from:"tahouston"




Ditto!!  My point exactly!
 
T. Houston C5 C6

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Danny 
  Hearn 
  To: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 6:43 
  PM
  Subject: [QUAD-L] Wal Mart and Made in 
  America and so on.
     Many on this list may not be aware but 
  today with Modern Technology and a WORLD GLOBAL TRADE and Economy there is not 
  much MADE IN AMERICA exclusivly so much anymore..heck even many so called 
  American Cars have more FOREIGN PARTS than very many of the FOREIGN made 
  cars ... LOL this may be a sad fact but true, DO you know that EVEN our 
  AMERICAN FLAG is FOREIN MADE in ( China ) and other  
  countries.???  
  Dan**

Re: [QUAD-L] Wal-Mart




Once again, if Americans were loyal to 
American-made products and shop at the Marshall Field/Sears 
Roebuck/Carson/etc./stores there would be no market for Wal-Mart.  However 
we cannot have our cake and eat it too.  We can't keep factories making 
good quality products here in America and selling them for top dollar in order 
to support the wages and benefits, cash our paychecks and then complain about 
the price of the products we made.
 
I worked 20 years for Sears and they were 
accused also a low-wage hiring practices but they offered a very good 
profit-sharing plan.  I watched janitors retire with hundreds of thousands 
of dollars in stock options.  Wal-Mart is very similar.  They offer 
their employees a chance to invest into company profit-sharing but have little 
in the way of overall benefits.  I have been at both ends of the scale and 
now that I collect disability I understand what it is like to be poor.  A 
good education doesn't guarantee that you will win the economical race but it 
will assure you a spot at the starting gate.
 
- Original Message - 

  From: 
  Dan 
  To: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 5:23 
  PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Wal-Mart
  At 03:44 PM 7/15/2006 -0500, tahouston said something that 
  elicited my response:  
  If Wal-Mart moves 
into your community, the community can vote it out by continuing to shop at 
the mom-and-pop stores.  If you took the average wage of the so-called 
illegal immigrants sweeping the floors at night, they still would not be 
paying taxes.  Sometimes Americans forget that poor people do not pay 
taxes.  Most people in the lower tax brackets get between 90 to 100% 
refund.I'm one of those working poor and it's true we 
  get back most all of the federal income tax BUT we don't get back the Medicare 
  tax!
    There can 
be a Wal-Mart in the neighborhood and you can still continue to shop where 
ever you would like.Trouble is, Wally Mart drives out 
  all the other shops. I used to shop at one of our local Wally Marts until they 
  got so big it was more of a chore to shop there (huge lines at check out, 
  takes 20 minutes to get from one end of the store to the next - and they keep 
  moving things around so you are forced to hunt for what you need. Of course 
  they do this so you will impulse buy while your searching for what you really 
  need) than to go to several other stores to get what you need.
  Most Americans 
live hurried lives.  They enjoy the cheap prices and a one-stop 
shop.  As I was driving by the Ford Motor Company assembly plant in 
Illinois, I notice most of the employee cars in the parking lot were 
foreign-made.  We all say we would like to invest into American 
products but deep down inside we refuse to pay the higher 
  prices.As for cars, it wasn't the price but rather the 
  quality that made Americans switch to foreign cars. Dan V
  T. Houston C5 
C6 

  - Original Message - 
  From: Greg 
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com 

  Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 1:47 PM 
  Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Wal-Mart
  No one should be forced to hire someone or sell something. But not all 
  Malmart employees pay taxes. They have been busted a number of times 
  paying illegals to clean up at night off the books. The rues you 
  mentioned to get on Malmarts shelvesshould not include firing American 
  workers and moving to China. I for one dont mind paying a bit more, if it 
  helps the economy and local mom and pop stores. I love walking around 
  little areas of stores fronts. I know a hat might be cheaper at Walmart, 
  but the day of fun was worth it.  When Walmat moves in, they close 
  down. Our city is now trying to redevelop their tiny downtown area.  
  Building many townhouses, small shops, restaurants. Trying to make it a 
  small urban area. Where you can live, and walk to all the stores you need. 
  Its a very cute and fun area. If Malmart moves in, it would close many of 
  the store and soon have empty buildings again. Its all a quality of life 
  issue. You like quick one stop shopping I like looking around, going to 
  corner farmers markets and looking through stores in a shopping village. 
  Its fine to have both, but Malmart wants to be The Only J. Leave at least a few corners for the little guys 
   
  Greg 
   
   
  
   
  
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
  Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 12:45 PM 
  To: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Wal-Mart 
   
  Americans are jobless because they won't work for the same 
  wages. 
  I think all US-WALMART employees pay US taxes.   If you mean 
  the Chinese workers,  NO Chinese worker pays US tax

Re: [QUAD-L] Wal-Mart




Nobody moves or works in Chicago without 
passing through the Daley machine.  It's not what you know, it's who you 
know.

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 4:41 
  PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Wal-Mart
  
  
  In a message dated 7/15/2006 4:30:11 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
  Well you can always refuse to work there 
and holdout for another job that pays higher wages and better 
benefits.  It's the American way.
  
  LOL, It's also known in the Midwest as the Chicago Way.  Houston, 
  tell everyone what I mean by that.
  W

Re: [QUAD-L] Wal-Mart




Well you can always refuse to work there and 
holdout for another job that pays higher wages and better benefits.  It's 
the American way.  No one is forced to work there for those minimum 
wages.  Because teenagers refuse to work at fast food restaurants in our 
suburban communities for such low wages, McDonald's and Burger King now pay 
between $7.30 and eight dollars an hour.  Wal-Mart offers jobs to people 
who otherwise would have no income at all.  If you ever took a job at a 
mom-and-pop store, you will find that they offer the same pay scale and probably 
the same benefits if not less as Wal-Mart.

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  RollinOn 
  To: Greg ; tahouston 
  Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 4:15 
  PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Wal-Mart
  
  

  
 Yes you're right poor people don't pay taxes and the most 
common job in walmart is a sales associate which pays less than poverty 
wages and the second most common job a cashier pays even less.
This leaves the majority of people that work for the largest 
company in the world living below poverty and 46% of their children 
are uninsured or on public assistance so how can this be good 
for communities?
How can the largest company on the planet have the most people 
on public assistance?
 
 
Mark 
 
---Original 
Message---
 
    
    From: tahouston
Date: 07/15/06 
15:45:01
To: Greg
Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] 
Wal-Mart
 
If Wal-Mart moves into your community, 
the community can vote it out by continuing to shop at the mom-and-pop 
stores.  If you took the average wage of the so-called illegal 
immigrants sweeping the floors at night, they still would not be paying 
taxes.  Sometimes Americans forget that poor people do not pay 
taxes.  Most people in the lower tax brackets get between 90 to 
100% refund.  There can be a Wal-Mart in the neighborhood and you 
can still continue to shop where ever you would like.
 
Most Americans live hurried lives.  
They enjoy the cheap prices and a one-stop shop.  As I was driving 
by the Ford Motor Company assembly plant in Illinois, I notice most of 
the employee cars in the parking lot were foreign-made.  We all say 
we would like to invest into American products but deep down inside we 
refuse to pay the higher prices.
 
T. Houston C5 C6

- Original Message - 
From: 
Greg 
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com 
Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 1:47 
PM
Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] 
Wal-Mart


No one should 
be forced to hire someone or sell something. But not all Malmart 
employees pay taxes. They have been busted a number of times paying 
illegals to clean up at night off the books. The rues you mentioned to 
get on Malmarts shelvesshould not include firing American workers and 
moving to China. I for one dont mind 
paying a bit more, if it helps the economy and local mom and pop stores. 
I love walking around little areas of stores fronts. I know a hat 
might be cheaper at Walmart, but the day of fun was worth it.  When 
Walmat moves in, they close down. Our city is now trying to redevelop 
their tiny downtown area.  Building many townhouses, small shops, 
restaurants. Trying to make it a small urban area. Where you can live, 
and walk to all the stores you need. Its a very cute and fun area. If 
Malmart moves in, it would close many of the store and soon have empty 
buildings again. Its all a quality of life issue. You like quick one 
stop shopping I like looking around, going to corner farmers markets 
and looking through stores in a shopping village. Its fine to have 
both, but Malmart wants to be The Only J. Leave at 
least a few corners for the little guys

Greg






From: 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 12:45 
PMTo: 
quad-list@eskimo.comSubject: Re: [QUAD-L] 
Wal-Mart




Americans 
are jobless because they won't work for the same 
wages.

I 
think all US-WALMART employees pay US taxes.   If you mean the 
Chinese workers,  NO Chinese worker pays US taxes.   
American companies can get on WALMART's shelves, they just have to 
follow Walmart's rules.   The internet is also as

Re: [QUAD-L] Wal-Mart




If Wal-Mart moves into your community, the 
community can vote it out by continuing to shop at the mom-and-pop stores.  
If you took the average wage of the so-called illegal immigrants sweeping the 
floors at night, they still would not be paying taxes.  Sometimes Americans 
forget that poor people do not pay taxes.  Most people in the lower tax 
brackets get between 90 to 100% refund.  There can be a Wal-Mart in the 
neighborhood and you can still continue to shop where ever you would 
like.
 
Most Americans live hurried lives.  They 
enjoy the cheap prices and a one-stop shop.  As I was driving by the Ford 
Motor Company assembly plant in Illinois, I notice most of the employee cars in 
the parking lot were foreign-made.  We all say we would like to invest into 
American products but deep down inside we refuse to pay the higher 
prices.
 
T. Houston C5 C6

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Greg 
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 1:47 
  PM
  Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Wal-Mart
  
  
  No one should be 
  forced to hire someone or sell something. But not all Malmart employees pay 
  taxes. They have been busted a number of times paying illegals to clean up at 
  night off the books. The rues you mentioned to get on Malmarts 
  shelvesshould not include firing American workers and moving to 
  China. I for one dont mind paying 
  a bit more, if it helps the economy and local mom and pop stores. I love 
  walking around little areas of stores fronts. I know a hat might be cheaper 
  at Walmart, but the day of fun was worth it.  When Walmat moves in, they 
  close down. Our city is now trying to redevelop their tiny downtown 
  area.  Building many townhouses, small shops, restaurants. Trying to make 
  it a small urban area. Where you can live, and walk to all the stores you 
  need. Its a very cute and fun area. If Malmart moves in, it would close many 
  of the store and soon have empty buildings again. Its all a quality of life 
  issue. You like quick one stop shopping I like looking around, going to 
  corner farmers markets and looking through stores in a shopping village. Its 
  fine to have both, but Malmart wants to be The Only J. Leave at least a 
  few corners for the little guys
   
  Greg
   
   
  
  
  
  
  From: 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 12:45 
  PMTo: 
  quad-list@eskimo.comSubject: 
  Re: [QUAD-L] Wal-Mart
   
  
  
  
  Americans 
  are jobless because they won't work for the same 
  wages.
  
