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Five score and four
- By Twisted · Posted yesterday at 3:06 pm
- Discussion in Living your life · 1 reply
- Inspiration, as most any emotion, is fluid and dynamic relative to the message or its interpretation. A new friend of mine recently put together a brief video commemorating my 29th year post-injury and ...
Ever try and Ab Lounge?
- By angelbrd67 · Posted July 1, 2009
- Discussion in Health matters · 2 replies
- Ok we are looking for exercise equipment for my son. We have looked at recumbent bikes and are still trying to pick one for him, but we also saw those ab lounges you see on tv for doing sit ups. Has anyone ...
My grand daughter 11 month old affected spinal injury
- By Rehana · Posted July 1, 2009
- Discussion in Family, parents and caregivers · 1 reply
- My grand daughte 11 month old afect spinal injury after surgery of 6 hours in local hospital Karachi Pakistan may be reaction of anithisia or any other reason during surgery Now her legs and arm are not ...
Rifton Gait Trainer for Sale $1,000
- By janders199 · Posted July 1, 2009
- Discussion in Assistive technology and equipment · 3 replies
- I have a Rifton Gait Trainer I paid $3,800 for back in March of 2009. You can see it at www.Rifton.com. I am short (5'6") and purchased a childs version. I have used it with no continuing improvement ...
It's getting hot in here!
- By goldy24k · Posted June 30, 2009
- Discussion in Living your life · 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 ...
CAn't Be Tamed! Quad/Walk-A-Thon
- By ladybyrd043 · Posted June 30, 2009
- Discussion in Funding your care (grants, fundraising, resources) · 0 replies
- Thomm Morgan, the man who walks for those who can't, is going to walk for Troy Sept. 6-7 from Troy, Mo., to Troy in Pacific/Eureka. About 50 miles in 24-hrs. In conjunction with this Troy is organizing ...
what could be the matter?
- By Matt32 · Posted June 29, 2009
- Discussion in Health matters · 10 replies
- As most of you know, I've been dealing with medical problems of my own as I know you all have and I'm not trying to take that fact away for anything. However, I'm not here to talk about myself but a family ...
Just A Statistic
- By mikey · Posted June 28, 2009
- Journal · 3 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 ...
Medications are working great
- By angelbrd67 · Posted June 27, 2009
- Journal · 10 replies
- Thought I would make a note.. we started the 300mg of Neurontin 3xday today... so far he has had two doses of it and his leg tone is fantastic. He was at school after doing an all day fundraiser for his ...
Testing Vibration Pad
- By angelbrd67 · Posted June 26, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- Ok a neat person on here wrote a reply to one of my journal entries and talked about vibration thearapy or something like that. Well I got an idea sitting and thinking about it. Now at therapy they use ...
Up and Stepping
- By angelbrd67 · Posted June 26, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- Well we got the braces and he is up and taking steps in them. They are going to make some adjustments to them to make it easier for him and to pad some area's but he did really fantastic today ...
Auto Turnnig Mattress
- By VXA · Posted June 25, 2009
- Discussion in Assistive technology and equipment · 8 replies
- Please let me now if you have used or know of anyone with SCI using the self truing mattress to prevent bed sores. My wound care nurse totally dismissed it! Thank you ...
Is it bedtime yet?
- By angelbrd67 · Posted June 25, 2009
- Journal · 3 replies
- What a day... We woke up with an hour to get to HANGER to get his leg braces... we rushed got down the road a few miles forgot my cell phone had to go back then go there with 4 minutes to spare. As we ...
Leg Braces and Standing Frame
- By angelbrd67 · Posted June 24, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- Well tomorrow is finally the big day after many set backs. He gets his new Legs. We had a bunch of set back from health to INSURANCE... but finally they have got their ducks in a row and the insurance ...
National Health Care Proposal
- By janders199 · Posted June 24, 2009
- Discussion in Health matters · 9 replies
- All - Globalwoundcare sent me his proposal for my review and comment. His proposal is a very novel concept, but it was eight typed pages long. Knowing how busy our President is, I believe it had to be ...
Rules
- By mikey · Posted June 24, 2009
- Discussion in Living your life · 1 reply
- From the first time we attempt to assimilate into society at the youngest age, we are confronted with a set structure. This structure can be looked upon as rules. These rules are necessary in that they ...
UPDATE ON NEED INFORMATION
- By MILDREDP322 · Posted June 22, 2009
- Discussion in New paralysis/rehabilitation · 3 replies
- HI I HAVE AN UPDATE MY NEPHEW INJURIES ARE T12 INCOMPLETE DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT PLEASE LET ME KNOW THANK YOU ALL ...
Easy Stand 5000 For sale $900
- By bozocat · Posted June 21, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- This equipment is wonderful for anyone with a disability that prevents standing. Unit is in excellent condition and located in east central Florida. $900 ...
To all of Amanda's friends and beyond
- By Matt32 · Posted June 21, 2009
- Discussion in Living your life · 5 replies
- It is with great sadness that I report this. If you all remember the username AmandaBurkholder, I was just informed by message from her mother that Amanda passed away on May 18th. If you would like to ...
Beaming with Joy
- By angelbrd67 · Posted June 20, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- 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 ...
