I was waiting for Pete to bring my van around in front of Walgreen's. While I was waiting I noticed this guy in a mini-van staring still me. So Pete parks right in front of the guy (not knowing he was there). I open the lift, with him watching every single move, and I back onto the lift, but get stuck. I was so preoccupied by this guy watching me/us. Pete spent about 5 minutes trying to get me un-stuck. The guy that was watching ... did NOTHING to help or offer to help, he just stared. I was so tempted to give him the "jerk off" signal since my hands are in a closed position. Bobbie
Smile Everyday > On Jun 15, 2014, at 3:51 AM, RONALD L PRACHT <r.pra...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > 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 > >
