This list has been so quiet. I hope that everyone is enjoying the holidays. I have a question, have you dealt with people who thought they were helping, but...
candle850-keeper@...
Dec 5, 2007 6:00 pm
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... holidays. ... were helping, but they really weren't? I was walking into McDonald's the other day. It was raining and slippery and my husband was holding my...
Hello all. I am new to the site and a new member of the SCI family and I have a question about bowel management that I am too embaressed to ask anyone. Anyway...
i have been disabled for 13 yrs and have found the best way for me is to take off the padded seat cushion and turn it around so that the opening is in the back...
I don't have that big a problem with this. Or maybe I just don't recognize it as such. Anyway - If the person is offering help with a door, for example, I...
To both you and Candle, After 5 years of fighting it, I've come to the conclusion that some people are just born to be "helpful". It has taken me much of the...
Dangerous is right! My husband was told that if I fell to never "pick me up" but to give a hand or arm and let me pull myself up. The theory behind that being...
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Dec 7, 2007 3:24 pm
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Thomas said that he doesn't have this problem or notice is as such. Maybe I need to be thankful that people want to help me. I'll just have to speak up if they...
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Dec 7, 2007 3:33 pm
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I am keen to start driving again. I am a T5 complete with good upper body strength and I have recently purchased a Honda Odyssey. I am at present awaiting...
Your doctor should be able to give you correct people to talk to for the driving. Call a local rehab hospital or call the BMV directly and they should be able...
Thank you Michael. Your story is definately an inspiration for me to get it done. I will contact my GP and go from there. I have been looking at my brand new...
Hi my name is Heather Im C7 incomplete and I am in the process of driving as well and since I have good upper body strength I got a Grand Am GT 2 door and I...
trial and error is the best way. i did mine while standing - folded it up with one hand and jerked it into the back seat before i sat down.  i've seen a...
Sorry about the accident in your van. Many years ago, I used to work with a woman who had manual wheel chair and her drivers seat was taken out of her van. She...
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Dec 9, 2007 8:36 pm
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Sixth year and still active. Next january the group intimacy for the disabled will be going into its 6th year,and were still as strong as when we started on...
I finally got the settlement check for workman's comp. We settled out of court and got more than they were offering. With the check, we are going to put a lump...
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Dec 21, 2007 7:04 pm
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That is great news indeed A fine Merry Christmas. And you're doing the right thing with the money too. I've ALWAYS said that paying off your house is the first...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Spinalcordinjury group. File :...
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Dec 23, 2007 10:25 pm
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Hello Everyone! Great news! After much hard work, ADAPT now has a hearing on the Community Choice Act! In September, we attended a hearing on the Community...
What is intimacy for the disabled all about?? First intimacy does not always mean the sex act,there more to intimacy that that... This group is now going into...
this is pretty much of a whiner's group and when you disagree with the owner, you get booted. take my word and don't even go there - these people are real...
Dave, I think they posted before, because others have told me about the same thing. Candle May there always be a light to guide you. ... From: "dave0c@..."...
I just wanted to share that my husband and I took out a home equity loan to pay off the mortgage. Our loan payments are lower and allow us some breathing room...
Okay all, what method do you use to keep the dang things up? Mine are thigh high but slip down constantly making a nice bunch-up around the knee that cuts...
I haven't had to deal with that yet. I only have the ones that go up to my knees. I got to choose when they were telling me that I would need them. They gave...
i suffer from a spinal cord injury that happened in 86, i seveard my nerves into and was paralized from the neck down, I recently got engages over shrismas...
for a male to achieve orgasm with a spinal cord injury can be done a few ways; (1) prostate stimulation (2) medical vibrator (this is the best new thing to ...
i didnt no how to send a message thanking those who answered my sex queation last nite so im sending it here thank you, I went to the site but i really couldnt...
Hello Everyone! On Thursday, January 31, 2008, the Monroe County Board of Elections will be hosting a preview of voting machines at the Medley Centre Mall,...