  I think 
  all US-WALMART employees pay US taxes.   If you mean the Chinese 
  workers,  NO Chinese worker pays US taxes.   American companies 
  can get on WALMART's shelves, they just have to follow Walmart's 
  rules.   The internet is also as great place to hawk one's 
  wares.  Bossing Walmart around is a poor substitute for smarting up and 
  beating them at their own game.  
  
  Are you 
  suggesting that Walmart should dismiss all foreign labor and hire only 
  American workers at whatever the Americans will consent to work for because 
  that's the loyal thing to do?  You think they should voluntarily or be 
  forced to hire expensive labor and live with the losses?  Are you ready 
  to pay more for everything on the shelves at 
  Walmart? 
  
  After 
  forcing Walmart to do the loyal thing, will you go after the oil industry to 
  roll back prices to the 1950 level?  They are both in the fantasy realm 
  you know.
  
  Dave

Fw: [QUAD-L] ZABA SEARCH

2006-07-14 Thread tahouston




I have used zabasearch to find phone 
numbers, addresses, previous addresses, possible names and addresses of 
relatives of that person, criminal records, divorce and marriage records, 
etc.  The more money you pay, the more information they will give 
you.
 
 
- Original Message - 
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; quad-list@eskimo.com 
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] ZABA SEARCH

What kinds of things, will they look up?where is this 
located.Dana

Re: [QUAD-L] ZABA SEARCH

2006-07-14 Thread tahouston




Zabasearch is only free if the 
person is listed in the public phone directory.  You can get more records 
for a small fee.

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  
  To: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 2:52 PM
  Subject: [QUAD-L] ZABA SEARCH
  
  Nope its a free site
   
   
  Penny.

[QUAD-L] Paralyzed man moves computer cursor through thought

2006-07-12 Thread tahouston







Paralyzed man moves computer cursor through thought 



 

A Paralyzed man using a new brain sensor has been able to move a computer 
cursor, open e-mail and control a robotic device simply by thinking about doing 
it, a team of scientists said on Wednesday. 
They believe the BrainGate sensor, which involves implanting 
electrodes in the brain, could offer new hope to people Paralyzed by injuries or 
illnesses.
"This is the first step in an ongoing clinical trial of a device that is 
encouraging for its potential to help people with paralysis," Dr Leigh Hochberg, 
of Massachusetts General Hospital, said in an interview.
The 25-year-old man who suffered paralysis of all four limbs three years 
earlier completed tasks such moving a cursor on a screen and controlling a 
robotic arm.
He is the first of four patients with spinal cord injuries, muscular 
dystrophy, stroke or motor neurone disease testing the brain-to-movement system 
developed by Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems Inc in Massachusetts.
"This is the dawn of major neurotechnology where the ability to take signals 
out of the brain has taken a big step forward. We have the ability to put 
signals into the brain but getting signals out is a real challenge. I think this 
represents a landmark event," said Professor John Donoghue of Brown University 
in Rhode Island and the chief scientific officer of Cyberkinetics.
The scientists implanted a tiny silicon chip with 100 electrodes into an area 
of the brain responsible for movement. The activity of the cells was recorded 
and sent to a computer which translated the commands and enabled the patient to 
move and control the external device.
"This part of the brain, the motor cortex, which usually sends its signals 
down the spinal cord and out to the limbs to control movement, can still be used 
by this participant to control an external device, even after years had gone by 
since his spinal cord injury," added Hochberg, a co-author of the study 
published in the journal Nature.
Although it is not the first time brain activity has been used to control a 
cursor, Stephen Scott of Queen's University in Ontario, Canada said it advances 
the technology.
"This research suggests that implanted prosthetics are a viable approach for 
assisting severely impaired individuals to communicate and interact with the 
environment," he said in a commentary in the journal.
In a separate study, researchers from Stanford University Schools of Medicine 
and Engineering described a faster way to process signals from the brain to 
control a computer or prosthetic device.
"Our research is starting to show that, from a performance perspective, this 
type of prosthetic system is clinically viable," Stephen Ryu, an assistant 
professor of neurosurgery at Stanford, said in as statement. 
 










   What is faith? It is the confident assurance 
that something we want is going to happen. It is the certainty that what we hope 
for is waiting for us, even though we cannot see it up ahead.(Hebrews 
11:1)
O Luv 
1

[QUAD-L] Just One hundred years ago

2006-07-09 Thread tahouston

The
year 1906, A Reminder![Image removed]THE YEAR 1906This will boggle your mind, I know it did
mine!??The year is 1906.One hundred years ago.What a difference
a century makes!Here are some of the U.S. statistics for the Year 1906:The average life expectancy in the
U.S. was
47 years.Only
14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub.Only 8 percent of the
homes had a telephone.A three-minute call from Denver to ! New York City
cost eleven dollars.There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144
miles of paved roads.The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10
mph.Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily
popula! ted than California.With a mere 1.4 million people, California
was only the 21st most populous state in the Union.The tallest structure
in the world was the Eiffel Tower!?The average wage in the U.S. was
22 cents per
hour.The average
U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year.A competent accountant could expect to earn $2,000 per year, a
dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and
a mechanicalengineer about $5,000 per year.More than 95 percent of all births
in the U.S. took place at home.Ninety
percent of all U.S. doctors had no college education.Instead, they
attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press
and by the government as "substandard." !The first textbook on
chiropractic was published. Sugar cost four cents a pound.Eggs were fourteen cents a
dozen.Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg yolks for
shampoo.??Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering
into their country for any reason.Five leading causes of death in t! he
U.S. ? were:1. Pneumonia and influenza2. Tuberculosis?3.
Diarrhea4. Heart disease5. StrokeThe American flag had
45 stars.Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska hadn't been
admitted to the Union yet.The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was
only 30 !!!Crossword puzzles, canned
beer, and ice tea hadn't been invented yet.There was no Mother's Day or
Father's Day.Two out of every 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or
write.Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high
school.Marijuana, he! roin, and morphine were all available over the
counter at the local co rner drugstores.Back then pharmacist said, "Heroin
clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and
bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."?
(Shocking!)Eighteen percent of households in the U.S. had at least one
full-time servant or domestic help.There were about 230 reported murders in the ! entire
U.S.SO, to think I forwarded this
from someone else without typing it myself, and sent it to you in a matter of
seconds!Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.It's
StaggeringMay you be in heaven 30 minutes before the devil knows you
are dead.

Re: [QUAD-L] Run of the Bulls produces another Quad

2006-07-07 Thread tahouston




I heard that he was paralyzed from the 
waist down.
 
T. Houston C5 C6

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  To: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 8:02 PM
  Subject: [QUAD-L] Run of the Bulls 
  produces another Quad
  
  Did anyone else hear about the bull run yesterday and someone in the race 
  getting hit and is now a Quad?
   
  Hoping to get more details and will advise.
   
  W

[QUAD-L] Retirement Living

2006-07-03 Thread tahouston




 
Subject: Retirement Living Date: Wed, 28 Jun 
2006 22:03:16 -0700




   
   
  Howdy
   
  Hope "Ya'all"  are 
  ready, Thursday the days start getting shorter.
  First thing "Ya" know, 
  the ole snow balls will be flying.
  How's that for some 
  depressing news?
   
  Maybe the following will 
  cheer "Ya" up a bit?
  I think it offends just 
  about everybody?
   
  Toodle for 
  now
  Marilyn & 
  Jim
   
  
  
  As we all 
  know, sometimes we come face to face with the fact that it may be time to 
  relocate. The big question is: where to? Here are some tips. 
  You can live in Phoenix, Arizona wher! 
  e. 1. You are willing to 
  park 3 blocks away because you found shade. 2. You've experienced 
  condensation on your butt from the hot water in the toilet bowl. 3. You 
  can drive for 4 hours in one direction and never leave town. 4. You have 
  over 100 recipes for Mexican food. 5. You know that "dry heat" is 
  comparable to what hits you in the face when you open your oven door. 6. 
  The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!! 
  
  You can Live in California where... 1. You make over $250,000 and you still 
  can't afford to buy a house. 2. The fastest part of your commute is going 
  down your driveway. 3. You know how to eat an artichoke. 4. You drive 
  your rented Mercedes to your neighborhood block party. 5. When someone 
  asks you how far something is, you tell them how long it will take to get 
  there rather than how many miles away it is. 
  You 
  can Live in New York City where... 
  1. You say 
  "the city" and expect everyone to know you mean Manhattan. 
  2. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from 
  Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can't find Wisconsin on a map. 3.You think Central Park is "nature," 4. You believe that being able to swear at people in 
  their own language makes you multi-lingual. 5. 
  You've worn out a car horn. 6. You think eye 
  contact is an act of aggression. 
  You can Live in Maine where... 1. You only have four spices: salt, 
  pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco. 2. Halloween costumes fit over parkas. 
  3. You have more than one recipe for moose. 4. Sexy lingerie is 
  anything flannel with less than eight buttons. 5. The four seasons are: 
  winter, still winter, almost winter, and construction. 
  You can Live in the Deep South where... 
  1. You can rent a 
  movie and buy bait in the same store. 2. "y'all" is singular and "all 
  y'all" is plural. 3. "He needed killin' " is a valid defense 5. 
  Everyone has 2 first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Mary Sue, Betty Jean, MARY 
  BETH, etc. You can live in Colorado where... 
  1. You carry your 
  $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car. 2. You tell your husband to pick 
  up Granola on his way home and he stops at the day care center. 3. A pass 
  does not involve a football or dating. 4. The top of your head is bald, 
  but you still have a pony tail. You can live in the 
  Midwest where... 1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor 
  knows your name. 2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass 
  a tractor. 3. You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day. 
  4. You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?" 5. When 
  asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was different!" 
  AND You can live in Florida where.. 
  1. You eat 
  dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon. 2. All purchases include a coupon of some 
  kind -- even houses and cars. 3. Everyone can recommend an excellent 
  dermatologist. 4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state. 
  5. Cars in front of you are often driven by headless people. 
    (Love this one).6. The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and 
  snowbirds. 
  
Tim...

Re: [QUAD-L] Hello

2006-07-03 Thread tahouston




Hola Angelique, I'm Tom Houston from Bellwood 
Il,  C5-6 from auto accident in May, 1994 my fault, sleep driving, ran 
off road. single car accident.  Welcome!!

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Angelique Novak 
  
  To: Quad List 
  Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 10:54 
AM
  Subject: [QUAD-L] Hello
  Hi everybody-    I'm Angelique Novak, 
  ventilator dependent quadriplegic from a spinalcord injury at the levels 
  of C1 & C2.  A wonderful man who shares mycondition turned me on 
  to this list.    I'm 25, in MN, and live at home with my 
  parents.  My injury happenedin August of 1994, I was hit by a 
  negligent man driving his car at over55mph, while crossing the road on my 
  bike.  He was at fault.    I just wanted to introduce 
  myself to everyone.-Angelique Novak

Re: [QUAD-L] Who lives where?

