Re: [QUAD-L] Anniversary

2010-10-17 Thread Debbie Hamilton
Congratulations Joan!  I am 51 years old, and I'm also a C4.  I am five years post accident.  They gave me 10 years give-or-take.  The quad list sure has made me think otherwise.  A lot of people have been quads past 10 years.  I had always been in good shape, and still feel that I am.  It's a

Fw: [QUAD-L] Anniversary

2010-10-17 Thread Matt Wermer
Congrats! I am 50 on Tuesday, my 21st yr as C-4 was 8/12, hang tough and we might be fixed yet lol. If not at least we've persevered right! I've regained some slowly, driving wc with quad-style joystick, have some strength in both arams, not lots but had 0 for quite awhile. It's a good life if

RE: [QUAD-L] Anniversary

2010-10-17 Thread Joan Anglin
I have never gotten any return, even though I’m really motivated and still exercise religiously! But if nothing else it has kept my muscles from atrophying and I still have good skin circulation. I have gotten some feeling back, not on the surface, but when pressed firmly I can feel in many

Re: [QUAD-L] Anniversary

2010-10-17 Thread Bobbie Humphreys
Debbie, My husband is also my soul 24/7 care giver and i don't want to out live him either. I to believe I will need to go into a nursing home if I out live him. I live in Northern New Jersey and if I were to go into a nursing home I plan on moving upstate New York. Why, you might be

Re: [QUAD-L] Anniversary

2010-10-17 Thread DiannaL767
Today is a day to celebrate. 20 years ago at 2:30 PM I fell off of some scaffolding and fell 10 feet-that was just enough to make me a C4 complete. But considering that I was told that I probably wouldn’t live a normal life line time wise I have proved them wrong and plan to do so

Re: [QUAD-L] Anniversary

2010-10-17 Thread Quadius
Having known you over e-mail for the last couple of years has buoyed my spirits of reaching my desire to 80 years. I only have 34 more to go :-) Quadius On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 9:20 PM, Joan Anglin poaj...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Today is a day to celebrate. 20 years ago at 2:30 PM I fell off

Re: [QUAD-L] Anniversary

2010-10-17 Thread DAANOO
Debbie and Bobbie, I agree with you, going to a nursing home is my greatest fear also. I don't have a husband, but that is the fear that my mother, siblings and best friend , aunt and uncle that I am close to don't die first. I wish nursing homes were not what we had to fear. I lived in

Re: [QUAD-L] Anniversary

2010-10-17 Thread Eric W Rudd
wow bobbie, don't come down on urself, nor accept a nursing home. Hear that? i think u may hav a few yrs on me but mono e' mono (that'll get sh*t) i personally wouldn't know what to do n Parsippany w/o the 'maze'! Thank You Ms Humphreys...may have got that wrong, sry ms, miss, mrs Eric

Re: Fw: [QUAD-L] Anniversary

2010-10-17 Thread wheelchair
Congrats Matt. Time flies by when you are having fun. I hope and wish that you continue to do well. Best Wishes In a message dated 10/17/2010 3:10:33 P.M. Central Daylight Time, wer...@wk.net writes: Congrats! I am 50 on Tuesday, my 21st yr as C-4 was 8/12, hang tough and we might be

Re: [QUAD-L] Anniversary

2010-10-17 Thread wheelchair
Debbie, I know of Quads of 50 years. So get your bags packed, you have a lot of time ahead of you. Best Wishes In a message dated 10/17/2010 2:59:37 P.M. Central Daylight Time, debbiewyom...@yahoo.com writes: Congratulations Joan! I am 51 years old, and I'm also a C4. I am five years

Re: Fw: [QUAD-L] Anniversary

2010-10-17 Thread DAANOO
Hi Matt, Congratulations! It's great to hear that you can have improvement from stem cells even though it has been over a number of years. So glad to hear that you are continuing to show improvements. I appreciate the virus protection advice. Dana In a message dated 10/17/2010 8:59:43