[QUAD-L] Fwd: COUNCIL E-NEWS- March 13, 2009

2009-03-13 Thread wheelchair
From: bw...@gpcpd.org To: cdahlb...@gpcpd.org Sent: 3/13/2009 7:59:46 P.M. Central Daylight Time Subj: COUNCIL E-NEWS- March 13, 2009 COUNCIL E-NEWS- March 13, 2009 Council E-News is designed to provide resources and information about disability

Re: [QUAD-L] Waking up in bed

2009-03-13 Thread Dan
I wish MY care givers slept in my room. =-O Dan At 08:19 PM 3/13/2009, Cullen said something that elicited my response: Dave I do the same thing. My care giver sleeps in the bed next to me, but i don't want to keep her up all night and I keep thinking I will fall asleep again. I go to bed at

Re: [QUAD-L] Waking up in bed

2009-03-13 Thread Cullen
Dave I do the same thing. My care giver sleeps in the bed next to me, but i don't want to keep her up all night and I keep thinking I will fall asleep again. I go to bed at 9:00 thinking I will get a good night  sleep, quads are slow learners. Cullen C3 --- On Fri, 3/13/09, dav...@aol.com

Re: [QUAD-L] Hypothermia

2009-03-13 Thread Lori Michaelson
Wow Lori! You chose to do exactly what I did starting in the 1980s when I lived in New York state! Firstly, you must be one of the many lurkers on the list and I did not know there was another Lori (spelled the same way!). So hello Lori! Soon after I came home from the hospital I used to drink

Re: [QUAD-L] Hypothermia

2009-03-13 Thread bob quinn
I live in Massachusetts and the coldest months for me are during the change of season from summer to fall. After October, as long as I dress in layers (t-shirt, long-sleeve shirt, and wool sweater, preferably, or fleece jacket), I am comfortable with indoor temperatures as low as 68. I also ke

Re: [QUAD-L] Hypothermia

2009-03-13 Thread Lori Taylor
Hi Raymond, While I may not have a degree to tell me hypothermia & quadriplegia go hand in hand, I do have 30 years of being a quad as my experience.  And, yes, it has gotten worse over the years.  My ears and neck are the areas that get coldest.  Unfortunately, I can't just call it cold b/c I g

Re: [QUAD-L] Hypothermia

2009-03-13 Thread Lori Michaelson
Same for me here too. What is even stranger is that I spent 36 years (of my 44 yrs) in the Northeast and I don't remember getting as cold inside as I often do down here in Southern Arizona where it is much warmer and we keep the indoor thermometer at 77° or 78° year-round! To keep the heating bil

[QUAD-L] One UTI since June 2008

2009-03-13 Thread Bobbie299
I don't know why but I thought of this, I have only had one UTI since June 2008! I had a very bad open bed sore and was treating it with topical antibiotic, I'm sure that's the reason. My sore is 100% healed now, yeah!~ Bobbie **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in j

Re: [QUAD-L] Hypothermia

2009-03-13 Thread wheelchair
The ability to regulate your body temperatures can affect both paras and quads, depending on the level of injury and how the body is maintained. Have you discussed this with your primary doctor to be sure that everything else with your body is ok, as sometimes an infection can affect one's a

Re: Fw: Re: [QUAD-L] Waking up in bed

2009-03-13 Thread Bobbie299
I can't fall a sleep till 12:00 at night. I have to go to bed at 9:00pm. So I have a long night but I sleep till 8:00am when my help comes. I'm tried all the time. I get into bed 7:30-8:00pm and go to sleep around 11:30pm I'll watch TV, read or write. I wake up 8:00-9:00am then I have to wai

Re: Fw: Re: [QUAD-L] Waking up in bed

2009-03-13 Thread Dave0c
i sleep the best from 9p until about 12a. then i lie awake or drift until 6 or 7. i'm 'buzzed' nearly all the time. if i use any sleeping pills, i'm groggy most of the next day - so i prefer lying awake watching tv. thank goodness for DVR. AZDAVE Take the world in a love embrace Fire