2006-06-27 Thread tahouston




Hey Stunt, my best friend lives on Columbia 
about 1 mi off 80 94 Xpressway
 
Tom Houston c5 c6

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Tim Thompson 
  
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 4:21 
PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Who lives 
  where?
  Hammond, IN 30mi from Chicago.Where I've been is way more 
  interesting.StuntOn 6/26/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
  wrote:>> Hi All,>  I was 
  wondering if anybody from this list lives near me. I'm in> 
  Parsippany   New Jersey, 10 miles from Kessler 
  Institute.>   Where do you all live any 
  way?>    
Bobbie

Re: [QUAD-L] Who lives where?

2006-06-27 Thread tahouston




Bellwood, Il  7 mi west of 
Chicago
 
Tom Houston

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Silas 
  
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 4:13 PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Who lives 
  where?
  
  South West Virginia, right in the 
  tip about a hr to Kentucky.  
  Silas 
  
- Original Message - 
From: 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com 
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 1:59 
PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Who lives 
where?

Silas, 
Where is that? I'm in northern Virginia! Just off the beltway. 
Sandy

[QUAD-L] Health Care

2006-06-17 Thread tahouston




 

Health Care > 
> > > This would be really 
funny were it not so true. > 
> > Health Care 
> > Two patients limp into two 
different medical clinics with the same 
> complaint. > 
> Both have trouble walking and appear 
to require a hip replacement. 
> > The first patient is 
examined within the hour, is x-rayed the 
same > day and has a time booked for surgery 
the following week. 
> > The second sees his family 
doctor after waiting a week for an > 
appointment, then waits eighteen weeks to see a specialist, 
then gets an > x-ray, which isn't reviewed for another 
month and finally has his > surgery 
scheduled for a year from then. > 
> Why the different treatment for the 
two patients? > 
> > > 
> > The first is a Golden 
Retriever. > 
> The second is a Senior Citizen 
> 
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Re: [QUAD-L] Traveling with a disability

2006-06-14 Thread tahouston




On the C5 C6  quad male and my wife did it for 
years.  For times like this, you're better half should be able to step up 
to the plate and take care of business.
 
T. Houston C5 C6

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Michelle 
  Ritter 
  To: Quad ListServ 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 3:48 
PM
  Subject: [QUAD-L] Traveling with a 
  disability
  Hi! I'm a C-5 quad and want to start traveling with my husband. 
  My problem is the dreaded "BP". My husband does not do this for me... I have a 
  PCA and mom that helps with this. However, we'd love to travel alone. Does 
  anyone have any good solutions about how this could be handled? I'd love to 
  hear from quad women but any opinion would be greatly appreciated. 
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Re: [QUAD-L] I'm kinda new here

2006-06-08 Thread tahouston




I had the same thoughts too.  I had grand 
illusions of running into or letting a moving car run into myself while sitting 
in the road in my wheelchair.  Then, two thoughts crossed my mind, the 
thought of the guilt the driver would have if I died or not dying at all and 
being more disabled than I am now.
 
T. Houston C5-C6

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  RollinOn 
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; quad-list@eskimo.com ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 11:52 
  AM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] I'm kinda new 
  here
  
  

  
That's funny you said that Dana, I had the same thought that I'd 
roll myself out in front of a semi.
 
 
Mark 
 
---Original 
Message---
 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 06/07/06 
18:15:02
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] 
I'm kinda new here
 

 
Hi Barbara,
 
I'm glad you found this list, I did know did not know about it, 
when I was in new injury as I did not have the computer until 85 and not 
connected to the Internet until 2003 .  I'm not even sure when this 
was started, maybe someone can tell us. I could never thank Jim Lubin 
enough for starting this list.  I'm not married, but still looking, 
I have no children, just a 4.1 pound female yourkie named Zoe.  
There is still life after SCI. Feel free to talk to us about anything, 
as I'm sure someone will be able to answer questions you may have and 
share their experiences. . I remember feeling hopeless, after I returned 
from rehab, I wanted to drive in front of a semi, but I figured with my 
luck, I would not die, I would just be more disabled.
 
Thank you for joining our list
Dana ( C4-5, 31 years post, 52, KC suburb 
in Kansas)
 
Hello Barbara,  

Welcome to the quad list, this list of 
people are great!  Just ask anything and someone has been there, I 
know exactly what your going through.  Theres life after sci!  

Silas 

- Original Message - 
From: 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
To: quad-list@eskimo.com 
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 4:29 
PM
Subject: [QUAD-L] I'm kinda new 
here

Hi, I don't know if this is right but I need to 
ask a question about living, or should I say existing, as a quad? I'm a 
bit intimidated about how long some of you have been quads. I was in a 
car accident July 4 2005 and I'm c 5 & 19 yrs old. I don't 
think I want to live 10, 20, 30 or 40 years like this? How do you guys 
do it? I'm so overwhelmed and scared. What am I sopo to do with my life 
like this? Are any of you guys married or have children? 
  Barbara

Re: [QUAD-L] Re-instating rehab

2006-06-01 Thread tahouston




Marion Joy in Wheaton Illinois has a great 
facility for rehab.  A rehab doctor once informed me that the only way they 
would write a prescription for reinstating rehab would be if the patient showed 
signs of level changing.  For example, if you had no triceps and one arm 
and all of a sudden a little triceps action appeared.  They would then 
recommend rehab to further develop that muscle.  If you are physically 
healthy and appear to be losing some functions then rehab can be 
recommended.  If you want to be reinstated just to stay physically fit and 
not lose what you are ready have then rehab is not recommended.
 
T. Houston C5-C6

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Susan Johnson 
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 9:15 
  PM
  Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Re-instating 
  rehab
  
  
  I can not think of 
  the name right now (I cant believe I cant think of it, he was there for a 
  year), my head is spinning, but they got him in and out in three hours.  
  They said his heart wouldnt take a fusion procedure and put him in a 
  Philadelphia 
  brace and said it would heal itself.  He lives in Naperville IL and did 
  some incredible rehab in Wheaton.
   
  
  
  
  
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 7:01 
  PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 
  quad-list@eskimo.comSubject: 
  Re: [QUAD-L] Re-instating rehab
   
  
  
  What hospital is he 
  at?
  
  W
  
   
  
  In a message dated 
  6/1/2006 8:59:45 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  writes:
  
I was wondering if 
anyone has had their rehab reinstated by Medicaid or Medicare?  My 
fathers first accident resulted in a C3, C4 break and he did well with 
rehab.  He has recently fallen, again, and broke C6.  They arent 
recommending any rehab although he would be a very good candidate.  Do 
you have any information that could help him?  Hes 69 and I feel like 
the doctors are acting like hes too old, but he 
isnt.
 
We would appreciate 
any advice.
 
Thanks,
 
Susan

Re: [QUAD-L] my flap surgery

2006-05-29 Thread tahouston




I shift by leaning forward to touch my 
toes, lowering my arm rests to lean left and right to the floor.  
Sometimes I get lazy and after too many hours up, I have to compensate by 
remaining in bed 36 - 48 hours.
 
T. Houston

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 11:04 AM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] my flap 
  surgery
  
  What an enormous co-pay.  Insurance, those are really weird, because 
  if we have insurance.  Medicare will pay nothing.  It doesn't seem 
  right.  You should be able to get a wheelchair like that.  Contact 
  your local independent living Center.  Mine is trying to find me a backup 
  care from someone who died or something like that.  I forgot what her 
  title is what she does deals with durable medical equipment.  She has no 
  one to find the one yet, but it doesn't hurt to try.
   
  You need one so desperately, how do you do weight shifts?
   
  Dana

Re: [QUAD-L] my flap surgery

2006-05-29 Thread tahouston




Not yet!  I was fitted for one the 
they informed me of the $2900 co-pay so I will have to wait awhile./  Since 
my divorce, my disability check covers mortgage and utilites, not akot of room 
for much else.
 
T Houston

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 10:47 PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] my flap 
  surgery
  
  Now You Have a Tilt in Space?  That Is great.  I wonder why it 
  took them so long to decide that you needed that?  I hope you don't get 
  any more!Dana

Re: [QUAD-L] my flap surgery

2006-05-28 Thread tahouston




The type of bed that I was lying in 
allowed me to lie on any side or my butt without being turned.  Working 
with an OT and a PT, I reinforced upper dressing skills, dental hygiene and 
shaving, and washing my upper body independently in front of a face bowl.  
As time went on I get on the elevated mat and practice my balance while sitting 
on the edge of the mat, remove my hands in my shoes while sitting up in long 
sitting, and self transferring so that I would not create another bed sore on my 
butt from neglect of not having any one to help me into bed.
 
I am not strong enough to do effective 
pressure reliefs in my electric chair and my original PT had me opt out on a 
tilt chair.
 
T. Houston C5-C6

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Stacy Harim 
  To: tahouston 
  Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 5:30 PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] my flap 
  surgery
  
  
  What kind of rehab did you get while laying on your side of stomach? or 
  did you have to lay on your side.  Thankfully my sore is smaller than 
  that. It's less than 2cm wide and long, however, it's almost 8cm deep
  
- Original Message - 
From: tahouston 
To: Stacy Harim 
Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com 
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 5:28 
PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] my flap 
surgery

I had a flap surgery done in February 
2001 one my rear end.  I was in the hospital for a day and a half was 
released to a rehab hospital where I stayed on bed rest for three months on 
a clinictron bed.  Somewhere near the sixth or seventh week I was 
allowed to sit in the chair gradually increasing my times from one-hour to 
four hours per day.  The sore on my butt was deep enough to hide a 
baseball.  I was told the coccyx bone was in view.  However, there 
was no other cutting on my body.  I enjoyed the nursing rehab because I 
was fed three meals a day, bathed and showered regularly, received physical 
therapy while I was there and additional occupational therapy also and was 
treated like a king (well may be like a prince).  It was almost like 
mini vacation.
 
T. Houston C5-C6

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Stacy Harim 
  To: disabledofamerica ; Quad-List 
  Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 2:53 
  PM
  Subject: [QUAD-L] my flap 
  surgery
  
  OK, so I finally decided to go for the flap and it is on Wed.  
  I'm really nervous.  The sore is tiny but deep so he is cutting my 
  leg to move the muscle to the sore which is almost to my butt.  

   
  So I have questions.  I didn't realize how much he's going to 
  cut me.  He said he is going to cut a v then a straight line towards 
  my knee which is a long cut.  I dont have feeling but I do feel the 
  pain from this sore and I have a bad reaction from morphine through IV so 
  I'm scared of the pain and healing time.  The doc says about a 
  month.  Have any of you gone through anything similar to this?  
  Also the sore is on my left side and in the past my bowel program only 
  worked on that side.  I'm concerned about that as well with all of 
  those staples in my leg.  
   
