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by Nuttsky on April 9th, 2008
Yes, several. They're doing okay - good attitude is everything, and people can do loads of interesting and useful things without being able to walk.
by Anonymous on April 9th, 2008
Yes. It doesn't make her any different than anyone else. Still a person with hopes, dreams, feelings and character.
by King of Sexytown on April 9th, 2008
No
by Miss Anubis loves this season on April 9th, 2008
Yes
by Craigor on September 25th, 2008
Yes. My sister with spina bifida.
by Vampyre Bat on September 25th, 2008
Yes I had a brother in one and so am I.
by Galeanda on April 28th, 2008
Yes a few of them. One has been in since a teenager after a diving accident into shallow water.
by Doggie S on April 10th, 2008
Personally? No.
But one of my neighbors (who died last year) had been in a wheelchair for most of his adult life.
by GingerL on April 9th, 2008
Yes. Actually, a couple of people.
by Yarnlady is happy every day on September 25th, 2008
My Father In Law has to use a wheel chair to get around because he abused his feet with improper shoes most of his life. His feet got so infected that they had to be operated on and he now can no longer walk.
by DudeLer 2 on September 8th, 2008
I know one viet nam veteran who lost his legs below the knee. he rides a motorcycle. he swims in the community pool twice a week. he does have a wheel chair. but he isnt in it for life. he has a life.
by Tina on September 8th, 2008
Yes, I do. I have several wheelchair friends and I make no difference. Maybe, particularly, because I use wheelchair too, but not permanently
by Mastodon on September 8th, 2008
Nope
by Ruby21103 on September 8th, 2008
A family friend of ours is paralyzed from the neck down, and , obviously, in a wheelchair. He's been in it for almost 20 yrs. He was in a car accident, got on top of his wife to protect her, and that is how it happened. His stupid b*tch wife left him a couple months later for his best friend. He is now happily married to his caretaker, she's a real sweetheart!
by maddy1303 on September 8th, 2008
yes i do my father he has been in a wheelchair for 16 years do to a terrible truck accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down.
by nagol the scot on September 8th, 2008
yeah ... theres this guy at work... he got into an acident and has to spend his life in a chair ... were building his a special car ... but he doesn't know so don't tell him
by richiehere on July 22nd, 2008
Yes my sister's grandson is a quadriplegic due to a car accident when he was 21. It happened about 8 years ago and fortunately he has gone on, obtained an education and it appears he is coping quite well.
by R_Berue on July 20th, 2008
I know LOTS of nice folks!
They were born with physical challenges.
They were in automobile and motor vehicle crashes.
They were shot.
They fell off ladders, trampolines, dove into the shallow end of a pool or hit a rock diving off a pier, fell down steps, etc.
Each and every one of them does the absolute best he/she can to continue living a full and productive life.
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by -_You Can Leave Your Hat On....- on July 20th, 2008
yes i often come across ppl who have a lifetime sentence bestowed upon them, as im in the caring profession, and the amazing thing is, how well they appear to have accepted it, and not dwell in self pity, and strive to be as independant as possible, its humbling at times
by Krughero on July 20th, 2008
I work at a nursing home so I see many, many people who are in wheelchairs for the rest of their lives. They don't seem to mind too much, as long as they can read books and complain about the weather! :)
by Vampyre Bat on July 20th, 2008
Yes. Several. Including myself.
by ruthless613 on April 28th, 2008
yes, he's in it due to a bad car wreck.
by Anonymous on April 28th, 2008
Yes. She's about 20. I'm not sure why. I don't really interact with the family.
by overeasy240 on April 28th, 2008
Yes, a cousin that had back surgery gone wrong.
by Eltinwe has a life Swan - DYOH on April 10th, 2008
Yes. Some are really fully functional. Some not so much. The first who comes to mind has a really nice electric chair and is largely independent... he just has no use of his legs, and his wife has to care for him. I always kind of wonder how that works, but wouldn't dream of asking.
by Ruby21103 on April 10th, 2008
Yes, a family friend of ours. He was in a car accident with his wife, he got on top of her to protect her from getting hurt and got himself paralyzed from the neck down. And his wife ended up leaving him for his best friend a few months later.
by weatherman taking week or so off on April 10th, 2008
No. I did know a vet with no legs who worked at my company, but he passed on.
by Jane on April 10th, 2008
ya know actually i dont know anyone in a wheelchair.
by Mentalmum is back on April 10th, 2008
Yep,a few of the people i work for.
