Re: [TMIC] is there a connection between low potassium and TM?

2012-01-14 Thread Laura Beaudin
Because if there is brain involvement, it's not TM. Laura The Home(School) Club http://www.thehomeschoolclub.org On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 7:39 PM, john snodgrass jcs...@yahoo.com wrote: Janice why are you so concerned that TM has absolutely nothing to do with the brain. you have mentioned

Re: [TMIC] Fwd: Actual Craig's List Ad

2011-11-16 Thread Laura Beaudin
Awesome email! Just want to point out that it's not real though, but ever so fun! http://www.snopes.com/crime/justice/mugger.asp Laura The (Home)School Club http://www.thehomeschoolclub.net -Now Alpha Testing! Practical Homeschooling http://www.practical-homeschooling.org On Wed, Nov 16, 2011

Re: [TMIC] Is Living With Illness Choosing to Give In?

2011-09-09 Thread Laura Beaudin
Sweet! I SO need this right now! Thanks! Laura Lifeportunities Blog http://www.lifeportunities.net Practical Homeschooling http://www.practical-homeschooling.org On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 10:15 PM, jackiedu...@hotmail.com jackiedu...@hotmail.com wrote: U Sent from my iPhone On Sep 6,

Re: [TMIC] OT - Question

2011-08-16 Thread Laura Beaudin
Alton, If your voice changed, you would have had to create a new profile and restart the training from scratch. Laura *101 Websites To See Before You Diehttp://www.squidoo.com/101-awesome-webpages * Disability Humor http://www.squidoo.com/disability-humor On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 6:06 AM,

Re: [TMIC] Re: MOM

2011-08-16 Thread Laura Beaudin
Hi Tracy, TM is not a progressive condition beyond the initial acute attack. Afterward, either you recover, or you don't. Sounds like something else is attacking her...have they ruled out Guillain-Barree? Malignant MS? Tumors? So many things can cause this. Laura *101 Websites To See Before You

Re: [TMIC] OT - Question

2011-08-16 Thread Laura Beaudin
Actually, the initial training is about 10 minutes, then it learns as you dictate and use the software. More mistakes at first, then less and less as it gets to know you. Laura *101 Websites To See Before You Diehttp://www.squidoo.com/101-awesome-webpages * Disability Humor

Re: [TMIC] OT - Question

2011-08-15 Thread Laura Beaudin
I use it and love it. If you have a really old computer though, it won't run very smoothly. I think it was worth every penny. Don't forget though that you have to take time to learn to use it, as there are verbal commands you have to memorize. Laura *101 Websites To See Before You

Re: [TMIC] Hey

2011-06-01 Thread Laura Beaudin
! Laura Beaudin is a TM member of this website.She is from Canada. Don’t know anything about the money making thing. Janice *From:* James Berg molokai...@gmail.com *Sent:* Wednesday, June 01, 2011 3:48 PM *To:* laura.beau...@gmail.com *Cc:* tmic-l...@eskimo.net *Subject:* Re: [TMIC

[TMIC] Hey

2011-05-31 Thread laura . beaudin
Hi I just wanted to share this opportunity with you, I've been making 200-300 dollars a day and I started only a week ago. Check out this news article and it will show you how to get started, it's definitely easy enough for you :)! http://www.news7cnbc.com/money

Re: [TMIC] Re: getting worse

2011-04-18 Thread Laura Beaudin
Not a joke--like in the states,from super to horrible. There are some very good doctors in Abbu Dhaby. try here:http://www.americancenteruae.com/ I'm told they have a great reputation. If you can't find anyone there, I can arrange for you to meet an American-educated neurologist in Riyadh. Laura

[TMIC] an update

2011-03-17 Thread Laura Beaudin
now that my dictation software is working properly on a laptop with Internet action, I can finally let you guys know what's going on. Sometime in January, I noticed that transfers and rolling around in bed getting difficult. I didn't pay any attention to it since it is normal for things to get

Re: [TMIC] hyperbaric chamber treatment of wounds

2011-01-15 Thread Laura Beaudin
It also works to *CURE* CP if the child is young enough. The study was dropped because the company realized they wouldn't make any money off of it. Laura Lifeportunities http://www.lifeportunities.com/: transform your home-based life into freedom. Visit the Practical Homeschooling

[TMIC] letter to the Journal

2011-01-08 Thread Laura Beaudin
Wow, my rant about that stuck-up lady who decided I had no right to ride the bus actually made it into the paper! http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/Have+patience+disdain+quadriplegic+single+parent/4074112/story.html Laura http://practical-homeschooling.org