  Any advice or information I might be missing out on I would love 
  it.  My bday is July 3 and I would love to be healed by then.  I 
  am staying in the hospital one to two weeks then coming home.  My 
  neighbor who helps me with the waiver is going to make sure I have 
  meals.  She only works a minimal amount of time with me but between 
  her and her mom, they are going to make sure I'm taken care of.  
  THANK GOD I DONT HAVE TO GO TO A REHAB OR NURSING FACILITY.  
  Whenever I go for testing at the hospital the staff is really nice so I 
  hope the nurses are as well.
   
  Oh and if you pray I would appreciate them,
   
  Stacy.

Re: [QUAD-L] my flap surgery

2006-05-28 Thread tahouston




I had a flap surgery done in February 
2001 one my rear end.  I was in the hospital for a day and a half was 
released to a rehab hospital where I stayed on bed rest for three months on a 
clinictron bed.  Somewhere near the sixth or seventh week I was allowed to 
sit in the chair gradually increasing my times from one-hour to four hours per 
day.  The sore on my butt was deep enough to hide a baseball.  I was 
told the coccyx bone was in view.  However, there was no other cutting on 
my body.  I enjoyed the nursing rehab because I was fed three meals a day, 
bathed and showered regularly, received physical therapy while I was there and 
additional occupational therapy also and was treated like a king (well may be 
like a prince).  It was almost like mini vacation.
 
T. Houston C5-C6

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Stacy Harim 
  To: disabledofamerica ; Quad-List 
  
  Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 2:53 PM
  Subject: [QUAD-L] my flap surgery
  
  OK, so I finally decided to go for the flap and it is on Wed.  I'm 
  really nervous.  The sore is tiny but deep so he is cutting my leg to 
  move the muscle to the sore which is almost to my butt.  
   
  So I have questions.  I didn't realize how much he's going to cut 
  me.  He said he is going to cut a v then a straight line towards my knee 
  which is a long cut.  I dont have feeling but I do feel the pain from 
  this sore and I have a bad reaction from morphine through IV so I'm scared of 
  the pain and healing time.  The doc says about a month.  Have any of 
  you gone through anything similar to this?  Also the sore is on my left 
  side and in the past my bowel program only worked on that side.  I'm 
  concerned about that as well with all of those staples in my leg.  
   
  Any advice or information I might be missing out on I would love 
  it.  My bday is July 3 and I would love to be healed by then.  I am 
  staying in the hospital one to two weeks then coming home.  My neighbor 
  who helps me with the waiver is going to make sure I have meals.  She 
  only works a minimal amount of time with me but between her and her mom, they 
  are going to make sure I'm taken care of.  THANK GOD I DONT HAVE TO GO 
  TO A REHAB OR NURSING FACILITY.  Whenever I go for testing at the 
  hospital the staff is really nice so I hope the nurses are as well.
   
  Oh and if you pray I would appreciate them,
   
  Stacy

Re: [QUAD-L] Hi, everybody

2006-05-26 Thread tahouston

Title: Re: [QUAD-L] Hi, everybody



Hey Houston originally from Gary, Indiana, then 
to Indianapolis Indiana, and now to St. Louis Missouri.  This is T. Houston 
originally from Gary Indiana who has a sister in Indianapolis Indiana and whose 
favorite Aunt lives in St. Louis Missouri on the north side of town near Natural 
Bridge Street.  Most of the homes in my aunts neighborhood are built on 
such high hills from the sidewalk, how do you handle it.
 
T. Houston C5-C6 complete

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Houston809 
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; quadlist 
  
  Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 3:12 PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Hi, everybody
  Loseta,Hi & welcome Im Houston originally 
  from Gary, In. just moved 2 St. Louis, Mo. 1 of the worse states 4 Medicaid :( 
  Im a C6/C7complete since Aug. 22, 1998On 5/24/06 11:19 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
  wrote:
  Hi, I'm c7 
from Chicago and new in this list. I hope we can share experiences, 
specially with people with my same injury.  Loseta

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[QUAD-L] When you spend your life worrying...........

2006-05-26 Thread tahouston




1.Worry is a misuse of the imagination.
2.When you spend your life worrying about how other people feel, 
you lose track of how you feel. 
 
 
3.Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the 
journey. 
 
 
4.What worries you, masters you 










   What is faith? It is the confident assurance 
that something we want is going to happen. It is the certainty that what we hope 
for is waiting for us, even though we cannot see it up ahead.(Hebrews 
11:1)
O Luv 
1

[QUAD-L] The rent you pay

2006-05-25 Thread tahouston




Subject: The rent you pay 

1.Don't worry that children never listen 
to you. Worry that they are always watching you.
 
 
2.Service is the rent you pay for room on 
this planet.
 
 
 
3.Life consists not in holding good cards, 
but in playing those you hold well.










   What is faith? It is the confident assurance 
that something we want is going to happen. It is the certainty that what we hope 
for is waiting for us, even though we cannot see it up ahead.(Hebrews 
11:1)

Re: [QUAD-L] Question for the group

2006-05-25 Thread tahouston




I don't mind the wait either.  I'm sure I 
can hold mine (via catherter) longer than they can hold theirs!
T Houston

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Dan 
  To: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 7:33 
PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Question for the 
  group
  Humm, I guess I see things different than you all on this one. 
  I don't equate Handicapped Stalls with Handicapped Parking. HP provides equal 
  access in that without them many disabled people - especially those who cannot 
  walk or push themselves long distances - would not be able to use those 
  services. This would be a real hardship for them - us.HS on the other 
  hand is a necessity for the disabled in most cases but I see nothing wrong 
  with sharing it with the AB population. ABs have to wait their turn when all 
  the stalls are full, why can't we wait our turn if someone is using a HS? We 
  have no idea why an AB would use a HS. Maybe when they entered the restroom 
  all the other stalls were full. I guess I'm in the minority but I 
  don't mind waiting 5 minutes for someone to vacate a HS. I'm just glad there 
  IS one!Dan

[QUAD-L] Work

2006-05-18 Thread tahouston




Subject: Work

1.Let us realize that the privilege to work is a gift, that power 
to work is a blessing,that love of work is success. 
 
 
 
2.If you don't want to work you have to work to earn enough money 
so that you won't have to work. 
 
 
3.Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something 
else. 










   What is faith? It is the confident assurance 
that something we want is going to happen. It is the certainty that what we hope 
for is waiting for us, even though we cannot see it up ahead.(Hebrews 
11:1)

Re: [QUAD-L] Prescription drug plan

2006-05-05 Thread tahouston




I have Medicare backed up by Humana Gold 
Plus.  Last year I was paying $84 per month and this year they qualified me 
at zero dollars per month.  The only medication that I am on at this time 
is baclofen and my co-pay is $10 per prescription.  When I am prescribe 
antibiotics, my co-pay remains at $10 per prescription.  So far my largest 
out-of-pocket costs are medical equipment i.e. mattresses, wheelchair etc. 
Sometimes finding the right Dr. for certain surgeries could be a hangup.  
If it is an emergency any doctor will do providing the hospital/doctor notifies 
the insurance company or primary care doctor as soon as possible.  All of 
my medical supplies have been covered 100%.

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Dillon 
  Ewa 
  To: Houston809 
  Cc: quad-list 
  Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 9:07 
PM
  Subject: [QUAD-L] Prescription drug 
  plan
  
  Have all you signed up for the new prescription drug plan?  I am in 
  the process but want to know if any of you decided to keep your original 
  Medicare coverage or have you decided to enter into an HMO or PPO and two also 
  receive your prescription drug coverage through these companies.
  I only have the original Medicare plan right now but am suspicious 
  about the possibility that if I switch to an HMO or PPO I might be dropped 
  from coverage because of expenses due to my disability and more importantly 
  because of my disability.  Are any of you using an HMO for your medical 
  coverage and how has the gone?  Have your premiums remained affordable 
  and has your medical treatments suggested by your doctor been approved by your 
  HMO's?
   
  I know Medicare must accept my coverage and hospitals must accept all 
  treatments I need but I am very suspicious about switching to other insurance 
  companies.
  I would appreciate any and all comments any of you have that might 
  help me make my decision concerning the new prescription drug plan
   
  Thanks,
   
  Dillon
  Houston809 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
  I dont know if he lied. But 
if he did guess Ill have 2 go see him again. :) Prince isnt or hasnt gone 
Christian 3121 not as rowdy as 1999 but far from Christian. Still vintage 
PRINCE a true musical genius.On 5/3/06 4:14 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If he lied, it 
  was his last one since turning to Ultra Christian.  He had denounced 
  his past music and has advanced his new agenda to a much higher level. 
   That's the person formerly known a 
  P-rince.W  In a message dated 5/3/2006 3:25:42 
  PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  writes:
  Thnx 
Dave as the saying goes 90%  of break-ins is by someone thats been 
there B4. My daughters mother & her  boyfriend did it :( I 
truly enjoyed concert. Prince said was final tour. I  think he lied 
tho.

Re: Re[QUAD-L] Bowel Program

2006-04-28 Thread tahouston




2 hrs in bed for me
 
T Houston

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Zeraw 
  To: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 3:12 
PM
  Subject: Re[QUAD-L] Bowel Program
  
  it takes me 1hour to make sure i got it all out 
  ...seems to me you might be not taking enough time ..some ppl take up to 3 
  hours ..everyones different..try waiting a little while 20 min. and try again 
  ..after you think youre finished ..
   
  Zeraw T-10 T-11
  20Yrs post

Re: [QUAD-L] WHY DITROPAN

2006-04-26 Thread tahouston




You need a prescription for 
Ditropan?
 
T. Houston
 
 
 
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 5:06 PM

  Subject: [QUAD-L] WHY DITROPAN
  
  

  
 I was put on Ditropan right after my injury 26 
yrs ago.  Funny thing is ... is that I recall DRs prescribing it 
FOR STOPPING THE SWEATS AND GOOSEBUMPS AND 
NOT FOR BLADDER SPASMS.
 
I thought I didn't need it one time back in the 80s so 
went off it.  It wasn't 48 hours before the sweats and goosebumps 
were present.
 
 
 
 
So have been on it ever since.
 
NEVER HAD A PROBLEM  WITH CATHETER LEAKING.  
So the drug seems to be more of an autonomic nervous system 
drug.
 
Lori
 
---Original 
Message---
 

From: William Willis
Date: 04/26/06 
03:37:44
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: FW: Re: Fwd: 
[QUAD-L] About your eyes being tested
 
For 30 yrs. I would shake, sweatt, and shiver, and none of my 
doctors could
stop it. Four years ago I joined the quad-list and members 
suggested
ditropan. I told  my doc, he prescribed it, and I haven't 
sweat since. The
sad thing is none of my doctors told me about it.

