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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
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Congrats! I am 50 on Tuesday, my 21st yr as C-4 was 8/12, hang tough and we might be fixed yet lol. If not at least we've persevered right! I've regained some slowly, driving wc with quad-style joystick, have some strength in both arams, not lots but had 0 for quite awhile. It's a good life if you don't weaken Matt - Original Message - From: Debbie Hamilton To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 2:59 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Anniversary 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
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I have never gotten any return, even though I’m really motivated and still exercise religiously! But if nothing else it has kept my muscles from atrophying and I still have good skin circulation. I have gotten some feeling back, not on the surface, but when pressed firmly I can feel in many areas. Each one of us are so different that it is no wonder doctors are confused on how to treat our individual problems. I don’t need to be fixed, but I sure would like the use of one arm to scratch myself where it itches. J Have a great day. Joan
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Debbie, My husband is also my soul 24/7 care giver and i don't want to out live him either. I to believe I will need to go into a nursing home if I out live him. I live in Northern New Jersey and if I were to go into a nursing home I plan on moving upstate New York. Why, you might be asking, because the care givers that would be taking care of me would be from the immediate area. In my location that would be people from Newark which is an inner city and I just would not be comfortable. By moving upstate New York the care givers would be locals from a small town community, and my older brother and youngest sister live up there. I'm C 5,6,7 36 years post and my body is really feeling the years in the chair. I spent all of July August in bed and just this morning was informed that I'm going to have to wray in again at least a few weeks. Bobbie Sent from my iPad On Oct 17, 2010, at 15:59, Debbie Hamilton debbiewyom...@yahoo.com wrote: 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
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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 Hi Joan, I figured out what I want to be when I grow up. YOUNGER! :-) Dianna
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Having known you over e-mail for the last couple of years has buoyed my spirits of reaching my desire to 80 years. I only have 34 more to go :-) Quadius On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 9:20 PM, Joan Anglin poaj...@sbcglobal.net wrote: 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
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Debbie and Bobbie, I agree with you, going to a nursing home is my greatest fear also. I don't have a husband, but that is the fear that my mother, siblings and best friend , aunt and uncle that I am close to don't die first. I wish nursing homes were not what we had to fear. I lived in one of three years after my parents divorced and it is not a good place to keep a quadriplegic both physically and mentally Dana C4-5 complete, 36 years post 1974, 57 years old KC suburb. In a message dated 10/17/2010 2:59:37 P.M. Central Daylight Time, debbiewyom...@yahoo.com writes: 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
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wow bobbie, don't come down on urself, nor accept a nursing home. Hear that? i think u may hav a few yrs on me but mono e' mono (that'll get sh*t) i personally wouldn't know what to do n Parsippany w/o the 'maze'! Thank You Ms Humphreys...may have got that wrong, sry ms, miss, mrs Eric W Rudd c5sc...@gmail.com - Original Message - From: Bobbie Humphreys To: Debbie Hamilton Cc: Quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 5:52 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Anniversary Debbie, My husband is also my soul 24/7 care giver and i don't want to out live him either. I to believe I will need to go into a nursing home if I out live him. I live in Northern New Jersey and if I were to go into a nursing home I plan on moving upstate New York. Why, you might be asking, because the care givers that would be taking care of me would be from the immediate area. In my location that would be people from Newark which is an inner city and I just would not be comfortable. By moving upstate New York the care givers would be locals from a small town community, and my older brother and youngest sister live up there. I'm C 5,6,7 36 years post and my body is really feeling the years in the chair. I spent all of July August in bed and just this morning was informed that I'm going to have to wray in again at least a few weeks. Bobbie Sent from my iPad On Oct 17, 2010, at 15:59, Debbie Hamilton debbiewyom...@yahoo.com wrote: 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
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Congrats Matt. Time flies by when you are having fun. I hope and wish that you continue to do well. Best Wishes In a message dated 10/17/2010 3:10:33 P.M. Central Daylight Time, wer...@wk.net writes: Congrats! I am 50 on Tuesday, my 21st yr as C-4 was 8/12, hang tough and we might be fixed yet lol. If not at least we've persevered right! I've regained some slowly, driving wc with quad-style joystick, have some strength in both arams, not lots but had 0 for quite awhile. It's a good life if you don't weaken Matt - Original Message - From: _Debbie Hamilton_ (mailto:debbiewyom...@yahoo.com) To: _quad-l...@eskimo.com_ (mailto:quad-list@eskimo.com) Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 2:59 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Anniversary 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
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Debbie, I know of Quads of 50 years. So get your bags packed, you have a lot of time ahead of you. Best Wishes In a message dated 10/17/2010 2:59:37 P.M. Central Daylight Time, debbiewyom...@yahoo.com writes: 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
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Hi Matt, Congratulations! It's great to hear that you can have improvement from stem cells even though it has been over a number of years. So glad to hear that you are continuing to show improvements. I appreciate the virus protection advice. Dana In a message dated 10/17/2010 8:59:43 P.M. Central Daylight Time, wheelch...@aol.com writes: Congrats Matt. Time flies by when you are having fun. I hope and wish that you continue to do well. Best Wishes In a message dated 10/17/2010 3:10:33 P.M. Central Daylight Time, wer...@wk.net writes: Congrats! I am 50 on Tuesday, my 21st yr as C-4 was 8/12, hang tough and we might be fixed yet lol. If not at least we've persevered right! I've regained some slowly, driving wc with quad-style joystick, have some strength in both arams, not lots but had 0 for quite awhile. It's a good life if you don't weaken Matt - Original Message - From: _Debbie Hamilton_ (mailto:debbiewyom...@yahoo.com) To: _quad-l...@eskimo.com_ (mailto:quad-list@eskimo.com) Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 2:59 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Anniversary 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