Re: [TMIC] Shingles Vaccine

2010-11-12 Thread Laura Beaudin
My first MS symptoms popped up shortly after a Hep B vaccination when I was 17. I've noticed that since my first TM attack, with the exception of bladder infections, I never get sick..no colds, no flues, nada. I'll feel like I'm getting the flue...malaite, general pain, dizziness, etc and I'm fine

Re: [TMIC] {TMIC}sweating

2010-11-10 Thread Laura Beaudin
Wow, that is so much like me. When I was discharged from the hospital in 2009 after having been there 4 months, I was frantic. I had been discharged with a rental chair and to a new apartment (previous residence was an inaccessible townhouse) and newly single. I remember the desperation of trying

Re: [TMIC] {TMIC}sweating

2010-11-10 Thread Laura Beaudin
, Janice Nichols jan...@centurytel.netwrote: Okay, what in the is the Zumba craze? Janice *From:* Laura Beaudin laura.beau...@gmail.com *Sent:* Wednesday, November 10, 2010 10:42 PM *To:* Janice Nichols jan...@centurytel.net *Cc:* john snodgrass jcs...@yahoo.com ; transverse myelitistmic

Re: [TMIC] hello out there

2010-11-09 Thread Laura Beaudin
At what level is your lesion? Could be that the rest of your body has trouble sweating, so the top of your body is working overtime tto cool you off. Laura www.laurabeaudin.com --NOT just another blog! http://practical-homeschooling.org On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 9:33 PM, Janice Nichols

Re: [TMIC] hello out there

2010-11-07 Thread Laura Beaudin
Dalton, Have you been properly screened for MS? Laura www.laurabeaudin.com --NOT just another blog! http://practical-homeschooling.org On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Dalton Garis malugss...@gmail.com wrote: Actually; I had a day-long attack of spasms yesterday which left me unable to

Re: [TMIC] Foley caths--Condom cath

2010-10-18 Thread Laura Beaudin
, no teaching, lots of yelling sigh, how TM has exposed me to some hideous people) A On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Laura Beaudin laura.beau...@gmail.com wrote: Apparently, from what I've been told, the filling and voiding of the bladder play a big role in kidney health. I'm going

Re: [TMIC] Foley caths

2010-10-14 Thread Laura Beaudin
On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Laura Beaudin laura.beau...@gmail.comwrote: Apparently, from what I've been told, the filling and voiding of the bladder play a big role in kidney health. I'm going to be preparing an article shortly about bladder care where I'll also be formally interviewing

Re: [TMIC] Foley caths

2010-10-13 Thread Laura Beaudin
. Alton On Apr 28, 2010, at 9:58 AM, Laura Beaudin wrote: Actually, an indwelling catheter should be a last resort. They create more infection since bacteria sets up a home on the catheter and they never fully drain the bladder (since the catheter opening sits over the balloon). Also, using

Re: [TMIC] Dr. Visit Brings Hope

2010-10-06 Thread Laura Beaudin
Wow! Sounds like you found a keeper! Laura www.laurabeaudin.com --NOT just another blog! http://practical-homeschooling.org On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 3:07 PM, Janice Nichols jan...@centurytel.netwrote: Akua, Finally you are getting the help you need and deserve. That is truly

Re: [TMIC] Fwd: Good Idea!

2010-10-05 Thread Laura Beaudin
Thank you, Dalton! Laura www.laurabeaudin.com --NOT just another blog! http://practical-homeschooling.org On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 10:42 PM, Dalton Garis malugss...@gmail.com wrote: Let’s be clear: Those persons who destroyed the Twin Towers in my City while I watched, were *NOT MUSLIMS.*

[TMIC] New Squidoo page on TM

2010-09-29 Thread Laura Beaudin
I was writing up some Squidoo lenses when I discovered (of all horrors) that of the hundreds of thousands of lenses, no one ever wrote one up specifically about Transverse Myelitis. Well this has now changed and I published a lens yesterday titled What Is Transverse Myelitis? here:

Re: [TMIC] be careful ABOUT STUPID SPAM! and not the stuff you cook on a stove

2010-09-07 Thread Laura Beaudin
Dude! Get off your soapbox! http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/bottlebomb.asp http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/bottlebomb.asp Laura www.laurabeaudin.com --NOT just another blog! http://practical-homeschooling.org On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 5:10 AM, randy rankin rj_ran...@yahoo.com wrote:

