I use it 2 gallon jug that sits on the floor and I hook up 2 rigid 1/8
straws and the top flexible 3/16 inch straw using the rubber tubing that is used
on leg bags only a little smaller if I can get at medical supply store if
not I use the regular size tubing. I duct to my pillow. I still
We use the camel pack both on back of
wheelchair and in bed.
When my son is in bed it is placed behind him when he is on his side or
at his side if he is lying on his back. The hose is long and can be close
to face or not so close but available for him to obtain should he want it. He
Joan,
Have you investigated switches that could
move the straw toward your mouth and then move it away. Some switches now are
flat and some are as thin as cellophane and could lay next to your head on a
pillow. Gabe uses a lot of switches.
Lana,
From: Joan Anglin
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Joan,
Have you tried modifying a camel water
pack. I think that’s what they are called. Cross country bikers place
them on their backs and the straw comes around to the face.
Over the years we have modified a lot of
stuff from bikes. A lot of the bracing supplies we buy from the “ho
I cannot use my arms at all in bed and very minimal use when up, and I use
Dragon naturally speaking 8 professional on my bed computer and version 7
on my laptop, 7.3 on my desk top. I have problems with and you have to
train again when you do. The no-brainer program is supposed to help wi
Hi everyone
I have a question, those of you like me, who cannot reach for a drink at night, what you do to stay hydrated throughout the night. I only have a PCA that comes in the morning for four hours, and a private PCA that comes for one hour to put me to bed at 9 p.m.. From 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. I am
A large number of American homes are built
on 25 year flood plains. I live on a 100 year flood plain and still got flooded
(not very bad). Around America
we have many homes on 10 and 15 year flood plains. Disasters happen.
Do you know what flood plain you live on? Here in Idaho we’ve had
Hi Jim
I am a C4 quad, and have only shoulder shrugs. I use a mouthstick that we made here, that I have now have for 14 years. When I want to write a letter, or am on a chatline, I'd use DragonDictate version seven. However, my household is not very quiet, with three grandchildren visiting from ne
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Subject: Help the CILs in Hurricane path
Help the CILs in Hurricane path
Dear IL Colleague,
As you may know, the
For those wanting to make a donation... there are CIL's listed at the
end of this post. They also need donated items. I am going to send some
extra bed pads with a truck heading that way. I'm sure extra supplies would
be welcomed. Janet
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Have you tried dragon naturally speaking. The latest version is 8.0. I have
heard some folks love it. I find I need to use a keyboard to keep my sanity. It
is rather pathetic that my computer ranks so high among my friends. I'm afraid
if I talk to it that thin line that separates it as a mach
In a message dated 9/3/05 9:41:54 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< What does everyone use for computer access with no arm movement? The
adaptive keyboard and mouse system I've been using for the past 11 years
doesn't work with my new computer. I need to look for some new way to
access the com
What does everyone use for computer access with no arm movement? The
adaptive keyboard and mouse system I've been using for the past 11 years
doesn't work with my new computer. I need to look for some new way to
access the computer.
Jim Lubin
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bothell, WA, USA
http://mak
well, that's cute BUT - looking at the medical advances - even the industrial revolution jumping us from the middle ages to a very advanced society speaks differently. i AM curious at parts of the world that continue to live in the stone age though. they don't have to figure out HOW to better the
ok i see we are all emotion and no common sense here. i don't mean they are staying this week because they are lazy, i'm saying they aren't too smart watching hurricanes blow in all over the place the last 2, 3, or 4 years while living under the sea. I visited there once and couldn't wait to get
Dave,
Who peed in your coffee? Don't let folks hear you rant like that. They will
think all quads are bitter nasty folks with no sense of compassion for others.
Thousands get killed in car wrecks and damned if they don't still buy more cars.
If they had any sense they'd all fly. Its much saf
Who you going to help Stunt?
According to you anybody that isn't prepared doesn't deserve you're help.
