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[keeptrukin]

Hello my name is Lisa and I am a T-4 paraplegic complete. Let me see if I can summerize myself in as few words as I can.

I am 29, gay living with my life long partner and have a 9 year old daughter. I fell a few months ago from a two story roof and landed on my feet. I walked away from it with just pain and numbing. I went to a rink a dink doctor who misdiagnosed me and within a week of pt I was paralized from my chest down. (yes I have an on going malpractice lawsuit agianst the sob ) I finally got the treatment I needed but the damage was done, so I am just dealing what was dealt to me.

I live in Maryland and go to Kernan Hospital for my rehab, I like most everyone here was an active person before my accident and now am tring to gain some of that back. I have to say it has been a long few months.

Well that about sums it up. I'd love to meet people here who can relate and can help me and maybe I can help back while I sort this out.

Lisa

[juls]

Hi Lisa it's great to meet you. My sister is also gay, 30 and has two beautiful kids, Denika 14 and Fraser 12 and she lives with her long term partner, so we sorta have something in common

Sorry to hear that your injury could have been prevented....i hope this site helps you out a bit..i love it
hope to hear more from you Juls oo

[cvelusc]

Hi! Welcome to the forum!

[bigsmiles]

Hi Lisa and welcome, my big brother is gay and has an eighteen year old son and a wonderful partner of four years now ( great cook) Lovely to meet you and look forward to chatting to you on here.

[Joed]

Hi Lisa and Welcome!

I've read your posts, but didn't realize you hadn't been officially welcomed yet. I'm glad you found this site and I hope it becomes a regular stopping place for you.

Again, Welcome!

[gsp23]

Hi there... welcome to the forum!

Just curious of what the prognosis is... are you able to ambulate at all without the wheelchair?

Hate to focus on the gay issue but since it was brought up... my cousin also is gay and living with her partner who has a 5 yr old daughter.

[RacingAxe]

Hi Lisa, I was injured back in July and like you am hoping to get some returns. I've seen people and heard stories of people recovering a great deal of function so I wish you luck.

[itsjustme]

Hi Lisa!

I too sort of "walked" into my paralysis. We all thought that I had MS. I fit all of the symptoms. Then the day that my appointment was being set up to either rule MS in or out I began to lose my right leg and before the day was over both legs were gone and it was too late to fix it. That's pretty amazing that you fell two stories and lived to tell us about it.

Welcome!

[lune14]

Welcome to the forum Lisa!

Best to you and hope you enjoy posting/chatting here!

[Lucydog]

Hiya and welcome!!

Im sure you will find the answer to every question you could ever have here, so feel free to ask!

Take it easy, Cheers

Lucy

[PetitMortVampyre]

Well, isn't this odd, you've already welcomed me, and here I am, doing the same ;) Thanks for the welcome, I think people were either thrown by my nickname here (which means the little death aka orgasm, um, with vampyre, cause I have cancer, its not a topic I get into, but to me, it makes me feel like one of the undead.... IF that makes sense <tilts blonde head to one side and watches in dismay as yet another marbles escapes> or I'm just not that welcome <cries>

Hugs to you, and get that SOB if a Dr., it took 3 years for any MD to take the blackouts/horrible headaches seriously, outside of saying its all in my head.