Re: [TMIC] Memory Loss

2010-08-29 Thread Laura Beaudin
...@earthlink.netwrote: Yep, the ole sayin' 'outt'a sight, outt'a mind'..., rats. BobbyJim *From:* Laura Beaudin laura.beau...@gmail.com *To:* fr...@franksheldon.com *Cc:* bobby jim elbobber...@earthlink.net ; kimr1999kimr1...@bellsouth.net; Rev. Craig Crossman revcross...@gmail.com

Re: [TMIC] Fact Sheet on TM

2010-08-07 Thread Laura Beaudin
For those with a Medic Alert bracelet, you automatically receive a list of conditions and meds on a sheet of paper that you can carry in your walled. Laura http://practical-homeschooling.org www.laurascoolstuff.com On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Jan Hargrove jmh1...@sbcglobal.net wrote: My

[TMIC] paralysis resources

2010-07-08 Thread Laura Beaudin
Hi everyone, I hope that everyone is having a nice summer and not over-baking! I'm working on an article and want to ask all of you what you consider to be your favorite online resources for Spinal Cord Injuries...either in terms of information or support. Seems like it's hard finding quality

Re: [TMIC] What's in a name (Diagnosis)

2010-06-19 Thread Laura Beaudin
I was treated like an SCI patient the whole way through and never had a problem. The irony is that when this happened, they stopped my MS meds since they obviously weren't helping any. Laura http://practical-homeschooling.org www.laurascoolstuff.com On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 9:39 PM, Akua

[TMIC] Wheels in Motion pictures.

2010-06-14 Thread Laura Beaudin
The Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion is a Canadian fund-raiser to help people with spinal cord injuries and related research. Rick Hansen lost his ability to walk after a spinal cord injury, and later went on to circle the globe in his wheelchair to raise SCI awareness. I was in charge of the

Re: [TMIC]

2010-06-11 Thread Laura Beaudin
jan...@centurytel.net wrote: Do you mind my asking what are you able to do? Were your arms affected and how did it leave you with walking/not walking? Janice *From:* Laura Beaudin mailto:laura.beau...@gmail.comlaura.beau...@gmail.com *Sent:* Thursday, June 10, 2010 11:43 AM *To:* Janice

Re: [TMIC]

2010-06-11 Thread Laura Beaudin
/not walking? Janice *From:* Laura Beaudin laura.beau...@gmail.com *Sent:* Thursday, June 10, 2010 11:43 AM *To:* Janice Nichols jan...@centurytel.net ; tmic-l...@eskimo.net *Subject:* Re: [TMIC] All my docs and therapists are on the Spinal Cord Injury Unit of our rehab hospital...definitely

Re: [TMIC]

2010-06-10 Thread Laura Beaudin
exercises at home in between sessions. Can you get a PT especially recommended by your doc because of our special problem? The hamstring problem is definitely from myelitis. Janice *From:* Laura Beaudin laura.beau...@gmail.com *Sent:* Thursday, June 10, 2010 11:14 AM *To:* Janice

Re: [TMIC] Anyone Remember Jude?

2010-05-30 Thread Laura Beaudin
Janice, TM can either be a condition OR a symptom. I've had MS for years, but the TM popped up as a symptom of my MS...one day I was walking, the next I wasn't...it's now been over a year. None of my other MS symptoms have ever been this stubborn--nor this severe --well except the ones that

Re: [TMIC] Anyone Remember Jude?

2010-05-30 Thread Laura Beaudin
not realize TM could be that way. Thanks.Are you walking at all now? Janice -- From: Laura Beaudin laura.beau...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 12:06 PM To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] Anyone Remember Jude? Janice, TM can

Re: [TMIC] May Long Weekend

2010-05-21 Thread Laura Beaudin
AS I'm sure Dalton can attest, the Middle East gets dang cold in winter...difference is that there, most homes are NOT heated...so when it drops to 6 degrees Celcius, you're piling on the clothes and blankets. I spent 6 years in Saudi...and beware Dalton, I've had my share of Indian doctors

Re: [TMIC] Where TM struck

2010-05-19 Thread Laura Beaudin
I'm not sure if the TM struck before or after I got to the hospital. I was home in Edmonton, AB and my back went into spasms. My neuro suggested I go to the ER for pain treatment and steroids. I got off the bus a stop early to get some Tim Hortons (canadians know what I mean)...hot chocolate

