Congratulations Bobby, You are an inspiration for all of us to keep on going.
Heather in Calgary ----- Original Message ----- From: robert hennessy To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:33 PM Subject: [TMIC] 7 years ago today, i woke up & couldn't move my legs. later that night, in the ER, everything changed; for the worse. my bladder shut down (i felt like i really had to pee, although i couldn't go, so a catheter was inserted & the most terrible-colored liquid came out that i have ever seen), i stopped breathing, so i was put on a breathing machine, my whole upper body basically stopped working. at the time i was a C-4. throughout my 3-4 week stay at the hospital i gradually made it up to a C-6 level, which is where i am today. after i left the hospital, i went to the rehabilitation hospital of indiana (RHI) i was here for 3 months & then i went home. from september of 01' (when i came home) to december of 02' i was hospitalized no less than 18 times for UTI's (urinary tract infections) that had progressed into kidney infections. these were literally the sickest days of my life (hopefully forever). i'm talking fevers of 105 & hallucinating! then i had a tendon transfer, to give me a better grip, then a muscle transfer, to give me a tricept and finally a iliostomy. after my iliostomy i have not been back to the hospital. throughout all of this i managed to go back to school & get my B.S. in Psychology. i graduated in December of 06'. i am now 27 & am going back to school to get my masters in education. so, hopefully in 2 years, i will be making a difference in the lives of kids. i & the rest of y'all can bring the most most important experience to the table in everything we do: LIFE EXPERIENCE. thank you very much- bobby ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Making the world a better place one message at a time. Check out the i'm Talkathon.