Re: [QUAD-L] About your eyes being tested

2006-04-26 Thread tahouston




Funny, the left side of my body has been 
sweating and giving me chills for about 3 1/2 weeks now.  I hate it.  
I will be celebrating my 12 year anniversary May 6.  C5-C6 
complete
 
T. Houston 

   Original Message - 
  From: 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  To: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 3:31 
  PM
  Subject: Fwd: [QUAD-L] About your eyes 
  being tested
  
  
  In a message dated 4/25/2006 4:07:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, Bobbie299 
  writes:
  

He asked  me if I ever had different things happen 
  to 1 half of my body.  I told him that with my spinal injury I have 
  had sweating only on 1 half of it before.
 For the first 15 years I 
sweat, sometimes only on one half of my body. I sweat all through college 
with it dripping on my books and term papers - the kind of term papers you 
typed in a type writer and if it got "messed up" you had to type it all over 
again. And if you wanted two copies you put in a piece of carbon 
paper.
  Remember that you 
guys?   
   
Bobbie

Re: [QUAD-L] LOSING the Quad Gut!!!!!!!!!




I wear a very tightfitting abdominal binder with 
an oversize shirt.  What in the presence of others, I sit more erect in the 
chair causing my oversize shirt to drape over my Quad belly therefore hiding the 
bulge.  If I wear the correct size shirt or something quite tight, my belly 
is even more pronounced.
 
T. Houston

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  ~LittleQuad~ 
  To: Houston809 ; Stacy 
  Harim ; quadlist ; THouston 
  
  Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 7:05 
  PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] LOSING the Quad 
  Gut!
  wear firmer fitting clothes.if wear loose clothes gives 
  room to expand...if i wear sweats... i expand a 
  tad.Houston809 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
  wrote: 
  I lie down it disappears. Get 
in chair look like Im pregnant with twinz. Guess Im going 2 have 2 accept 
& live with it :)On 4/20/06 6:39 PM, "Stacy Harim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
I'm not a 
  quad but paralyzed right below my chest so I have no ab muscles.  I 
  also have a very long torso so my tummy looks big.  I lay down and 
  it's almost gone. Stacy
  - Original Message - 
 From: tahouston  
  To: quad-list@eskimo.com 
 Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 7:18 
 PM Subject: Fw: [QUAD-L] LOSING the Quad 
 Gut!- 
    Original Message -  From: tahouston  
  To: Brien  
  Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 6:18 
PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] LOSING the Quad 
Gut!  Quad belly or Quad 
gut has hardly  anything to do with diet.  It is the result of 
nonactive stomach muscles  not able to hold firmly your stomach, 
intestines, and other inner  organs.  Your stomach becomes 
very pronounced when sitting in the chair  because the weight of 
your upper torso pushing down on your muscle less  stomach causing 
your midsection to expand.  T. Houston
- Original Message - 
   From:  Brien  
    To: Houston809  
    Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; quadlist  
    Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 1:04 
   PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] LOSING the Quad 
   Gut! You  may benefit from Dr. 
  Pericone's book, The   Pericone Weight Loss Diet.  The 
  book treats nutrition at the cellular  level and offers 
  convincing evidence and strategies that developing health  at the 
  cellular level will provide a healthy platform for overall health. 
    http://www.nvperriconemd.com/ 
    I have completely changed what I  thought 
  WAS a healthy diet  and added all the recommended supplements to 
  my diet.  With  moderate exercise including free weights and 
  using a hand cycle to crank my  heart and cardio rate up (this 
   is the best device to substitute for  using our big leg 
  muscles to get cardio rate 
  up!)On Apr 
  18, 2006, at 2:44 PM, Houston809 
wrote: 
  I 
like 2 eat & I drink beers. Coronas is my  preferred beer. 
Now Im drinking Budweiser Select since being in STL. 
  Ive tried dieting or eating less seemed like I was 
continuously  tired & hungry. But nothing happened 2 
stomach. :(On  4/18/06 2:59 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  wrote: 
You 
  have to really eat light.  I eat 2% cheese and open 
   face sandwiches with lettuce and tomatoes. I drink Slim fast 
  twice a day  and just eat a regular meal in the evening. 
   I don't really eat  very much beef, only occasionally. 
   I mostly eat turkey, chicken,  fish, and I like lean 
  cuisine dinners occasionally.  They have a  great 
  macaroni and cheese lasagna in dark turkey with green beans. 
    When I wear it really feel like I want some comfort 
  food, I eat  the cream beef with the gravy like mixture over 
  light whole-wheat bread.  I don't eat a lot of bread or 
  potatoes, but a lot of fruits and  vegetables and a lot of 
  salads with light dressing which helped to fill  you up . I 
  do eat sweet potatoes with just promise, but I just found 
   another, that was a little more healthy (I will have to look 
  at that for  you) . I just started eating  Activia 
  yogurt, which is really good  and taking acidophilus everyday 
  .  I I was being bloated, but that  has has taken most 
  of it away.  I thought I had gained a lot of  weight, 
  but it makes my makes me fairly flat, although I have gained 
   some weight I am sure.  Another thing that helps with 
  bloating is

Re: [QUAD-L] LOSING the Quad Gut!!!!!!!!!




Have you ever seen the infomercials advertising 
an electronic waistband that exercises your muscles in your stomach to develop a 
sixpack?  You cannot increase muscle strength or muscle firmness by 
exercising muscles passively.  Can you strengthen your leg muscles by 
someone performing range of motion on them?  I think not!  Pulling 
yourself up in bed will definitely strengthen your biceps but will do nothing 
for your gut.  :-)

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  To: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 7:04 
  PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] LOSING the Quad 
  Gut!
  
  
  
   Hey Houston just my 2 cents but 
  your right i'm a very active c-5 c-6 quad I work out 5 times a week on my 
  uppertone weight machine in my garage and use my manual chair everywhere I go 
  and yes I have that budda belly lol i've tried tieing straps at the foot of 
  the bed and lay on my back and pull myself up kinda like a sit up didn't do 
  squat  but by useing my weight machine i've really managed to build up my 
  arms  biceps look great and i have little tri showing so i think it works 
  pretty good for your arms and chest anyway just my 2 cents.
  Ray c-5 c-6 incomplete 5yrs 
  AZ  -Original Message-----From: tahouston <tahouston@comcast.net>To: quad-list@eskimo.comSent: 
  Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:18:29 
  -0500Subject: Fw: [QUAD-L] LOSING the 
  Quad Gut!
  

  
  

   
  - Original Message - 
  From: tahouston 
  
  To: Brien 
  Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 6:18 PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] LOSING the Quad Gut!
  
  Quad belly or Quad gut has hardly 
  anything to do with diet.  It is the result of nonactive stomach muscles not able to hold firmly your 
  stomach, intestines, and other inner organs.  Your stomach becomes very 
  pronounced when sitting in the chair because the weight of your upper torso 
  pushing down on your muscle less stomach causing your midsection to 
  expand.
   
  T. Houston
  
- Original Message - 
From: 
Brien 
To: Houston809 
Cc: 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ; 
quadlist 
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 1:04 
PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] LOSING the Quad 
Gut!
You  may benefit from Dr. Pericone's book, The  Pericone Weight Loss Diet.  The book treats nutrition at 
the cellular level and offers convincing evidence and strategies that 
developing health at the cellular level will provide a healthy platform for 
overall health. 

http://www.nvperriconemd.com/ 

I have completely changed what 
I  thought WAS a healthy diet and added all the 
recommended supplements to my diet.  With moderate exercise 
including free weights and using a hand cycle to crank my heart and cardio rate up (this  is the best device 
to substitute for using our big leg muscles to get cardio rate up!)



On Apr 18, 2006, at 2:44 PM, Houston809 wrote:
I like 2 eat & I drink beers. Coronas is my preferred beer. Now I’m 
  drinking Budweiser Select since being in STL.  I’ve tried 
  dieting or eating less seemed like I 
  was continuously tired & hungry. But nothing happened 2 stomach. 
  :(On 4/18/06 2:59 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 
  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
  wrote:
  You have to really eat 
light.  I eat 2% cheese and open face sandwiches with lettuce and 
tomatoes. I drink Slim fast twice a day and 
just eat a regular meal in the evening.  I don't really eat 
very much beef, only occasionally.  I mostly eat turkey, chicken, 
fish, and I like lean cuisine dinners occasionally.  They have 
a great macaroni and cheese lasagna in dark turkey with green beans. 
 When I wear it really feel like I want some comfort food, I eat 
the cream beef with the gravy like 
mixture over light whole-wheat bread. I don't eat a lot of bread or potatoes, but a lot of fruits and vegetables and a 
lot of salads with light dressing which helped to fill you up . I do eat 
sweet potatoes with just promise, 
but I just found another, that was a little more healthy (I will have to 
look at that for you) . I just started eating  Activia yogurt, which is really good and 
taking acidophilus everyday . 
 I I was being bloated, but that has has taken most of it away. 
 I thought I had gained a lot of weight, but it makes my makes me 
fairly flat, although I have gained some weight I am sure.  Another 
thing that helps with bloating is gas x or one of the many similar 
products.  I take there a lot of vitamins.  I usually buy 
things that are reduced fat.  I do eat chips, trail mix , Kentucky 
fried chicken and other things that are not low in fat, but I eat in 
moderation, which is the key .

Re: [QUAD-L] LOSING the Quad Gut!!!!!!!!!




I was about 190 lbs. at the time of my accident, 
5 ft. 8 and worked out regularly at  a gym.  I had a pretty rockhard 
stomach but the first moment I sat in a wheelchair gravity played a nasty trick 
on my stomach.  My doctor told me to get used to it and all of the exercise 
in the world would not change it much.
 
