[QUAD-L] Rookie, Amature, Humbled Member

2007-08-05 Thread Jason Thurston
August 2 made it 3 years post. I appreciate the combined wisdom I get daily. my gratitude is unending. :) I'm 34, separated from my wife 2 1/2 years, I have a wonderful girlfriend who is also a quadlist member. JT

[QUAD-L] FW: Shingles.

2007-07-25 Thread Jason Thurston
_ From: Jason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 11:23 AM To: 'quad-list@eskimo.com' Subject: Shingles. Those of us who spend much time in a doctor's office Should appreciate this! Doesn't it seem more and more that physicians are Running their practices like

[QUAD-L] NCIL

2007-07-07 Thread Jason Thurston
Is anyone going to DC this week, for the National Council on Independent Living ? I fly out of Burlington, VT tomorrow at 10:30 am and should be at the Hyatt by 2. If anyone is going from the list I would enjoy meeting up. JT

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[QUAD-L] 25 below at 5 am

2007-02-13 Thread Jason Thurston
All this talk of being cold, when I get cold to the core it takes FOREVER to warm up again. Thank god for the wood stove and my boiled wool shawl. tomorrow we are expecting 24 in of snow JT -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus

RE: [QUAD-L] HANGING A BEDBAG

2006-10-13 Thread Jason Thurston
i HAVE DISCOVERED IT TO BE EASIER to put the condom cath on pointing down, I run the tube between my legs and under my knee. Then I put the bag on the floor. The other thing I have discovered is barrier wipes, used on my penis before applying Wide Band, or similar "extra adhesive styly

RE: [QUAD-L] Does Your Chair Stink?

2006-09-06 Thread Jason Thurston
Now it does, I wheeled through dog doo. Yuck JT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 9:18 AMTo: quad-list@eskimo.comSubject: [QUAD-L] Does Your Chair Stink? Does You Chair Stink? You know what I mean, lol. Do you own one of those stinky/

RE: [QUAD-L] What would you have done.

2006-08-07 Thread Jason Thurston
W- I guess that's what you get sometimes for being a good Samaritan. I personally have been burned but never that bad. That doesn't mean that I wouldn't help anyone I can. I have always been that way. JT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006

[QUAD-L] 8-2-06

2006-08-07 Thread Jason Thurston
I have been waiting to send a message to the group. Last year on August 2 I was reading the 12 pages of advice, most of which I received from the quad list. I don't post very often, but most days I read all of the messages. I learned a lot in the past year, especially not to lose hope.

RE: [QUAD-L] What's out your back door down the street?

2006-07-15 Thread Jason Thurston
Me too only I live in the adirondack park, NY. JT -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 7:41 PM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] What's out your back door down the street? I'm lucky - we have woods and a stream

RE: [QUAD-L] Comebacks_Re: Quality of Life and SCI ~~ Huh?

2006-07-13 Thread Jason Thurston
It's a choice. -Original Message- From: KK Batte [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 5:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-List@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Comebacks_Re: Quality of Life and SCI ~~ Huh? The one I get most often is - How can you be so happy?

RE: [QUAD-L] Who lives where?

2006-06-26 Thread Jason Thurston
Bloomingdale, NY somewhere near Lake Placid, in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. About 11/2 hours from the Canadian border. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 4:06 PMTo: quad-list@eskimo.comSubject: [QUAD-L] Who lives where? Hi All, I

RE: [QUAD-L] My new power chair cost $19,000

2006-05-13 Thread Jason Thurston
Invacare storm TDX 3, $17,000. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 5:36 PM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] My new power chair cost $19,000 I got an Invacare Storm Series MKIV Gearless Brushless tilt recline. I LOVE

[QUAD-L] keeping in touch

2006-05-04 Thread Jason Thurston
Dear Quad List Here's my attempt at catching up with everyone who's important to me. The first big news, if you haven't heard, is that I have a job working for the local Center for Independence. My job title is independent living specialists, some of the things that I do for work pertain

RE: [QUAD-L] More on Transfers

2006-04-05 Thread Jason Thurston
Dear Paul. My name is Jason Thurston, I am a 5/6 incomplete. I am able to transfer from bed to chair using a slideboard, when I go from chair to bed I am able to lift my legs using custom made leg straps. I always have someone spotting me,so most of the time I don't bother. Practice makes perfict

RE: [QUAD-L] Hours

2006-02-25 Thread Jason Thurston
I'm very fortunate to have a longtime friend rearrange her whole life, in order to prevent me from going into a long-term care facility. The county that I live-in doesn't offer choices for caregivers, even though she had previous experience as a CNA. And after several months of tests and what

[QUAD-L] Great News

2006-01-31 Thread Jason Thurston
Great News; My prayers have been answered, the best opportunity since my injury is staring me in the face. I have been involved with the local Center for Independence. I have been attending board meetings since June; I needed three in order to be voted in. Now there is a vacancy in the