I was 37. It took about 3 days to become totally paralyzed. Started with back pain and tingling from my feet up. Then the weakness set in.
Lynn in RI ----- Original Message ----- From: Krissy Z To: Bob and Sue Mattis Cc: TM List Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 8:50 AM Subject: RE: [TMIC] age at incident Boy can I relate. It was 3 years ago this past May,felt a tingling in my backbone, then legs got all rubbery felt like they were falling asleep. Within 1/2 hour I could not walk or feel my legs. I was 44. ~Krissy~ We are all in this together, by ourselves. - Lily Tomlin ~I'm In pretty Good Shape For the Shape I am in~ --- On Thu, 6/5/08, Bob and Sue Mattis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Bob and Sue Mattis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [TMIC] age at incident To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], tmic-list@eskimo.com Date: Thursday, June 5, 2008, 5:33 PM July 28, 2000 is the DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY. I was 49. Took 10 minutes to become paralyzed from the waist down (T12), and now one of the “walking wounded”. Sue M. Now 57 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 9:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] age at incident I was 38. Barbara H. http://barbarah.wordpress.com/ In a message dated 6/5/2008 8:05:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I was 62 when I was nailed eleven years ago. A tiny infarction in the spinal cord at T9-10 dropped me in minutes. Barbara Alma said, I believe, that she was 48. Alton ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food.