T. Houston

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Danny 
  Hearn 
  To: Houston809 ; THouston ; 
  quadlist 
  
  Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 7:04 
  PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] LOSING the Quad 
  Gut!
   You are exactly correct Houston... the spinal 
  doctors told us that MOST quads will have a quad gut because stomach muscles 
  no longer work and  gravity.They told me no matter how much weight I lose 
  the quad gut will still remain. They said there are a few exceptions---such as 
  being very thin before accident and some peoples metabolism. SO__ Wear 
  your quad belly with pride  LOL 
  ;-)  Dan  
  c-6   8.8 years post.Houston809 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
  wrote: 
  Which is true. why do some 
Quads not have quad guts? Ive seen quads no stomachs. It seemed as if all 
the quads in murderball didnt have guts. I guess its like everything else 
each quad is different.
- 
  Original Message - From: tahouston  
   To: Brien  
   Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 6:18 PMSubject: 
  Re: [QUAD-L] LOSING the Quad Gut!Quad belly or Quad gut 
  has hardly anything to do with diet.  It is the result of nonactive 
  stomach muscles not able to hold firmly your stomach, intestines, and 
  other inner organs.  Your stomach becomes very pronounced when 
  sitting in the chair because the weight of your upper torso pushing down 
  on your muscle less stomach causing your midsection to 
  expand.T. Houston
  - Original Message - 
 From:  Brien  
  To: Houston809  
  Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; quadlist  
   Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 1:04 
 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] LOSING the Quad 
 Gut! You  may benefit from Dr. 
Pericone's book, The   Pericone Weight Loss Diet.  The 
book treats nutrition at the cellular  level and offers convincing 
evidence and strategies that developing health at  the cellular 
level will provide a healthy platform for overall health. 
  http://www.nvperriconemd.com/ 
  I have completely changed what I  thought 
WAS a healthy diet  and added all the recommended supplements to my 
diet.  With moderate  exercise including free weights and 
using a hand cycle to crank my heart and  cardio rate up (this 
 is the best device to substitute for using our big  leg 
muscles to get cardio rate 
up!)On Apr 
18, 2006, at 2:44 PM, Houston809 wrote: 
I like 
  2 eat & I drink beers. Coronas is my  preferred beer. Now Im 
  drinking Budweiser Select since being in STL.   Ive tried 
  dieting or eating less seemed like I was continuously tired 
   & hungry. But nothing happened 2 stomach. :(On 
  4/18/06 2:59  PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
   wrote: 
  You 
 have to really eat light.  I eat 2% cheese and open face 
sandwiches  with lettuce and tomatoes. I drink Slim fast twice 
a day and just eat a  regular meal in the evening.  I 
don't really eat very much beef, only  occasionally.  I 
mostly eat turkey, chicken, fish, and I like lean  cuisine 
dinners occasionally.  They have a great macaroni and cheese 
 lasagna in dark turkey with green beans.  When I wear it 
really feel  like I want some comfort food, I eat the cream 
beef with the gravy like  mixture over light whole-wheat bread. 
I don't eat a lot of bread or  potatoes, but a lot of fruits 
and vegetables and a lot of salads with  light dressing which 
helped to fill you up . I do eat sweet potatoes with  just 
promise, but I just found another, that was a little more healthy (I 
 will have to look at that for you) . I just started eating 
 Activia  yogurt, which is really good and taking 
acidophilus everyday .  I I  was being bloated, but that 
has has taken most of it away.  I thought  I had gained a 
lot of weight, but it makes my makes me fairly flat,  although 
I have gained some weight I am sure.  Another thing that 
 helps with bloating is gas x or one of the many similar 
products.  I  take there a lot of vitamins.  I 
usually buy things that are reduced  fat.  I do eat chips, 
trail mix , Kentucky fried chicken and other  things that are 
not

Re: [QUAD-L] LOSING the Quad Gut!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: [QUAD-L] LOSING the Quad Gut!



Most of the Quads in murderball end, after 
watcher their live interview on a television program, are quads with Incomplete 
injuries would sensation and motor movement far below their level of 
injury.  There was one guy who was interviewed who was technically a C5 C6 
but operated as a T9 T10.
 
When doctors label us, they label us by our 
point of injury.  That is why comparing your level of injury to someone 
else with the same level of injury is inconclusive.  I have a friend who 
was a C5 transfers himself into his convertible BMW along with his rigid 
chair.  I'm a C5 C6 incomplete and with all of the therapy in the world 
will not be able to accomplish the feats that he can.  My wife used to 
compare me with him and accuse me of not trying as hard.
 
T. Houston

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Houston809 
  To: THouston ; quadlist 
  
  Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 6:37 
  PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] LOSING the Quad 
  Gut!
  Which is 
  true. why do some Quads not have quad guts? Ive seen quads no stomachs. It 
  seemed as if all the quads in murderball didnt have guts. I guess its like 
  everything else each quad is different.
  - 
Original Message - From: tahouston  
 To: Brien  
 Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 6:18 PMSubject: 
Re: [QUAD-L] LOSING the Quad Gut!Quad belly or Quad gut 
has hardly anything to do with diet.  It is the result of nonactive 
stomach muscles not able to hold firmly your stomach, intestines, and other 
inner organs.  Your stomach becomes very pronounced when sitting in the 
chair because the weight of your upper torso pushing down on your muscle 
less stomach causing your midsection to expand.T. 
Houston
- 
  Original Message -  From:  Brien  
    To: Houston809  
    Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; quadlist  
     Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 1:04 
   PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] LOSING the Quad 
   Gut! You  may benefit from Dr. 
  Pericone's book, The   Pericone Weight Loss Diet.  The book 
  treats nutrition at the cellular  level and offers convincing 
  evidence and strategies that developing health at  the cellular level 
  will provide a healthy platform for overall health. 
    http://www.nvperriconemd.com/ 
    I have completely changed what I  thought WAS 
  a healthy diet  and added all the recommended supplements to my diet. 
   With moderate  exercise including free weights and using a hand 
  cycle to crank my heart and  cardio rate up (this  is the best 
  device to substitute for using our big  leg muscles to get cardio 
  rate up!)On 
  Apr 18, 2006, at 2:44 PM, Houston809 
wrote: 
  I like 2 
eat & I drink beers. Coronas is my  preferred beer. Now Im 
drinking Budweiser Select since being in STL.   Ive tried 
dieting or eating less seemed like I was continuously tired  & 
hungry. But nothing happened 2 stomach. :(On 4/18/06 2:59 
 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
 wrote: 
You 
   have to really eat light.  I eat 2% cheese and open face 
  sandwiches  with lettuce and tomatoes. I drink Slim fast twice a 
  day and just eat a  regular meal in the evening.  I don't 
  really eat very much beef, only  occasionally.  I mostly eat 
  turkey, chicken, fish, and I like lean  cuisine dinners 
  occasionally.  They have a great macaroni and cheese 
   lasagna in dark turkey with green beans.  When I wear it 
  really feel  like I want some comfort food, I eat the cream beef 
  with the gravy like  mixture over light whole-wheat bread. I 
  don't eat a lot of bread or  potatoes, but a lot of fruits and 
  vegetables and a lot of salads with  light dressing which helped 
  to fill you up . I do eat sweet potatoes with  just promise, but 
  I just found another, that was a little more healthy (I  will 
  have to look at that for you) . I just started eating  Activia 
   yogurt, which is really good and taking acidophilus everyday . 
   I I  was being bloated, but that has has taken most of it 
  away.  I thought  I had gained a lot of weight, but it makes 
  my makes me fairly flat,  although I have gained some weight I am 
  sure.  Another thing that  helps with bloating is gas x or 
  one of the many similar products.  I  take there a lot of 
  vitamins.  I usually buy things that are reduced  fat. 
   I do eat chips, trail mix , Kentucky fried chicken and other 
   things that are not low in fat, but I eat in moderation, which 
  is the key  .  When I go out to eat, I usually eat seafood, 
  turkey or chicken,  although I some

Fw: [QUAD-L] HOME EMPLOYMENT

- Original Message - 
From: tahouston 

To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] HOME EMPLOYMENT

Still you must be careful.  I had a 
tenant in my apartment building who applied for Internet job and got burned by 
the Bank.  She was sent money orders to cash into her account, take 10% of 
the money for her commission, and send the remaining money back to the Company 
in money order form.  While her money order was legit, the money order that 
was given to her was bogus therefore the Bank garnished her entire account and 
is suing her for the rest.

She also did the research and did not 
find them on the Better Business Bureau list or could not find them on any fraud 
sites either.

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  To: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 6:38 
  PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] HOME 
  EMPLOYMENT

  Dear Theo,
  It is a legit company and franchise. I think they need your bank account 
  number for the purpose of direct depositing your pay checks. It would have 
  said that on the form. Don't be afraid to ask questions. I hope you do well in 
  your ventures.

  john

  In a message dated 4/19/2006 11:20:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
  Hello fellow quads, I recently received an offer to work 
at home as an administrative assistant/ sales support representative for 
a company called 'Drop & Gain Int' hasanyone heard of this company? 
I checked out their web site www.dropngain.comand have looked for them 
on several of the fraud sites without any luck. Upuntil they asked me 
for a bank account number to pay me my salary I wasthinking that maybe 
they are legitimate, but now I am beginning to thinkthat it is a scam. 
Any info would be much appreciatedCheers Theo

Fw: [QUAD-L] LOSING the Quad Gut!!!!!!!!!

- Original Message - 
From: tahouston 

To: Brien 
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] LOSING the Quad Gut!

Quad belly or Quad gut has hardly anything 
to do with diet.  It is the result of nonactive stomach muscles not able to 
hold firmly your stomach, intestines, and other inner organs.  Your stomach 
becomes very pronounced when sitting in the chair because the weight of your 
upper torso pushing down on your muscle less stomach causing your midsection to 
expand.

T. Houston

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Brien 
  To: Houston809 
  Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; quadlist 

  Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 1:04 
  PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] LOSING the Quad 
  Gut!
  You  may benefit from Dr. Pericone's book, The  
  Pericone Weight Loss Diet.  The book treats nutrition at the cellular 
  level and offers convincing evidence and strategies that developing health at 
  the cellular level will provide a healthy platform for overall health. 

  http://www.nvperriconemd.com/ 

  I have completely changed what I  thought WAS a healthy diet 
  and added all the recommended supplements to my diet.  With moderate 
  exercise including free weights and using a hand cycle to crank my heart and 
  cardio rate up (this  is the best device to substitute for using our big 
  leg muscles to get cardio rate up!)

  On Apr 18, 2006, at 2:44 PM, Houston809 wrote:
  I like 2 eat & I drink beers. Coronas is my 
preferred beer. Now I’m drinking Budweiser Select since being in STL. 
 I’ve tried dieting or eating less seemed like I was continuously tired 
& hungry. But nothing happened 2 stomach. :(On 4/18/06 2:59 
PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
You 
  have to really eat light.  I eat 2% cheese and open face sandwiches 
  with lettuce and tomatoes. I drink Slim fast twice a day and just eat a 
  regular meal in the evening.  I don't really eat very much beef, only 
  occasionally.  I mostly eat turkey, chicken, fish, and I like lean 
  cuisine dinners occasionally.  They have a great macaroni and cheese 
  lasagna in dark turkey with green beans.  When I wear it really feel 
  like I want some comfort food, I eat the cream beef with the gravy like 
  mixture over light whole-wheat bread. I don't eat a lot of bread or 
  potatoes, but a lot of fruits and vegetables and a lot of salads with 
  light dressing which helped to fill you up . I do eat sweet potatoes with 
  just promise, but I just found another, that was a little more healthy (I 
  will have to look at that for you) . I just started eating  Activia 
  yogurt, which is really good and taking acidophilus everyday .  I I 
  was being bloated, but that has has taken most of it away.  I thought 
  I had gained a lot of weight, but it makes my makes me fairly flat, 
  although I have gained some weight I am sure.  Another thing that 
  helps with bloating is gas x or one of the many similar products.  I 
  take there a lot of vitamins.  I usually buy things that are reduced 
  fat.  I do eat chips, trail mix , Kentucky fried chicken and other 
  things that are not low in fat, but I eat in moderation, which is the key 
  .  When I go out to eat, I usually eat seafood, turkey or chicken, 
  although I sometimes feel like a backyard burger or veggie pizza with thin 
  crust. I really love the lower calorie popcorn, although I also buy the 
  kettle corn in individual bags, which is not low calorie. I don't get to 
  the hospital that has a scale very often that you roll onto, but you must 
  keep track of the weight of your chair.  I had gained 5 pounds last 
  year.  It's always much easier to try to lose in the summer, as I 
  don't get as hungry. I also get those weight watcher cheesecake , South 
  Beach peanut butter cookies, snacks to eat if I'm hungry.  I also 
  like light cream cheese and light and peanut butter spread very thinly 
  over fat-free saltine crackers. I also love ice cream and a light just 
  doesn't taste as good.  Ha ha Baskin-Robbins does not come in light 
  unfortunately, so I have to splurge a few times a year 
  .  I look forward to getting ideas from other 
  quadlist persons that battle the quad gut.the never ending battle that 
  we must face, because we don't have stomach muscles. It would 
  be so fun to just eat anything you wanted all the time, wouldn't 
  it? Dana

Re: [QUAD-L] Laptops & Quads

2006-04-18 Thread tahouston




If you are able, a standard mouse is 
available for lapyops or track balls.
 
