I personally go up and down as to how I handle being paralyzed. Sometimes I do wonderful, then I will hit a stretch, usually in winter that Im down and have a hard time pulling out. When I was in school and going to the ymca to swim, my moods were much better and more leveled out.
The worst part at least for me about being paralyzed is the bowell routines. I get so tired of living my life around that. Another thing I cant stand is walking people that snub me or treat me less than human just because I use a chair. I live in a neighborhood that has a three mile oval. Ive been around this oval hundreds of times either in my chair or my handcycle. Some people are my friends others wont even look at me . The worst ones are those that you see hide in their garage to avoid you then come back out when you pass. What I do sometimes is stop in front of their house and get my water bottle out and take a break. Then they have to stay in hiding for a long time!! Its amazing how many people out there are passive aggressive as well. Everyday is a holiday. Ron On Saturday, June 14, 2014 2:52 PM, Gmail <bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com> wrote: AB's of all sorts wish they could do what another AB can do or have. The grass is ALWAYS greener no matter if it's physical, emotional or financial. YOU must be proud of who you are, what you have, where you've been. When I was down and out, my sister pointed out to me ALL of my accomplishments and my mental strength and patients. Bobbie Smile Everyday On Jun 14, 2014, at 2:50 AM, RONALD L PRACHT <r.pra...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Everybody is jealous of somebody. The c1 just wants to breath on his own. The c4 has dreams of self transferring. The c5 wishes he could push a manual chair faster and up hills. The c7 wishes he had just a little more to perform all the tasks of a bowell routine. The t4 wants more ab control. The t12 wishes he could urinate on his own. The l1 wishes he could feel his penis. The guy that can stand and shuffle wishes he could walk. The guy that can walk a little wishes he could run. The man that runs wishes he had the guts to ask his dream girl out. The guy with the dream girl wishes he had more time to himself. > > >The meaning of what Im saying is life is a gift and is short. Thousands of >people die everyday. Thirty five thousand people die in car accidents every >year. Thirty thousand people commit suicide each year. Ten thousand are >paralyzed each year. All of this just in the united states. > > >Try to do what you can with what you have left. Comparing yourself to others >will bring you misery. If you do one thing each day to improve yourself, it >will amount to something b4 you know it. > > >Ron > > > >On Saturday, June 14, 2014 1:05 AM, Danny Espinoza <da...@immortaldesigns.co> >wrote: > > > >*jealous of those of you who have enough function to handcycle > > >-Danny > >-------- Original Message -------- >>Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Dreams >>From: RONALD L PRACHT <r.pra...@sbcglobal.net> >>Date: Fri, June 13, 2014 8:04 pm >>To: "quad-list@eskimo.com" <quad-list@eskimo.com> >> >> >>Another drug that works well to calm you and wont hurt you is lorezapam. You >>can take a 1mg pill and it helps out a lot. >> >> >>I have dealt with the crazy dreams at night. When Im experiencing pain or >>when im dysreflexic from needing to urinate my dreams get more intense. >> >> >>One more thing to add is activity during the day to wear you out helps you >>sleep. Obviously your level of function depends on how much you can wear >>yourself out. When I wheel my chair at least a mile or attach my handcycle >>and do a few miles Im in a better mood, less pain and sleep better. Each >>person can probally figure some activity to tire themselves out, maybe a >>handcycle on a table like at rehab or have some 20 min routine you do with >>moving your arms or a light freeweight attached to a cuff. >> >> >>There is a guy on youtube that sets up basic simple workout routines for >>people in chairs that require very little. I set goal for myself of 30 miles >>each month on my attachable rio dragonfly handcycle. I document the miles and >>write it all down. It helps my mind and the pain from my syrinx and hernia. >> >> >>Good luck >>Ron >> >> >> >>On Friday, June 13, 2014 8:23 PM, Quadius <quad...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >>I have been having a similar problem, but not as often. I usually have it a >>couple of times a night. I have found putting my TV on a timer and listening >>to a historical-based documentary has helped me get to sleep without having >>these terrible dreams. If they keep up, I might consider asking for >>medication. >>Quadius >> >> >> >> >>On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 8:20 PM, Larry Willis <lwillis82...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>Panic attacks. About four years ago I began having them at night. Not as >>frequent as yours, but I still felt like I was going to explode. It was >>horrible. My doc gave me a small dose of Xanax to take at bedtime. I haven't >>had one since. Good luck. >>> >>> >>>---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>From: greg <g...@eskimo.com> >>>Date: Friday, June 13, 2014 >>>Subject: [QUAD-L] Dreams >>>To: quad-list@eskimo.com >>> >>> >>> >>>For weeks now I've been waking up every few hours, with panic dreams. My >>>heart is racing, pounding. My breathing is heavy, and I feel like I need to >>>get up. I haven't changed meds or anything. If it was just waking up in the >>>morning like that I could handle it, but it's like 5 times a night. Often I >>>think I can't breath. Other times I'm getting chased by a mob, etc. I'm so >>>tired. >>>Greg >>> >> >> >> > >
