[Webwych]

Hello Everyone,

My name is Gaina, I'm 35 and I have Spina Bifida (I think my level is T-12, according to the category I was once put in at a sports event but don't quote me! ).

I first saw this site when I started my search for a new seating system for my wheelchair as my current one just doesn't give me the trunk or lumbar support I need. Having done some further research I have realised that what I actually need is a whole new wheelchair, as this one I got seven years ago on the 'voucher system' is totally clapped-out. I am just waiting for a call back from my local Wheelchair Assessment Centre for an appointment.

Anyway, I decided to join and have a chat with people as I'm looking for new ways to exercise and find out what kinds of equipment are available for me.

I live in the UK and am currently studying a Foundation Degree in Art and Design. This is a two-year course and I plan to take the third year, and make it up to a BA Honours degree as soon as I get the opportunity

I enjoy art, photography, music (particularly heavy metal) and gardening in the Summer. I also love animals and share my home with a part-Maine Coon Cat called Billy.

Well, that's about all I have to tell you at the moment. I look forward to getting to know people
Have a nice weekend!

[Photo_Angel]

Hey there, You sound like me. I love to do all those things except not a fan of heavy metal. Since i know a little about you i will let you know a little about me. I am also new to this site. It is a wonderful place. These folks here do wonders.

I am a 22 Year old. Going to college, working as a photographer and taking care of my wonderful boyfriend. We r from North America. He just turned 21 in feb. that makes things harder cuz he's very stubburn, he was like this before his accident! He fell from a silo 5 months ago. Things were very hard the first couple months, especially Financially, But seem to be getting better slowly.

All these's T's and C's confuse me. I seen that you are a T-12 does that mean you guys have the same disablities? He is a T-11. If you don't want to respond to this that is ok. I'm just trying to understand. Gotta go for now hope we can start talking!

[Webwych]

Photo_Angel, on Mar 28 2008, 09:42 PM, said:

Hey there, You sound like me. I love to do all those things except not a fan of heavy metal. Since i know a little about you i will let you know a little about me. I am also new to this site. It is a wonderful place. These folks here do wonders.

I am a 22 Year old. Going to college, working as a photographer and taking care of my wonderful boyfriend. We r from North America. He just turned 21 in feb. that makes things harder cuz he's very stubburn, he was like this before his accident! He fell from a silo 5 months ago. Things were very hard the first couple months, especially Financially, But seem to be getting better slowly.

All these's T's and C's confuse me. I seen that you are a T-12 does that mean you guys have the same disablities? He is a T-11. If you don't want to respond to this that is ok. I'm just trying to understand. Gotta go for now hope we can start talking!

Hello Photo_Angel

The T's and C's refer to the sections of the spine - T is the thoracic area and C is the cervical area. The vertibrea within that area are numbered, which is where you get c1, c2, etc. from.

Have a look at THIS to see what I mean.

Stubbornness can be good when you're dealing with something like this, as long as he's wise enough to balance it out by accepting when needs assistance (that's a really hard one to learn and it's not restricted to people who become disabled due to accidents, trust me! ).

[Motor]

Webwych, on Mar 28 2008, 06:57 PM, said:

Photo_Angel, on Mar 28 2008, 09:42 PM, said:

Hey there, You sound like me. I love to do all those things except not a fan of heavy metal. Since i know a little about you i will let you know a little about me. I am also new to this site. It is a wonderful place. These folks here do wonders.

I am a 22 Year old. Going to college, working as a photographer and taking care of my wonderful boyfriend. We r from North America. He just turned 21 in feb. that makes things harder cuz he's very stubburn, he was like this before his accident! He fell from a silo 5 months ago. Things were very hard the first couple months, especially Financially, But seem to be getting better slowly.

All these's T's and C's confuse me. I seen that you are a T-12 does that mean you guys have the same disablities? He is a T-11. If you don't want to respond to this that is ok. I'm just trying to understand. Gotta go for now hope we can start talking!

Hello Photo_Angel

The T's and C's refer to the sections of the spine - T is the thoracic area and C is the cervical area. The vertibrea within that area are numbered, which is where you get c1, c2, etc. from.

Have a look at THIS to see what I mean.

