He said it hurt to slap his legs.. I said why do it then.. He said because I am happy it hurts. He has had feeling all the way down.. just a feeling of pressure and light touch ...
Locking Knee
- By angelbrd67 · New reply July 15, 2009
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- Ok I was just doing exercises with Matt. I have a standard walker here, not at all tall enough for him to really use but we try to stand with it. Most times his legs curl and won't touch the ground as ...
Ethical concerns about SCI clinical trials
- By Rob_CDRF · New reply July 15, 2009
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- An article entitled Paralyzed with 7-14 Days to Decide on a Test caught our attention: "In January 2009, Geron, a biotechnology company located in Menlo Park, California, got FDA clearance to inject spinal ...
First day in our Pool
- By angelbrd67 · New reply July 13, 2009
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- Well we had a lazy first half of the day, the kids were treated to Pancakes and bacon that Tom made for them and then Matt and I did some work on his legs. I made him kick his legs out one at a time ten ...
The feeling of Standing
- By AgainstalOddz1 · New reply July 13, 2009
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- ......It's been almost 22 months in my wheelchair now. 22 months of sitting. I forgot what it was like to stand. Until last week when I got up in my braces and was working on getting into my folks' truck ...
Just A Statistic
- By mikey · New reply July 13, 2009
- 6 replies
- This past week there were 2 deaths that have caused many people to mourn. People will continue to reflect on the lives of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett and their legacy will never die. That is the ...
The Clock Is Ticking
- By mikey · Posted July 12, 2009
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- I was really taken aback upon reading about the recent symposium at the University of California Medical School at San Diego. It was headed by a Philosopher of Medical Ethics by the name of Mary Devereaux ...
Beaming with Joy
- By angelbrd67 · New reply July 9, 2009
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- I sit here now just amazed at what is happening. This morning in an earlier reply I was commenting how how my son when he was sleeping was moving his feet tapping his toes in a dream state dreaming about ...
With or without
- By goldy24k · New reply July 8, 2009
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- This week I wrote a poem "I write almost every day." This poem is about the things in life that I can deal with. Let me know what you think; With or Without June 18, 2009 There’s a lot in life I can deal ...
First 4th after Injury
- By angelbrd67 · New reply July 8, 2009
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- The day didn't start out well, the whole house has had a bug of some sort.. Matt woke up asking me if the dog farted only to discover that his bowel program the night before wasn't over after he went ...
