Hi Jim,
Being udged unfairly is hurtful. Being judged unfairly by someone that will never have an understanding that this is not a 'one size fits all' world, is worse than hurtful, it's doltish. I, for one, am glad you have shown that you are better than they.
With Love,
Dave Kelmer, Texas Representative for SCIC Group
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/scic/
C-4/5 Complete
Father & Grandfather
Yahoo ID: davekelmer
Jim Lubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well, I was one of them.
Like Stacy, I got sick and the result was me becoming a vent dependent and paralyzed from the neck down when I was 21. I woke up with a sore shoulder, an hour later I had trouble standing, then stopped breathing. I've been paralyzed ever since.
When I was in rehab, the psychiatrist in all his wisdom, had another vent dependent quad come in to talk to me. This guy had gotten drunk and dove off a pier into shallow water. So me who never drank before and became paralyzed by a completely unknown cause thought this guy was an idiot and brought it upon himself. Can you see why I would feel that way? It's not like I did anything to put my own life in danger.
Jim
At 09:43 PM 6/6/2006, Stacy Harim wrote:
Well, I wasn't one of them. I got sick and we don't know why. Unfortunately a spinal injury was the result. Anyone that would say that I brought that upon myself is just hateful.
Stacy
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- My Mom told her boss at work what happened to me and she had the nerve to say that some people just bring things upon themselves. What the hell did I do? She doesn't even know me. My Mom just asked her what does she think I did to deserve what I've been through.
- When I tell people who ask me "how did you have your accident"? "that I was on a motorcycle learning to do jumps" they say things like "Well you asked for it"
- I think that even quads among us have a "thing" for people who become a quad by their own doing and other's who had a "true" accident.
- Do you know what I mean everybody?
- Bobbie
