Dave (was Re: [QUAD-L] I'm 60 years old today)

2013-09-18 Thread Eric W Rudd
Dave worked at Honeywell. Patty, his wife, was a sweetie, too. https://www.facebook.com/davegmail.oconnell Eric W Rudd c5sc...@gmail.com - Original Message - From: RONALD L PRACHT To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 2:37 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L]

Re: [QUAD-L] Tilt Squeal

2013-09-18 Thread Nan
  Sounds like the actuator to me.  I've replaced 2 on my old, comfortable chair.  If your chair is still under warranty having it replaced shouldn't be an issue.  Nan             From: greg g...@eskimo.com To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, September

Re: [QUAD-L] I'm 60 years old today

2013-09-18 Thread Nan
I also celebrate both. I saw that on Facebook too ... had to google it:   http://www.columbiamissourian.com/a/165418/longest-living-quadriplegic-dies-one-month-before-85th-birthday/ Nan From: Dana Wray daa...@aol.com To: greg g...@eskimo.com Cc:

[QUAD-L] Non-UTI Problems Common with Urethral Catheters

2013-09-18 Thread KK Batte
http://www.renalandurologynews.com/non-uti-problems-common-with-urethral-catheters/article/311531/# May cause bladder stones if improperly inserted.

Re: [QUAD-L] I'm 60 years old today

2013-09-18 Thread Nan
I've been a quad since 1968 - 45 years and I am 61 years old.  Don't limit yourself ... take it day by day.  You might be surprised at the number of years you have left!! Dave Oc was a wonderful man.  I miss him! From: RONALD L PRACHT r.pra...@sbcglobal.net To:

RE: [QUAD-L] I'm 60 years old today

2013-09-18 Thread Joan Anglin
I also celebrate both, I figure that I have earned the right to have more than one celebration per year. J I try very hard to live in a healthy manner up to a point. There are certain things I'm not giving up, brandy, Rum, wine, Margaritas, Irish whiskey, Kahlua,--oh, you guys were talking about

Re: [QUAD-L] I'm 60 years old today

2013-09-18 Thread Quadius
I had no idea that Dave passed away. Now I'm bummed out. I'm glad he had a wonderful life. On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 3:37 AM, RONALD L PRACHT r.pra...@sbcglobal.netwrote: I was told in 98 when I was 21 to expect to live 20 yrs past the point of injury. They told me this was good considering b4

Re: [QUAD-L] new Ironside series

2013-09-18 Thread Quadius
It might make it, but I didn't really care for it too much. On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 7:35 PM, Ben Mattlin bmatt...@earthlink.net wrote: Any of you guys catch this? It's the pilot episode of the new series about a paraplegic badass cop (the reboot of the 1960s-70s series), online before it

[QUAD-L] Its Not About The Number Of Years...

2013-09-18 Thread wheelchair
Its Not About The Number Of Years you get. Its all about how you spend those hours, minutes and seconds. Enjoy life to your fullest. Best Wishes In a message dated 9/18/2013 5:03:14 P.M. Central Daylight Time, quad...@gmail.com writes: I had no idea that Dave passed away. Now I'm bummed

Re: [QUAD-L] I'm 60 years old today

2013-09-18 Thread Dana Wray
Thank you So much for the information it was so correct. To remember our Quad-list members who have passed and appreciate their lives And what they shared with us . Dana Sent from my iPhone On Sep 18, 2013, at 2:37 AM, RONALD L PRACHT r.pra...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I was told in 98 when I was

Re: [QUAD-L] Its Not About The Number Of Years...

2013-09-18 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
I agree, if you live to be 90 sitting in a nursing home, unable to get a drink of waterwaiting to die, life can be worse than death itself. My grandma just died in a nursing home at 89 yrs old of thirst. they wouldnt even give her drinks of water throughout the day. Imagine the hell of

Re: [QUAD-L] Its Not About The Number Of Years...

2013-09-18 Thread Dana Wray
Hi Greg , I'm so sorry to hear about the experience of your grandmother. I encourage everybody to write about the new labor laws that drastically affect people on self-directed care. It will cut The Number of Hours a Caregiver Can Work. Caregivers have to work extra hours, because Of the