Re: [TMIC] OT Bed sores

2010-04-29 Thread Laura Beaudin
Hi Kevin, I'm sure the pain of a lost one never goes away, but it's also a part of life (sadly)...with time, other things start taking precedent, but the wonderful memory of your mother will always be there. How good is your insurance? I know that there are mattresses that are made almost

Re: [TMIC] Amitriptyline

2010-04-28 Thread Laura Beaudin
or twice a day), far fewer UTI's, empty at home or office, not where you happen to be when demand insists, insert every two weeks. Alton On Apr 27, 2010, at 1:34 AM, Laura Beaudin wrote: I cath 5 times a day. every 4 hours during the day, and I can stretch it to 6 at night. I'm still constantly

Re: [TMIC] Honda Inovation

2010-04-27 Thread Laura Beaudin
I wouldnb't be so sure. I have very sucky balance, yet this device is made specifically to counter balance..so that if you fall to one side, it would fall that way, therefor keeping you up...sort if like balancing a broom on your hand. Having said that, I'd personally have a major issue with

Re: [TMIC] Mike

2010-04-26 Thread Laura Beaudin
OMG..I'm so sorry to hear that. You have my sympathies. Laura You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him. -James D. Miles- http://www.bananga.com ...empowering ourselves! Buying a used wheelchair? BUYER BEWARE!!! On

Re: [TMIC] Amytretaline (sp)

2010-04-26 Thread Laura Beaudin
I take a very small dose of Amytriptiline for my bladder. It's way overactive, so I take 4 mg. Detrol LA at night, and 25 mg of the other in the morning... They are planning on doing botox on my bladder to calm it down. Laura You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats

Re: [TMIC] Amytretaline (sp)

2010-04-26 Thread Laura Beaudin
Tried Ditropan and failed miserably with it...it works well, but boy, talk about a dry mouth!! Laura You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him. -James D. Miles- http://www.bananga.com ...empowering ourselves! Buying a used wheelchair? BUYER

Re: [TMIC] Amytretaline (sp)

2010-04-26 Thread Laura Beaudin
only makes you have to pee more -Original Message- From: Laura Beaudin laura.beau...@gmail.com To: Laurie Zissimos lziss...@aol.com Cc: pieterheat...@shaw.ca; regina...@sbcglobal.net; tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Mon, Apr 26, 2010 1:45 pm Subject: Re: [TMIC] Amytretaline (sp) Tried

Re: [TMIC] Amitriptyline

2010-04-26 Thread Laura Beaudin
know that Botox is useful this way? I would expect Botox to weaken bladder spasms but not make them less frequent. Alton On Apr 26, 2010, at 1:00 PM, Laura Beaudin wrote: botox on my bladder to calm it down

Re: [TMIC] Honda Inovation

2010-04-26 Thread Laura Beaudin
2-300? I doubt it...2-3000 would be more like it. Having said that, it would be awesome for people with mobitilty problems, but I also see it as another reason for people (without issues) to not walk and loose another form of exercise. I'm always asked why I don't use a power chair...umm...cuz

Re: [TMIC] Amitriptyline

2010-04-26 Thread Laura Beaudin
-- From: Laura Beaudin laura.beau...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 9:36 PM To: Alton Ryder a-ry...@comcast.net Cc: tmic list tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] Amitriptyline Botox is a paralytic,,will literally paralyze the bladder muscle..means I

Re: [TMIC] QUESTION ON LARNETON

2010-04-17 Thread Laura Beaudin
Not necessarily. While I do believe that 99.8% of all cures out there are pure bunk, Big Pharma has a lot fo pull and they go out of their way to discredit anything natural. Do you know that there's an actual treatment that can almost cure CP if the chold is young enough? Pure oxygen in a

Re: [TMIC] shingles

2010-03-14 Thread Laura Beaudin
How would your system over react? I'm usually the first to say no to vaccines, but where shingles are concerned, doesn't this become a quality of life issue? I'd probably risk another relapse over the idea of getting shingles. Laura You can easily judge the character of a man by how he

Re: [TMIC] Re: Hope

2010-03-14 Thread Laura Beaudin
But doesn't recurrent TM usually categorize someone as having MS or Devic's? I have lesions on my spine that caused the TM...but those lesions are there more than likely because of my MS...if I get new lesions (already have 2 on the spine..C6-7 and T10), then it is MS related in my case.

