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#1 User is offline   ShannonPDX 

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Posted 19 October 2007 - 11:40 PM

Hi all. I am a long time member of CareCure (I'm Shannon there) and I've decided to give Apparelyzed a try.

A bit about myself. I'm 37. I've been a T4/5 complete for the past 29 years. I'm a single mom to a wonderful 10 year old girl. I got an iBOT just last month. I'm keeping a blog about it here: www.wheelchairrevolution.blogspot.com.

:cheers:
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Post icon  Posted 20 October 2007 - 07:28 AM

Hey Shannon..it's great to meet you :cheers:
I seen the ibot in a pamphlet the other day..they look amazing, you'll have to post a picture of it on here!
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Posted 20 October 2007 - 10:15 AM

hi shannon ....i joined this site few days ago as well.
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#4 User is offline   darrel 

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Posted 20 October 2007 - 02:59 PM

man, are you guys following me? lol
welcome to the sight.
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#5 User is offline   kenf 

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Posted 20 October 2007 - 03:29 PM

i'm here too :)
i only wanted to have some fun
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Posted 20 October 2007 - 05:17 PM

Hi Shannon

A big welcome. although Im an occasional visitor to CareCure, I find it rather adversarial in its atmosphere. Im not sure I like Sci nurses hovering about telling us what we should and shouldnt be doing. Sometimes its useful but to me I find it a bit patronising as well. Anyway I hope you come to be a regular member becasue I think we are all very nice here. :)

I was looking at your blog last week by the way, the ibot is one great piece of equipment by the looks of it.

Cheers
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#7 User is offline   ShannonPDX 

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Posted 20 October 2007 - 05:59 PM

Thanks everyone!

L, I know what you mean about the nurses. I think they tend to go a bit overboard.

The iBOT is really great! I'm not a good writer, but hopefully some find my blog to be interestering/helpful.
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#8 User is offline   quad 

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Posted 20 October 2007 - 06:10 PM

it's definitely a pleasure and I just recently joined as well
It has definitely helped to read everything I have read and then some
Thank you everyone
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Posted 20 October 2007 - 07:36 PM

Welcome Shannon -

I'm new to the site as well (and this is my first time at participating in a SCI forum) and have found the environment here very helpful and friendly. I'm T12 complete, almost 60 yo, 31 years post injury. Was a single mom for 8 years but now married and last of 4 chicks left the nest last fall. Will check out your iBOT blog! Very exciting!
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#10 User is offline   ShannonPDX 

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Posted 20 October 2007 - 11:23 PM

Elzeen, did you give birth to all four of your children? I can't quite imagine doing it more than once!
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#11 User is offline   Elzeen 

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Posted 21 October 2007 - 04:22 PM

I sure did! - 2 births pre injury and 2 births post injury. The post injury births were a lot easier - no pain!
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#12 User is offline   ShannonPDX 

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Posted 21 October 2007 - 08:35 PM

Yes, the no pain aspect of it is great!

My pregnancy was difficult, but I do not know how much of that had to do with my SCI. I was a very sick dog through-out the entire pregnancy, but lots of ABs have that same problem. At any rate, my husband at the time got snipped shortly after our daughter was born as we didn't want to go through it again!
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Posted 21 October 2007 - 08:52 PM

Welcome! :bye: I had 4 children as well(3grl 1by). B) :wub: All of mine were post injury and all by C-section (they tried natural with the 1st one but then never again........low back couldn't take it). Pregnancy ended me up in bed for the majority of the last 1/2 of the pregnancy (my lumbar isn't too keen on being bent to accommodate a growing uterus LOL); glad other SCI ladies have had better luck. :) I've only recently even heard about "CareCure". Yeah that IBOT does look cool.
*Enjoy every sunset, but be grateful for every dawn.*
*Wheelchairs are made of a special ocular magnetic alloy......they're "eyeball magnets".*
*I USE a wheelchair, that does NOT make ME a wheelchair!*
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#14 User is offline   Somebody 

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Posted 25 October 2007 - 11:55 PM

Welcome Shannon

I just joined CC.
Looks like alot of the same members post in both places.

I'll ck out your blog.

Enjoy the site.
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