Reeve Foundation Paralysis Community

Hi,It has been a while since I wrote anything, and last time I was waiting patiently for my adapted vehicle so I could get back to work.  Well guess what I am still waiting. My brother was working with our church to help with funding to get this vehicle, by his own choosing.  But after waiting and waiting I found out by someone else that ...

I guess maybe I just need to vent, but I am feeling very hopeless and sick and tired of how long just about everything takes to happen.  I have been home from rehab now for 9 months, seems a lot longer. I still have difficulty transferring into a car, probably due to being a larger person. I can go downhill or even surface without much ...

I wrote a couple weeks ago about being excited about getting a vehicle and gaining some independence. I now have learned about everything that must happen before the thrill of driving again.  I am to go to a driving evaluation wednesday to make sure I am a good candidate for handcontrol driving school.  It is at Ohio state and finding a ...

I have had some good news that my family church is going to purchase a van for the BVR to adapt for me to have to drive! I can't imagine being able to go places that I want to go when I want to go there. It is something that I had taken for granted, and now am so exciting even thinking about. It is scary also, learning to drive without ...

I was injured Feb. 2008 in an auto accident and was in hospitals and rehabilitation centers until mid July. In the midst of all of this healing, my insurance and financial concerns I thought were being dealt with by my extended family.  I just recently found out that the health insurance that I had did not cover anything, and that medicaid ...

I am wanting to know what exercise and nutritional programs others are following.  I am wanting to be out and about much more in the warm weather, and hopefully will have a vehicle to drive. I also want to be in the best shape I can be WHEN there is good results from the research that is being done.  As I have heard so many times, ''I ...

Well, I made it through the holidays, which is something I had been dreading. I had no way to go anywhere for the celebration, and my little apartment doesn't have enough room to have anything here. My sons and I did what we do just about every day and just tried to think of it as a normal day. Hoping of course that next year it will be happier and

I am writing I guess for reassurance that my life is going to feel worth living again. That being said I know ''It could be worse''. I do not know how many times I have been told that by well meaning people. I do know it could be worse, but it sure could be better too! I am still not able to transfer to a car, and have been taking the public ...

They tried when I first got there but I had the body brace on and couldn't bend so they switched to the lift. When I went back after my brace was off they did try but thought the lift was safer when I first went home. I am overweight still and maybe that was a factor? I did have a stomach problem then. They gave me mylicon and sent me home. 3 days ...

I had been, just started using the board this past week.  I really want to be done with the lift.

The answer to the couch and the shower bench is I don't! I have never sat on anything but a wheelchair or my bed since Feb. of this year. When I think about it no wonder I am depressed. I have a very old manual chair that I use for the shower, and my son has been using a hoyer lift to put me in it. But then I have to take my showers at night so the

Thank you so much for the email address.  I have requested an application. It is nice to hear they have such a positive attitude about chance of improvement!  Where I was before it wasn't like that at all. It was more like,''Work with what you have.'' This at least gives you some hope.