Not sure why my email address isn't showing properly but its
lucyW1966 @yahoo.co.uk

Thanks
Lucy
--- In womenwithsci@yahoogroups.com, lucyw1966 <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> Hi Anne,
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> I haven't looked much at cars yet and a lot depends on my budget
but
> thanks for your advice on transfers. Im hopefully expecting my new
> chair later this week which is quite a bit lighter than my current
> one (still in my rehab chair), so that should make a big difference.
>
> I have been told about some of the workout video's and have looked
on
> a few sites so I will order one. There ss a UK site advertosing one
> so I don't think it should take too long to come. Im also going to
go
> swimming with a friend at our local swimming baths when the
> facilities for disabled users are finished.They are planning a
> special group starting up in the spring.
>
> I have found like some other people in the group that elastic waist
> bands on trousers and skirts have a tendancy to ride down quite
often
> especially when Im correcting my posture. Ive found myself in a few
> compromising positions in car parks where passers by get an eyefull
> when Im transfering. But I guess the advantage and disadvantage of
> waist band skirts and trousers is they come down easily !
>
> By the way, my email address is lucyw1966@y... and please feel
> free to email mail me.
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> Take care
>
> Lucy
>
> --- In womenwithsci@yahoogroups.com, Anne Bostwick <anne@f...>
wrote:
> > On 1/30/04 9:16 AM, "lucyw1966" <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> >
> > >>> >>I think one of the most diffcult things I have tried to
cope
> with is
> > >>> >>the loss of independance. Im still working hard on
increasing
> my
> > >>> >>upper body strength and better trunk movement but being
> having a high
> > >>> >>level injury makes this a painfully slow process.
> > >
> > > Working out with weights has done wonders for me. I have a low-
> level injury
> > > (L1) so itıs easier. I have a quad friend who has weights
that
> wrap around his
> > > wrists and are secured with Velcro. Not sure where he bought
his,
> so Iıll
> > > check to see. Perhaps somewhere on the internet?
> > >
> > > I also bought a fantastic exercise video for paraplegics.
Itıs
> high energy and
> > > fun. Three of the participants are in wheelchairs. I try to do
> this one-hour
> > > workout at least three times a week. If youıre interested,
> Iıll
> send you the
> > > information on where to buy it.
> > >
> > >>> >>Anybody that has any tips for wheelchair / car transfers is
> much
> > >>> >>appreciated. I plan to get a car in the summer which should
> go a long
> > >>> >>way back to being more independant.
> > >
> > > After eight years, I am finally learning how to drive. The
> biggest obstacle
> > > for me is fear. Hand controls are very easy to operate and the
> independence
> > > you gain from driving yourself will be amazing. My quadraplegic
> friend drives
> > > his van everywhere. He recently drove from Seattle in
Washington
> State to
> > > Southern California (a two day trip at least) to pick up his
new
> service dog
> > > and go through the training. Heıs much more fearless than I.
> > >
> > > I also know several female paraplegic women who drive. One
> recommends
> > > transferring into the passenger side, then folding the chair
and
> bringing it
> > > into the car, then sliding over to the driverıs seat. She now
> has
> a van, but
> > > for years this is the method she used. Here in the states,
> several car
> > > manufacturers are making four-door vehicles where the rear
doors
> open from
> > > front to back, so that you can transfer into the driverıs
> seat,
> then fold your
> > > chair and stow it behind the driverıs seat. The one American
> model Iıve seen
> > > with this feature is a Saturn. Perhaps you can find a similar
car
> in the UK?
> > >
> > >>> >>I read some good posts for tips on clothes. Very usefull on
> the
> > >>> >>account that I practically never come out of jogging
bottoms
> and
> > >>> >>baggy sweatshirts much since my injury.
> > >
> > > Youıre on the right track with baggy pants. I only buy knit
> pants
> that pull on
> > > and have an elastic waist. Much easier to put on and take off.
> Pull-on,
> > > elastic-waist skirts are easy, too.
> > >
> > > Anne
> >
> > anne@f...
> > http://fey.cc
> >
> >
> >
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