Fw: Re: [QUAD-L] Waking up in bed

2009-03-13 Thread andrea murray
I can't fall a sleep till 12:00 at night. I have to go to bed at 9:00pm. So I have a long night but I sleep till 8:00am when my help comes. I'm tried all the time. WW --- On Fri, 3/13/09, dav...@aol.com wrote: From: dav...@aol.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Waking up in bed To: quad-list@eskimo.c

Re: [QUAD-L] Hypothermia

2009-03-13 Thread Wendy Sell
i work out and drink got coaco - Original Message - From: dav...@aol.com To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 4:14 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Hypothermia i use an electric heater under my desk. old age (61 ?) seems to exacerbate the problem. :( AZDAVE

Re: [QUAD-L] Hypothermia

2009-03-13 Thread Dave0c
i use an electric heater under my desk. old age (61 ?) seems to exacerbate the problem. :( AZDAVE Take the world in a love embrace Fire all of your guns at once And explode into space _DAVEOCONNELL.COM_ (http://daveoconnell.com/) In a message dated 3/13/2009 1:07:52 P.M. US Mountain

Re: [QUAD-L] Hypothermia

2009-03-13 Thread Richard Kratt
Same problem for me.  Only answer I've found is warmer clothes. Richard --- On Fri, 3/13/09, Raymond Kelly wrote: From: Raymond Kelly Subject: [QUAD-L] Hypothermia To: "Quad-list" Date: Friday, March 13, 2009, 1:59 PM I doubt anybody has an answer to this being it is part of being a q

[QUAD-L] Hypothermia

2009-03-13 Thread Raymond Kelly
I doubt anybody has an answer to this being it is part of being a quadriplegic. Anyway I have been a quadriplegic for almost 16 years now. It seems that every year it is harder to keep warm. I remember the first year I was hurt I wore shorts and tank tops all summer just to stay cool. Now af

Re: [QUAD-L] Waking up in bed

2009-03-13 Thread Dave0c
i lie awake from 1 until 6 or 7 when i finally quit trying to sleep and get up. i know, it's different. Take the world in a love embrace Fire all of your guns at once And explode into space _DAVEOCONNELL.COM_ (http://daveoconnell.com/) In a message dated 3/13/2009 10:17:10 A.M. US Mo

RE: [QUAD-L] Obama OKs Embyro Research Monday, Bans it Wednesday

2009-03-13 Thread Jim Lubin
pg 128, lines 9 - 24. there are 2 pages inserted so it is page 130 of the pdf. At 06:45 AM 3/13/2009, Meghan O'Keefe wrote: what line? -Original Message- From: Jim Lubin [mailto:jlu...@eskimo.com] Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 10:49 PM To: quad-lIST@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] Obama OK

Re: [QUAD-L] Waking up in bed

2009-03-13 Thread Dan
There's always the TV. I sleep with the tv remote so I can watch it anytime I can't sleep. Dan At 01:07 PM 3/13/2009, bobbie...@aol.com said something that elicited my response: Hi All, How do you guys wake up in the morning when your still lying in bed waiting for someone to get you

RE: [QUAD-L] Waking up in bed

2009-03-13 Thread Elizabeth Treston
have the person come earlier? _ From: bobbie...@aol.com [mailto:bobbie...@aol.com] Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 1:08 PM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] Waking up in bed Hi All, How do you guys wake up in the morning when your still lying in bed waiting for someone to ge

Re: [QUAD-L] Waking up in bed

2009-03-13 Thread wheelchair
Bobbie, how long do you think you should have to wait each morning. How far away is your aid? How long does it take them and what would be the best situation for you? Best Wishes W In a message dated 3/13/2009 12:08:08 P.M. Central Daylight Time, bobbie...@aol.com writes: Hi All, H

[QUAD-L] Waking up in bed

2009-03-13 Thread Bobbie299
Hi All, How do you guys wake up in the morning when your still lying in bed waiting for someone to get you up? I have to wait 2 to 3 hours each morning from when I wake up till I'm up in my chair. Bobbie **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps!

RE: [QUAD-L] Obama OKs Embyro Research Monday, Bans it Wednesday

2009-03-13 Thread Meghan O'Keefe
what line? -Original Message- From: Jim Lubin [mailto:jlu...@eskimo.com] Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 10:49 PM To: quad-lIST@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] Obama OKs Embyro Research Monday, Bans it Wednesday http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=44943 Gu