T Houston

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  ; quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 11:05 
  AM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Laptops & 
  Quads
  
  I've have a HP lap top for years ~ I love it. The pad on the lap 
  top to navigate the mouse is tricky but doable. Typing is more difficult for 
  me any way.
    I can't lift it but I can plug it in. I use it when I'm 
  stuck in bed for months on end.
     Bobbie

Re: [QUAD-L] My new chair

2006-04-17 Thread tahouston




http://www.invacare.com/cgi-bin/imhqprd/inv_catalog/prod_cat.jsp?s=0&catOID=-536885218
 
T Houston

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  To: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 3:10 
PM
  Subject: [QUAD-L] My new chair
  
  I'm getting an Invacare Arrow Series   Dose anybody 
  know their web site? I typed invacare.com but need a pass word to see 
  chairs.
     Bobbie

Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers & Chairs

2006-04-06 Thread tahouston

I have tried transferring without the foot rests 
and it is so much more difficult for me.

T. Houston

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  David K. Kelmer 
  To: ~LittleQuad~ ; Win ; quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 6:28 
  PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers & 
  Chairs

  Hi LQ,

  My manual chair was an E&J Premiere and had the footrests had a latch 
  that I could 'Thumb' and the whole thing would swing out of the way.  

  With Love,
  CtrlAltDel aka DaveC4/5 Complete - 29 Years PostTexas, USA 
  ~LittleQuad~ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
  wrote:
  well 
to tell the truth i don't know!! i suppose the PT assumes we must... they 
stick out to the front and is kind of hard to go overthem, but not as hard 
as removing them...Win <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
Why 
  would you need to remove your footrests if you're doing a transfer from 
  the side?WinAt 09:18 AM 4/5/2006, ~LittleQuad~ wrote:
  NO, I mean from the 
side.>

>On Apr 2, 2006, at 12:34 PM, ~LittleQuad~ wrote:
>
>>Those of you who transfer, I'm assuming you are in 
manual chairs?
>>What kind do you use? I am obviously not going to be 
able to do it
>>into a electric wheelchair. The legs are like 8 lbs 
each!
>>Thanks

Re: [QUAD-L] More on Transfers

2006-04-06 Thread tahouston




I was given a pair of velcro leg straps in rehab 
but developed enough strength to transfer faster by just hooking my wrist under 
my legs.
 
T Houston

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  David K. Kelmer 
  To: Paul Jacobson ; Brien ; ~LittleQuad~ 
  
  Cc: Quad-list post 
  Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 5:42 
  PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] More on 
  Transfers
  
  Hi Paul,
   
  Back when I was doing transfers, I had my wife sew a strip of the same 
  kind of material on the seam of my pant leg below the knee.  It didn't 
  show, and I could hook my thumb into it to pull my leg up.
   
  With Love,
  CtrlAltDel aka DaveC4/5 Complete - 29 Years PostTexas, USA 
  Paul Jacobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
  wrote:
  I'm 
a c5/6 complete as of 11/05/03..I use a slideboard and can totally 
transfer.except I need help with my legs when I transfer from the 
chair to the bed.Can any c5/6's get their legs into bed 
independently? If so, how do you do it?Thanks!!Paul- 
Original Message - From: "Brien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: 
"~LittleQuad~" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Cc: "Quad-list post" 
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 3:09 PMSubject: 
Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers & Chairs>I transfer into a power 
chair. With the armrest all the way back and >behind the cushion, 
there is no obstruction to sliding directly onto >the cushion. What 
do you mean about legs what legs? Here is the url for >my chair 
notice the footrests are not in the way at all>> 
http://www.invacare.com/cgi-bin/imhqprd/inv_catalog/ > 
prod_cat_detail.jsp?s=0&prodID=TDX5&catOID=-536885369>> 
Let's figure this out>> Brien>> On Apr 2, 2006, 
at 12:34 PM, ~LittleQuad~ wrote:>>> Those of you who 
transfer, I'm assuming you are in manual chairs? What >> kind do 
you use? I am obviously not going to be able to do it into a >> 
electric wheelchair. The legs are like 8 lbs each!>> 
Thanks>

[QUAD-L] Re: More on Transfers

2006-04-06 Thread tahouston

Action Arrow Storm series

T. Houston

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  ~LittleQuad~ 
  To: tahouston 
  Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 10:53 
  PM
  Subject: Re: More on Transfers
  what kind of chair do you use?tahouston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
  wrote: 

I am totally independent transferring in and 
out.  When sliding out of the chair onto the bed I leave my foot rests 
on to keep my knees as level to the mattress as possible.  After 
sliding my entire rear end onto the mattress, I reach down with my left 
wrist, I would hook under the right knee and raise it on top of the 
mattress.  I use my upper torso to assist for strength.  Once I 
hook the leg, I lean my body over toward the center of the mattress pulling 
my leg along with it.  After aligning my right leg straight with my 
body, I then lean back towards the chair and hook my left leg and repeat the 
process.  I can then scoot to the top of the bed and lie in any 
position I want to.  When my caregiver makes my bed, she positions the 
cover where as I can pull it back and I am able to pull the cover over me if 
needed.  If I have on a pullover shirt I can then remove my 
shirt.  If I have on jogging pants I can choose to remove them or leave 
them on until the next morning when they caregiver arrives.  If I have 
on jeans or khakis, I would then use assistance and sleep in my 
boxers.

T. Houston

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Paul 
  Jacobson 
  To: Brien ; ~LittleQuad~ 
  Cc: Quad-list post 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 6:57 
  PM
  Subject: [QUAD-L] More on 
  Transfers
  I'm a c5/6 complete as of 11/05/03..I use a slideboard 
  and can totally transfer.except I need help with my legs when I 
  transfer from the chair to the  bed.Can any c5/6's get 
  their legs into bed independently?  If so, how do you do 
  it?Thanks!!Paul- Original Message - From: 
  "Brien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: 
  "~LittleQuad~" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Cc: 
  "Quad-list post" <quad-list@eskimo.com>Sent: 
  Tuesday, April 04, 2006 3:09 PMSubject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers & 
  Chairs>I  transfer into  a power 
  chair.   With the armrest all the way back  and 
  >behind the cushion, there is  no obstruction  to  
  sliding  directly onto >the cushion.  What do you mean 
  about legs what legs?   Here is the url  for 
  >my  chair notice the footrests are not in the  way at 
  all>> http://www.invacare.com/cgi-bin/imhqprd/inv_catalog/ 
  > 
  prod_cat_detail.jsp?s=0&prodID=TDX5&catOID=-536885369>> 
  Let's figure this out>> Brien>> On Apr 2, 
  2006, at 12:34 PM, ~LittleQuad~ wrote:>>> Those of you 
  who transfer, I'm assuming you are in manual chairs?  What 
  >> kind do you use? I am obviously not going to be able to do 
  it  into a >> electric wheelchair. The legs are like 8 lbs 
  each!>> Thanks>

Re: [QUAD-L] More on Transfers

2006-04-05 Thread tahouston




I am totally independent transferring in and 
out.  When sliding out of the chair onto the bed I leave my foot rests on 
to keep my knees as level to the mattress as possible.  After sliding my 
entire rear end onto the mattress, I reach down with my left wrist, I would hook 
 under the right knee and raise it on top of the mattress.  I use my upper 
torso to assist for strength.  Once I hook the leg, I lean my body over 
toward the center of the mattress pulling my leg along with it.  After 
aligning my right leg straight with my body, I then lean back towards the chair 
and hook my left leg and repeat the process.  I can then scoot to the top 
of the bed and lie in any position I want to.  When my caregiver makes my 
bed, she positions the cover where as I can pull it back and I am able to pull 
the cover over me if needed.  If I have on a pullover shirt I can then 
remove my shirt.  If I have on jogging pants I can choose to remove them or 
leave them on until the next morning when they caregiver arrives.  If I 
have on jeans or khakis, I would then use assistance and sleep in my 
boxers.
 
T. Houston

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Paul 
  Jacobson 
  To: Brien ; ~LittleQuad~ 
  Cc: Quad-list post 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 6:57 
  PM
  Subject: [QUAD-L] More on Transfers
  I'm a c5/6 complete as of 11/05/03..I use a slideboard and 
  can totally transfer.except I need help with my legs when I transfer 
  from the chair to the  bed.Can any c5/6's get their legs into 
  bed independently?  If so, how do you do 
  it?Thanks!!Paul- Original Message - From: 
  "Brien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: 
  "~LittleQuad~" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Cc: 
  "Quad-list post" Sent: 
  Tuesday, April 04, 2006 3:09 PMSubject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers & 
  Chairs>I  transfer into  a power chair.   
  With the armrest all the way back  and >behind the cushion, there 
  is  no obstruction  to  sliding  directly onto >the 
  cushion.  What do you mean about legs what legs?   Here is the 
  url  for >my  chair notice the footrests are not in the  
  way at all>> http://www.invacare.com/cgi-bin/imhqprd/inv_catalog/ 
  > 
  prod_cat_detail.jsp?s=0&prodID=TDX5&catOID=-536885369>> 
  Let's figure this out>> Brien>> On Apr 2, 2006, at 
  12:34 PM, ~LittleQuad~ wrote:>>> Those of you who transfer, 
  I'm assuming you are in manual chairs?  What >> kind do you 
  use? I am obviously not going to be able to do it  into a >> 
  electric wheelchair. The legs are like 8 lbs each!>> Thanks>

Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers & Chairs

2006-04-05 Thread tahouston




I keep the foot rests on because it helps with 
my balancing and I don't have to lift my legs from the floor to the 
bed.
 
