Guest guest Posted August 15, 2002 Report Share Posted August 15, 2002 Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. -- Mark Twain Martha Murdock, DirectorNational Silicone Implant Foundation | Dallas Headquarters"Supporting Survivors of Medical Implant Devices"4416 Willow LaneDallas, TX 75244-7537 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2003 Report Share Posted May 19, 2003 Thanks Kathy ..... this is great! mm Martha Murdock, DirectorNational Silicone Implant Foundation | Dallas Headquarters"Supporting Survivors of Medical Implant Devices"4416 Willow LaneDallas, TX 75244-7537 ----- Original Message ----- From: Toxic Discovery Undisclosed-Recipient:@tranq1.tranquility.net; Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 8:56 AM Subject: People Good Thoughts For Good People People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered. -- Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people many accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. -- Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies. -- Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you. -- Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight. - Build anyway If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow. Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough. -- Give the world the best you've got anyway. You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God. It never was between you and them anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2003 Report Share Posted July 2, 2003 > hiya,listen i wanted to know if there is anybody out there who can give me some support o nusing a wheelchair cos im finding it pretty difficult to accept that although my legs work,they dont go very far anymore and if i would only accept it and sit in it i would get a lot more done. < I used a wheelchair during my recent vacation to Orlando (FL)...knowing that there was going to be a lot of walking and I have just had lumbar fusion surgery. I HATED IT!!! The ride wasn't to bad...just hard telling the person pushing where you want to go and how fast. Also, other people don't know to look down and I was constantly being stumbled into. Also the wait for the extra large handicapped restroom while someone who was perfectly fine used it. I hope that I never have to be in a chair full-time but it has given me an appreciation of those who are. But, by using it during the day, i was able to go without for the night-time activities and also did not have to increase my pain med dosages. If I ever have to go into a chair more often, it is with the awareness that it is a help to me and my family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2003 Report Share Posted July 2, 2003 > hiya,listen i wanted to know if there is anybody out there who can give me some support o nusing a wheelchair cos im finding it pretty difficult to accept that although my legs work,they dont go very far anymore and if i would only accept it and sit in it i would get a lot more done.my history is a back injury that went undtected for two years and finally resulted in a lumber discectomy removing 4 discs,fusing my spine,then another op to more discs,iv had amylogram and facet injections,i suffer a pressure in my throat at the moment that cause me to feel like there is a lump stopping me speaking,i have random burning bruises,burning in my side,a femoral haem last year and im not the best person to explain and sometimes feel like a moaner,yet cant acknoledge my disibility enuff to accept id have a far better life in a chair,any words of knowledge wud be good,even to hear from others cos i feel like im in a world at times that doesnt understand me.pls help.xxJanine.xx > Janine - I'm not where you are yet, but somehow with my luck, I feel that I will be there within 10 years. I've hunted high and low for books on how to deal with being disabled. While there are many good books on deafness and autism, I haven't yet found a good one for us. I will say that when I had my neck surgery, the docs were nervous that I didn't have anyone to go home with me, so they put me in what is called an in-patient rehab unit. I went directly from the hospital the that place, located behind another hospital. While I recovered quickly once my legs realized they could work, others were not so fortunate. So for the first couple of days, I was put in wheelchair based classes. It was exercises, but I'm sure that the next step would have been to teach us how to use them. Maybe there is an inpatient rehab unit in your area. joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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