Re: [TMIC] MS

2010-01-21 Thread Laura Beaudin
How can someone even claim this if they still aren't even sure what causes MS? A little putting the cart before the horse, no? What studies and clinical trials have been done? And what's the name of this pill? Laura http://www.bananga.com ...empowering ourselves! On Practical-Homeschooling:

Re: [TMIC] sympom check question

2010-01-09 Thread Laura Beaudin
TM is essentially a spinal cord injury, except it didn't result from an accident. When you have a car crash and you inju a small part of the spical cord...everything below tends to be affected...TM is no different. A lesion means that the electric signals are cut off (to varying degrees) at

Re: [TMIC] Linda's recurrent TM

2010-01-07 Thread Laura Beaudin
Hi Regina, There is also something called Devic's which is essentially MS, but only in the spine. Laura On Practical-Homeschooling: Free Unit Studies About Canada and China. http://www.practical-homeschooling.org On 07/01/2010 11:22 AM, Regina Rummel wrote: Linda, I don't like the sound of

Re: [TMIC] nerve pain

2009-12-26 Thread Laura Beaudin
...@makoa.org *Sent:* Friday, December 25, 2009 1:10 AM *To:* Janice Nichols mailto:jan...@centurytel.net ; Laura Beaudin mailto:laura.beau...@gmail.com ; tmic-list@eskimo.com mailto:tmic-list@eskimo.com *Subject:* Re: [TMIC] nerve pain I can not move, well except for my left hand now on occasion. I

Re: [TMIC] nerve pain

2009-12-24 Thread Laura Beaudin
It's actually very rare for someone who deals with paralysis to have no pain. Pain and spasms are often the order of the day. Someone correct me if I'm wrong...There two types of nervous systems, the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. There are also four different types

Re: [TMIC] OT: sorry...

2009-12-23 Thread Laura Beaudin
Hi Kevin, You are certainly not a bother! I do believe that this is why this list exists! To answer these types of questions and be a support to one another. I highly suggest you ask you doctor write a script to see a rehab nurse who can help you develop a bowel management routine. Not very

Re: [TMIC] OT Good news!

2009-12-05 Thread Laura Beaudin
I find that in the city I live, a lot of people complain about the caregivers hired by the government for the homecare programs. I've had nothing but pleasant encounters with them...ok, except for the first team which I complained about and they are no longer dispatched here. I think a large

Re: [TMIC] OT: Companions and Homemakers

2009-12-02 Thread Laura Beaudin
I'd start by checking with the BBB and local nursing homes to see what people have to say about them. Google them and the word review as well to see what is online about them. If they are local, be sure to enter your city and state into that search. Laura On 02/12/2009 2:38 PM, Kevin

Re: [TMIC] Question

2009-11-29 Thread Laura Beaudin
Patti, I've ordered drugs before from overseas...heck, I lived overseas for 6 years and they have better drugs than here. Anyhow, I'm sure that if you had tried the US version of the same drug, you would have has the same effect. The problem isn't ordering drugs from overseas, it's from

Re: [TMIC]

2009-11-25 Thread Laura Beaudin
I'm from Montreal and I haven't been there since 2001..I miss it so much! I wish I could go back, but now that I'm in the system in Alberta, changing provinces is next to impossible. Would mean waiting three months before I can access any medicare there, would have to give up my wheelchair

[TMIC] news of possible MS treatment

2009-11-24 Thread Laura Beaudin
I'm sure that most of you have heard of the latest theory about MS and how it might be resolved by simply enlarging some other-wise narrow blood vessels. Do you think this has potential as far as TM is concerned? Laura

[TMIC] Interview about viruses and vaccinations

2009-11-20 Thread Laura Beaudin
I highly recommend a look at these interviews with Dr. Rauni Leena Luukanen regarding viruses in the modern day. It's certainly an eye opener. Before writing her off as a quack-doctor, remember that she's Finland's highest medical officer, has three specialties, and has served as our

Re: [TMIC] Topamax

2009-11-12 Thread Laura Beaudin
I don't understand how most hospitals do their MRIs in 2 hours (give or take), but the most time I've ever spent in one is 30 minutes..and that's when I did it with and without contrast...? Laura On 12/11/2009 7:35 PM, Laurie Zissimos wrote: Had my annual evaluation with Dr Kerr yesterday

Re: [TMIC] speech recognition software

2009-10-30 Thread Laura Beaudin
Hi Amanda, Do you have much background noise when you're using the software? Laura On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 12:03 PM, Amanda Diskey adis...@yahoo.com wrote: hey everyone! anyone use the speech recognition on vista? it has been a real pain from what i can tell, cuz i am ready to throw my

Re: [TMIC] Fwd: Fw: cell phone numbers go public this month

2009-10-28 Thread Laura Beaudin
There's been a problem in Canada...it seems those that put themselves on the canadian list ended up getting MORE calls...from telemarketers in the states! (there's some kind of legalloophole). Laura On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Krissy tmla...@yahoo.com wrote: i have been on the do not call

Re: [TMIC] HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIM!

