Congratulations Joan! I am 51 years old, and I'm also a C4. I am five years
post accident. They gave me 10 years give-or-take. The quad list sure has
made me think otherwise. A lot of people have been quads past 10 years. I had
always been in good shape, and still feel that I am. It's a little scary, I
don't want to out live my husband because then I won't have a caregiver and
will probably end up in a nursing home. I think that's my greatest fear. What
is your living situation?
Debbie
C4 incomplete/April 2005
--- On Fri, 10/15/10, Joan Anglin <poaj...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
From: Joan Anglin <poaj...@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [QUAD-L] Anniversary
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Date: Friday, October 15, 2010, 7:20 PM
Today is a day to celebrate. 20 years ago at 2:30 PM I fell off of some
scaffolding and fell 10 feet-that was just enough to make me a C4 complete.
But considering that I was told that I probably wouldn’t live a normal life
line time wise I have proved them wrong and plan to do so for the next 10 years
at least! I have had the joy of seeing four more grandchildren-age 13 on
down-and two great grandchildren. My health is excellent, I can still be
active and my favorite line is “I still haven’t figured out what I want to be
when I grow up”. So at 71 I look forward to an anticipated fantastic next 10
years and am looking forward to all the new inventions that will help most of
us live better lives that I could have ever dreamed possible 20 years ago.
Many thanks for this list, it has enabled me to learn more about what’s new and
shaking. Joan