T. Houston

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  KK Batte 
  To: quad-List@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 6:53 
  PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers & 
  Chairs
  Where you foot pad is, I decided to get articulating legs that 
  raise  up & down. Helps prevent swelling in 
  legs.    Now for transferring,  it is easiest to 
  remove the leg closest to whatever I am transferring  into.  My 
  chair is a Quantum rehab chair.My legs are heavy & only have one 
  arm to use & do manage it.KKOn Apr 4, 2006, at 5:09 PM, Brien 
  wrote:> I  transfer into  a power chair.   With 
  the armrest all the way  > back and behind the cushion, there 
  is  no obstruction  to  sliding  > directly onto 
  the cushion.  What do you mean about legs what legs?   > 
  Here is the url  for my  chair notice the footrests are not in 
  the  > way at all>> http://www.invacare.com/cgi-bin/imhqprd/inv_catalog/ 
  > 
  prod_cat_detail.jsp?s=0&prodID=TDX5&catOID=-536885369>> 
  Let's figure this out>> Brien>> On Apr 2, 2006, at 
  12:34 PM, ~LittleQuad~ wrote:>>> Those of you who transfer, 
  I'm assuming you are in manual chairs?  >> What kind do you 
  use? I am obviously not going to be able to do it  >> into a 
  electric wheelchair. The legs are like 8 lbs each!>> 
  Thanks>>

Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers & Chairs

2006-04-05 Thread tahouston




You absolutely correct about the Roho 
cushion.  To overcome that problem, you just have to live chair butt a 
little higher instead of sliding.  I also slide into an electric 
wheelchair.  Without obstruction from the armrests I can slide right in 
without having to angle the chair.
 
T. Houston

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Stacy Harim 
  To: Quad-list post ; ~LittleQuad~ 
  
  Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 5:44 
  PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers & 
  Chairs
  
  
  Im in a manual chair but use a roho cushion now and that is my issue with 
  the transfers.  The board gets caught in the material instead of between 
  my butt and the seat and then once I get to the chair, I'm sunken only when 
  I'm half in the chair.  Anyone else with roho's that transfer have that 
  issue?
   
  Stacy
  
- Original Message - 
From: ~LittleQuad~ 
To: Quad-list post 
Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 3:34 
PM
Subject: [QUAD-L] Transfers & 
Chairs

Those of you who transfer, I'm assuming you are in manual chairs? What 
kind do you use? I am obviously not going to be able to do it into a 
electric wheelchair. The legs are like 8 lbs each! 
Thanks

[QUAD-L] Re: Transfers




I used to have very good extensors on my left 
wrist but after not using it for awhile I lost all of it for over a year.  
Now I am slowly regaining use of it but I can't put any weight in it.  I 
used to be able to exercise with a 3 lb. weight on it. I guess it is true that 
you either use it or lose it!
 
T. Houston

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  ~LittleQuad~ 
  To: tahouston 
  Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 2:27 
PM
  Subject: Re: Transfers
  
  wow that sounds like how i will have to do it... do you have left wrist 
  extensors though? that is also another i am working on...
  tahouston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
  wrote:
  

This kind of awkward in a way.  I have 
tried it in a twin bed, a hospital bed, a regular size bed, and a queen-size 
bed.  I have only been able to accomplish the feat in a regular size 
bed and a queen-size bed.  A twin size bed and a hospital bed don't 
allow me enough room to maneuver.
 
When I am in the bed, and I am lying on my 
right side and my chair is behind me, I extend my right arm as straight as I 
can get it with the use of my left arm since I have no triceps in my right 
arm, to help lift my upper torso while using my left arm to hook under my 
left leg for support and balance.  While pulling up on my leg, I slowly 
inch my way up with my right arm until I am sitting upright in the 
bed.  I then uncross my legs and and and slow methodical increments I 
push down on the mattress and slowly slide my rear end toward the 
chair.  For every 4 in. that I move my rear end I then lean forward to 
advance my legs to the left of my torso toward the chair also.  If you 
are on an air mattress or a waterbed, forget it.  My arms are very 
short but I try to exercise my shoulders as much as possible with wrist 
weights and doing push-ups in bed while lying prone.  I have learned to 
turn myself from lying on my right side to flipping over to lie on my left 
side or to flip totally over and lie prone.  I sometimes lie on my back 
but without my bed ladder I am just like a turtle on his back.
 
Once I scoot over close enough to the chair 
after removing the sliding board from the chair, I lean to the right and 
slide the board under my left hip.  And then push down on the mattress 
and continue sliding into the chair.  Contrary to what they try to 
teach me in rehabilitation, I leave the footrest in position on the 
chair. I slide most of my butt into the chair first and then I pull my 
legs one at a time onto the footrest.  I then strap my safety belt on 
and roll my chair over to my oblong trash can where I keep my armrest 
upright in order to not have to pick it up off the floor.  Just make 
sure you leave your armrest somewhere where it is easy for you to get.  
I make sure that I leave the board on the bed where I can reach it in order 
for me to reverse the process to get back into bed.  I do this 
unassisted and am confident enough to perform this one I am alone at 
home.
 
The first time that I attempted this with 
assistance on standby it took me approximately 45 minutes from beginning to 
end to get into the chair.  But I was so happy and it was worth every 
minute of it.  If I am lying on my right side it takes me approximately 
10 to 15 minutes to get into the chair if I am lying on my right side were 
my triceps are better, it takes me approximately five to 10 minutes to get 
into the chair.  Leaving the chair and getting into bed takes sometime 
less than five minutes.  After I get into bed, and make sure I place 
the board in the chair in the right position in case I need to get back up 
again.  It is very hard to explain however.  I will try to get my 
daughter to record me on a short video clip that I can send to you.  It 
doesn't take as much muscle as it sounds however it does take persistence 
and stamina.

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  ~LittleQuad~ 
  To: tahouston 
  Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 11:10 
  AM
  Subject: Re: Transfers
  
  can you describe the way you do it?? your situation sounds like 
  mine...
  thankstahouston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
  wrote:
  



I am c5-c6 complete post 12 years this 
May, 50 years old, no triceps on right side , very little on left 
side and have been transferring both in and out for 5 years w/sliding 
board.
T Houston, Chicago

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  William Willis 
  To: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 
  12:12 PM
  Subject: FW: Re: [QUAD-L] 
  Transfers
  I am c5 with no triceps. I cannot transfer alone. 
  Can anyone here

[QUAD-L] Re: Transfers




I used to have very good extensors on my left 
wrist but I quit using it and I lost it for over a year.  I have absolutely 
nothing on my right side and I never did.  After slowly exercising my left 
wrist I am able to lift it just slightly.  With my forearm at 45° I can do 
as many as 15 to 20 wrist bends.  With my arm extended straight out I can 
do may be four to five.  Four months ago I could do none.  Two years 
ago, I could do as many as I wanted to.  It was just as natural as moving 
my shoulders.

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  ~LittleQuad~ 
  To: tahouston 
  Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 2:27 
PM
  Subject: Re: Transfers
  
  wow that sounds like how i will have to do it... do you have left wrist 
  extensors though? that is also another i am working on...
  tahouston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
  wrote:
  

This kind of awkward in a way.  I have 
tried it in a twin bed, a hospital bed, a regular size bed, and a queen-size 
bed.  I have only been able to accomplish the feat in a regular size 
bed and a queen-size bed.  A twin size bed and a hospital bed don't 
allow me enough room to maneuver.
 
When I am in the bed, and I am lying on my 
right side and my chair is behind me, I extend my right arm as straight as I 
can get it with the use of my left arm since I have no triceps in my right 
arm, to help lift my upper torso while using my left arm to hook under my 
left leg for support and balance.  While pulling up on my leg, I slowly 
inch my way up with my right arm until I am sitting upright in the 
bed.  I then uncross my legs and and and slow methodical increments I 
push down on the mattress and slowly slide my rear end toward the 
chair.  For every 4 in. that I move my rear end I then lean forward to 
advance my legs to the left of my torso toward the chair also.  If you 
are on an air mattress or a waterbed, forget it.  My arms are very 
short but I try to exercise my shoulders as much as possible with wrist 
weights and doing push-ups in bed while lying prone.  I have learned to 
turn myself from lying on my right side to flipping over to lie on my left 
side or to flip totally over and lie prone.  I sometimes lie on my back 
but without my bed ladder I am just like a turtle on his back.
 
Once I scoot over close enough to the chair 
after removing the sliding board from the chair, I lean to the right and 
slide the board under my left hip.  And then push down on the mattress 
and continue sliding into the chair.  Contrary to what they try to 
teach me in rehabilitation, I leave the footrest in position on the 
chair. I slide most of my butt into the chair first and then I pull my 
legs one at a time onto the footrest.  I then strap my safety belt on 
and roll my chair over to my oblong trash can where I keep my armrest 
upright in order to not have to pick it up off the floor.  Just make 
sure you leave your armrest somewhere where it is easy for you to get.  
I make sure that I leave the board on the bed where I can reach it in order 
for me to reverse the process to get back into bed.  I do this 
unassisted and am confident enough to perform this one I am alone at 
home.
 
The first time that I attempted this with 
assistance on standby it took me approximately 45 minutes from beginning to 
end to get into the chair.  But I was so happy and it was worth every 
minute of it.  If I am lying on my right side it takes me approximately 
10 to 15 minutes to get into the chair if I am lying on my right side were 
my triceps are better, it takes me approximately five to 10 minutes to get 
into the chair.  Leaving the chair and getting into bed takes sometime 
less than five minutes.  After I get into bed, and make sure I place 
the board in the chair in the right position in case I need to get back up 
again.  It is very hard to explain however.  I will try to get my 
daughter to record me on a short video clip that I can send to you.  It 
doesn't take as much muscle as it sounds however it does take persistence 
and stamina.

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  ~LittleQuad~ 
      To: tahouston 
  Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 11:10 
  AM
  Subject: Re: Transfers
  
  can you describe the way you do it?? your situation sounds like 
  mine...
  thankstahouston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
  wrote:
  



I am c5-c6 complete post 12 years this 
May, 50 years old, no triceps on right side , very little on left 
side and have been transferring both in and out for 5 years w/sliding 
board.
T Houston, Chicago

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  William Willis 
  To: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Sa

Re: [QUAD-L] All programs menu




The list in the all programs menu is only 
shortcuts.  You can right-click on these titles and delete them at your 
will without affecting the program itself.

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Eric Olson 
  
  To: Tim Thompson 
  Cc: quad 
  Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 2:23 
PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] All programs 
  menu
  XPTim Thompson wrote:
  What OS?
Stunt

On 4/1/06, Eric Olson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
  
Does anyone know of an application that can edit the all programs menus?

Eric

[QUAD-L] Re: Transfers