2009-10-27 Thread Laura Beaudin
Jim's birthday? *HAPPY BIRTHDAY!* How goes the hand?? Laura On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 6:43 PM, L T CHERPESKI cherp...@msn.com wrote: HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT BIRTHDAY, JIM!!! - Original Message - *From:* Akua a...@artfarm.com *To:* tmic-list@eskimo.com *Sent:*

[TMIC] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-10-25 Thread Laura Beaudin
LinkedIn Laura Beaudin requested to add you as a connection on LinkedIn: -- Kevin, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Laura Accept invitation from Laura Beaudin http://www.linkedin.com/e/3Hy25JT5fhtKUL-WKbDw5pS3xV

Re: [TMIC] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-10-25 Thread Laura Beaudin
Sorry guys, this went out by accident. On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 6:56 PM, Laura Beaudin laura.beau...@gmail.comwrote: LinkedIn Laura Beaudin requested to add you as a connection on LinkedIn: Kevin, -- Laura Them be Fightin' Words! Halloween Mini Unit-Study http://practical

[TMIC] request to post a people-needed request

2009-10-10 Thread Laura Beaudin
I am recruiting people to get involved at administering my new webpage for people with disabilities or chronic medical conditions. WOuld the admins mind if I posted it here? Thanks -- Laura 40 Free Field Trip Ideas! http://practical-homeschooling.org Like cool stuff??? Today's feature:

[TMIC] Looking for some motivated peeps!

2009-10-10 Thread Laura Beaudin
Might help if I attached the message *blush* Join BANANGA! Do you have a chronic medical condition or a disability? Would you like to be part of a dynamic team to help people empower themselves? If so, consider applying for a position to join Bananga. We are a brand new site getting ready for

[TMIC] OT any geeks out there?

2009-09-17 Thread Laura Beaudin
Need math/physics geek. I know this is off topic, but I'm hoping that SOMEONE out there can help me. I'm putting up a website for people with disabilities and the template I have requires me to calculate the arc of the images (they have been cropped along an arc) so that I can paste new ones in

Re: [TMIC] Looking for TMr's for support groups

2009-09-13 Thread Laura Beaudin
...and I'm Laura from Edmonton, Alberta. :) On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 7:25 PM, Catherine camoa...@yahoo.com wrote: Kevin, That is a wonderful idea.  Why don't we all just say where we are from .. as I have seen here.  Several support groups may start.  Thank you for a great idea So I will

Re: [TMIC] Fwd: Bowel Question

2009-09-01 Thread Laura Beaudin
From: Patricia Cooley patticoo...@wi.rr.com To: Laura Beaudin laura.beau...@gmail.com; Laurie Zissimos lziss...@aol.com Cc: tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 10:42:51 AM Subject: RE: [TMIC] Fwd: Bowel Question I ALSO HAVE BLADDER AND BOWEL ISSUES

Re: [TMIC] Swine flu vaccine

2009-09-01 Thread laura . beaudin
...But TM and MS are not because of an immunodeficiency..the problem is that the immune system is TOO strong and attacking itself. I rarely get sick and even after 5 months of full-time cathing, I've yet to get a UTI-though I use the clean method, not sterile. Laura Sent on the TELUS

Re: [TMIC] Fwd: Bowel Question

2009-08-30 Thread Laura Beaudin
Laurie... How have things gone since stopping those meds? I'm on a bowel routine...I don't have much control. Without a suppository, things don't move when I need them to...which is when the nurse shows up to help me. WIthout it, I'd go..but it would be incontinence...not where it needs to go.

[TMIC] TM and MS + carecure.org problem

2009-08-13 Thread Laura Beaudin
Hi, I recently joined this list and am happy to have found it. I've had MS symptoms since I was 17 and was diagnosed with MS several years ago (I'm 31). I started getting severe back spasms in March, along with other relapse symptoms, so after emailing my neuro for his input, decided to go to the