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Life as a quadreplegic. Experiences with sexuality, having a full-time job, traveling, dealing with wheelchairs, purchasing vans, dealing with doctors, medications, urinary cares, skin care, tandom sky diving, white water rafting, wheelchair football, going out to dinner, and dealing with accessibilty issues.
Living a fairly active life as a C4-C5 quadreplegic for 35 years. Experience dealing with numerous doctors and hospitals. Urinary choices.
An Associate degree. Not with an specialty.
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| Sue | 10/04/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you! I have had acupuncture before ..... |
| Reet | 09/21/09 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | I had already asked our doctor but ..... |
| Jake | 08/31/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Straight shooter. Will tell you the truth ..... |
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Dear Akhil, I am so sorry that your mother has so much to deal with. When I answer these questions I put myself in your/your mothers place. So if it were my mother I would first ask whether the osteoporosis
Dear Sandra, I'm sorry to hear about your father, that is never an easy thing to go through. I think your father may get a lot of his motion back based on what you've told me. Pneumonia is an illness
Hi Jammie, I am sorry to here about your injury and seemingly endless complications due to your injury. I think you probably injured your spinal cord. That would explain all the things you are feeling
Hi Terri, The damage begins at the moment of injury when displaced bone fragments, disc material, or ligaments bruise or tear into spinal cord tissue. Most injuries to the spinal cord don't completely
Hi Amanda, I'm sorry I didn't know about it taking you two years. I guess what I meant to say is if your current doctor won't allow you to have an MRI, maybe you need to see someone else. I hope you can

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