March 7, 2008

Situations Unfolding

Blogging seems to be my new addition to my advocacy, I decided in order to keep friends I’ve made informed and aware of my life, work, fun and play, I need to start writing. I don’t mind sharing my life with others because of the millions of individuals out there who have a new or old Spinal Cord Injury they have questions. I don’t have all the answers but I have experience to what I go through. Well let’s go into what just happened March 7, 2008, I had a birthday. I didn’t plan a birthday party for this year so when I woke up and started my normal day of checking messages , e-mails and comments , something said have a party. It was pouring raining, cold and a last minute decision. However my friends Pete and Jahid made calls to the bakery and I booked a room at the Crown Plaza, wont say where but I may not be giving them good reviews when I get to the part police knocked on my door saying the music was too loud and the radio was no bigger then a laptop. Anyway, I had to do my routine, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays I do my routine on them days. A routine in SCI language is a bowel management, part of the life of a quad.

A routine for me has several steps. A commode wheelchair, floor mat, gloves, lubricant, suppository, under-pads and time. My routine can take 3-4 hours because after the initial beginning, shower and getting dressed is next. I need full assistance, someone to clear out my lower bowel to putting me on the commode chair and inserting the suppository then it’s left up to nature. After all that and I’m dressed, now I have to get ready to go out in the rain to get drinks, snacks and check-in. Jahid got the cake earlier and since it was to big to take the whole thing , my mom cut half for home the other to take. Sorry I didn’t take a picture of the cake, I wasn’t thinking at the time. I forgot to mention why I rented a room, I been having a lot on my mind and felt the last few dollars I had was worth getting away from my area for a few hours.

I knew it was last minute, raining hard and cold so maybe no one may come that I invite. Surprisingly more people showed up then I thought, so I’m considering my next birthday party will be that Saturday after March 7, so this way I can plan it right. I am a spontaneous person, before this wheelchair I would go to NYC and catch a movie on any given day alone. SCI changes situations but not the character. So we ordered pizza and wings, drank, showed love and at 3 am I was in massive pain. The whole day my bladder was stressing me. Feeling cold and sweats, slight dysreflexia. Dysreflexia is something most quads experience from urine infections, bone pain and anything putting pressure on the body we can’t feel. Since I’ll be blogging weekly I’ll write about the many things I live and deal with SCI.

I put up a quick message letting people know I’m having a party, but none of my myspace friends could make it, but next year I’ll do it NYC , maybe Jay-z let me use his club, lol. But for sure let’s start a Happy Birthday Professir X Networking Party, bring you promos if you’re an artist or just your love and peace. Continue to pray 2009 most of us meet. So for now, I’ll make this introductory blog as my way to begin my way of inspiring others that with good friends and family we can accomplish things if we do it from the heart not for self gain. We represent each other, so when you go out and act in ways that are not appropriate you don’t just tarnish your name but the name of the company you are part of. Don’t blame others for the things you do, it be best to fall back and take some time away or just be humble and quiet.

Professir X

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