And I guess the state of Arkansas should close down too, we're going to get several tornados this year and you never know when another K5 will hit us like a few years ago when it wiped out
Hey you,
Your diggin yourself a hole, you best shut up
because you don't know diddle shit what your saying. How do you know their
lazy, for christs sake most ov them are elderly folks or sick and
disabled. Bygod if I had a child dying, hell yes I would steal and so
would you! Just what h
"Men have never fully used [their] powers to advance the good in life, because they have waited upon some power external to themselves and to nature to do the work they are responsible for doing."
--- John Dewey
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From: Ol' Man River
Date: 09/03/05 14:39
There is no 'perfect place' for weather although New Mexico is pretty close.
Ya, my husband has said the same thing abt heat being the #1 killer but I'd like
to know where. We've lived in Tucson for 5 yrs and the media LOVES
reporting things like that ... yet ya never hear of it.
I can'
no it's not because they made a mistake that they don't deserve compassion, it's because they PREFER to live lives of lazy 'you owe me a living', sit on their asses, expect to be given something by the evil government, and steal whatever they want because life has cheated them that they don't deser
Hey...
Are any of you AZ people attending the fancy looking (as seen on Paraplegia News and given a full page add showing outdoor fancy banquet tables outside at night behind a hotel) Wheeling 2005 6th annual educational conference in Glendale, AZ (Phoenix area)?
Details can be seen at
QuadPirate wrote:
I haven't blamed any one, this is because of Hurricane
Katrina.
I'm just amazed at the total lack of compassion by people
that know shit happens.
If we really wanted to help we'd stop this ignorant shit
and pull
Define risky for me. Pop quiz. Q: On average, what weather related
phenomenon kills the most people in the United States each year? A:
Heat. Hmm...anyone here live where it's ridiculously hot?
Lori Michaelson wrote:
Wa
This is a good site but they also want your help to build the site and make it better
DISABILITY INFO ON KATRINA
WEBSITE
Subject: Katrina, help build this site
>
> http://katrinadisability.info/
>
>
From National Council on Disability
National Council on
So you saying some people don't deserve our compassion because they made a freakin mistake?
And who are those?
Go ahead and tell me who they are since you know they're exact situation because I don't think you know anything about what really happened there unless you were there.
Was that clea
I agree too,
I'm just wondering why they didn't have these busses there when they called for an evacuation?
There seemed to be no plan that I see except every man for themself.
Mark
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From: Corie Jones
Date: 09/03/05 00:51:21
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Subj
In a message dated 9/3/05 1:42:11 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< What?
I didn't know we were a bunch of sick puppies?
;^P
Stunt >>
By those who follow in our track, years down the road, we maylol.
I was in your hood for a very brief time yesterday on Maryland Street.
Just West of you.
In a message dated 9/3/05 9:15:21 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
River - and for the last time I AM A WOMAN
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hey, I thought you were from a different Planet
Its going to be interesting reading these archives 100 years from
now, when I hope that civilization as we know it,
amen to that david. any part of the country not prone to natural disaster is certainly vulnerable to terrorist attack. poisioning the water would probably be the easiest and most effective assult. if any of that happens here, i'll be the 1st one on the road out of here. iif we just continue to
i am very compassionate for the people stranded in n.o. all the while knowing there is very little i can do to help them. now i hope we/they take the intelligent step to NOT RETURN to living under the sea in hurricaine alley. that part of n.o. needs to blocked off and returned to the sea where i
Cleaning up the S**T of the wealthy tourists and now they're swimming in it. ROn Sep 3, 2005, at 8:47 AM, Silas Shelburne wrote:their cheap labor made the city function.
It seems to me that you have complained about Medicare and the other aspects of the PUBLIC healthcare systems ALOT on this list. Whether you want to admit it or not YOU and ALL OF US are dependent to a GREAT DEGREE on The mercy of others and the PUBLIC HEALTH CARE SYSTEM of this great nation.River
Hey Corie,
Good post, the poor people just couldn't get
out. That doesn't mean their lazy like some people on this list are
saying, their cheap labor made the city function.
Silas
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