Stubbornness can be good when you're dealing with something like this, as long as he's wise enough to balance it out by accepting when needs assistance (that's a really hard one to learn and it's not restricted to people who become disabled due to accidents, trust me! ).

Hey Gaina,

Welcome to the forum. I'm Richie nice to meet you. To learn about me my profile on here has some info or click my link on profile and it will take you to my myspace page. If you have any questions just holla.

Richie aka Motor

[Webwych]

Motor, on Mar 28 2008, 11:03 PM, said:

Hey Gaina,

Welcome to the forum. I'm Richie nice to meet you. To learn about me my profile on here has some info or click my link on profile and it will take you to my myspace page. If you have any questions just holla.

Richie aka Motor

Hello Richie

Thank you for the welcome, it's nice to meet you.

I did check out your myspace and I love your trike! And maturity is highly over-rated. I refuse to act my age unless I absolutely have to .

[ParaforGod]

Hi Gaina and welcome to the site. I hope you find this site as helpful as I have and I believe you will.

[kewlcatkez]

Webwych, on Mar 28 2008, 08:03 PM, said:

Hello Everyone,

My name is Gaina, I'm 35 and I have Spina Bifida (I think my level is T-12, according to the category I was once put in at a sports event but don't quote me! ).

I first saw this site when I started my search for a new seating system for my wheelchair as my current one just doesn't give me the trunk or lumbar support I need. Having done some further research I have realised that what I actually need is a whole new wheelchair, as this one I got seven years ago on the 'voucher system' is totally clapped-out. I am just waiting for a call back from my local Wheelchair Assessment Centre for an appointment.

Anyway, I decided to join and have a chat with people as I'm looking for new ways to exercise and find out what kinds of equipment are available for me.

I live in the UK and am currently studying a Foundation Degree in Art and Design. This is a two-year course and I plan to take the third year, and make it up to a BA Honours degree as soon as I get the opportunity

I enjoy art, photography, music (particularly heavy metal) and gardening in the Summer. I also love animals and share my home with a part-Maine Coon Cat called Billy.

Well, that's about all I have to tell you at the moment. I look forward to getting to know people
Have a nice weekend!

Hi Gaina,

Welcome to the site. I too am in the UK. So I don't bore you, my 'story' can be found on this site by clicking HERE. In a nutshell, I am paralysed and it is in part due to the Connective tissue disorder which I have. I was unaware of the disorder as even though I dislocated frequently, I was a gymnast and Ballerina so it was out down to this. I didn't want to spoil my Nursing career so I 'hid' a lot of my issues. Unfortunately, due to hormones related to pregnancy and b/c each dislocation causes trauma and loosening, I now dislocate many jonts, many times daily (with associated POTS, AD, Pain) so I try to share my experiences... Anyway, enough about that aspect of me...

With re to moosic, suffice to say that I too enjoy music and I suppose I am a "metal'r", I have been called a Goth before now too, but I never called myself one, I am just me! I actually have an eclectic taste. I too went to University, I trained, qualified and worked as a Registered Senior Nurse, specialising in Cardiology. Since chair-dumping-disability, I have had to 'retire'. I tend to interfere and post here, adding my penny's worth! Seriously, though there are some great people here -informative and supportive
Other than the above, I am married to some bloke and we have 2 beautiful children (5 and under) and a dog who is seven.

Great to meet you and I hope that you enjoy visiting and that we get to know you more!

Take care,

K

This post has been edited by kewlcatkez: 29 March 2008 - 10:28 AM

[Webwych]

Thanks for all the warm welcomes , I'm already finding the people on this forum to be more positive and the conversations more constructive than some of the other forums I have been a member of .

[longhaul]

Hi Gaina be "gentle" ? you obviously don't know what you've stumbled into do you. Welcome to the mad house pull up a chair and enjoy the ride. See ya around......

[Webwych]

longhaul, on Mar 30 2008, 08:37 AM, said:

Hi Gaina be "gentle" ? you obviously don't know what you've stumbled into do you. Welcome to the mad house pull up a chair and enjoy the ride. See ya around......

Haha I said that with my tongue firmly in my cheek . Thanks, I brought my own chair