One guy has spina bifida and is now 41, hes a great guy with a great attitude, i dont even notice the chair now.
by R U Sirius on April 9th, 2008
Yes and remember if they don't have control of their bowel movements then the chair has to be cleaned daily!!! Maggots were once found in one of our residents chairs........
by Nanoo on November 25th, 2008
I know a few people in wheelchairs not sure if i will know them for life though...i move a lot...
by Anonymous on November 25th, 2008
Many of our club members use wheelchairs.
A friend of mine has gone back to a manual chair to rebuild muscles.
Power chairs are not the go.
If you dont use it you will loose it!
Keeping muscle tone is very important for most of us.
by BayAreaBiker on March 4th, 2009
I have read about a student as Harmony Road Music School who became paralyzed as a result of a gas station robbery across the street.
by kittie on March 10th, 2009
My Dad
by DukeG on November 25th, 2008
Yes a co worker had a car accident right before his wedding and is now paralized. They still got married too.
by Atsycat on September 28th, 2008
My landlord. He was in a bad car accident when he was 15 and has been in one ever since. He is a quadraplegic.
by sweetflower on July 22nd, 2008
yes
by Sid on March 10th, 2009
My brother had muscular dystrophy, so he was in one.
by Colt COAT of Justice on November 25th, 2008
Yes! My brother has cerebral palsy. He has never walked and probably never will. He is now 42
by AlwaysHope on November 25th, 2008
Yes I do. The causes vary, as do the extent of their disabilities.
I have a good and astonishingly beautiful friend with spinal muscular atrophy who has never walked in her life, and another with spina bifida who can stand briefly holding on, but cannot walk. Both of them have good lives, and being in a chair is normal for them.
I have known plenty of other over the years who use chairs permanently, particularly through a support group that I help run.
I have uses crutches since I was 12, but I will occasionally use a wheelchair for the rest of my life.
by Dodgy Dog in a Sable COAT on July 5th, 2009
My first wife was on one for 13 years before she passed away.
by Wind in the Willow on October 27th, 2009
I did and he was a gorgeous man. He died a few years ago. He looked like Paul Newman. Very sexy dude.
by bye friends health problems on October 29th, 2009
I am scared that that is going to be my husband. He just gave up on waling.
by bagicide stayed 10 months too long on October 29th, 2009
More than a few. I've volunteered at a riding program for those with disabilities. I also helped a friend in college who was quadraplegic after a car accident.
by CaptainHarley adores his life penguin on October 27th, 2009
Yes, sadly. A number of my brothers and sisters in the military are confined to wheelchairs. : (
by weatherman taking week or so off on October 27th, 2009
No. He died a few years ago. Veteran, too. All gave some, some gave all.
by Kirsta on July 5th, 2009
Sure do, ME! I thought it would be the worst thing in the world, but the worst thing would be to not be able to see my son. I have RSD/CRPS. No cure, progressive Stage 3 me. But I will trust in my Faith to carry me through, and I try to find something that pleases me daily so I may say "Thank you so much," to someone. Then we both smile. I'm more "human" and "normal" to people who are uncomfortable around me and I get to have a happy moment in my day.
by nucleotideboy on September 25th, 2008
No, but my friend does have Dalek costume.
*cringe* <I have a fairly tasteless sense of humour sometimes but even by my standards, that hurts...>
by AppaloosaInk on October 27th, 2009
Yes, a friend of a friend. I later found out (from my friend) that he became paralyzed after a dive into shallow water, and that it was my dad that saved his life. I remembered my dad telling me that story a long time ago.
by niki210 on March 10th, 2009
yup one of my high school friends
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yea..today at my school we had a few guys come in who were paralized from the waist down...they told us their stories and then they taught us how to play wheelchair basketball because they were all on professional teams...it was really fun because we actually got to go into wheelchairs and play...it was just a very good experience overall.
by Caveman on April 9th, 2008
When I was teaching at Arizona State, one semester I had two wheelchair guys in my classes. Kevin D. was a quadra - he was REALLY smart. He had a facilitator; he whispered test answers and the facilitator marked them. He dictated assignments to the facilitator. I don't know what job he went on to after college, but he would do it VERY well. Mark was a para - and he was a happy-go-luck not-very-good student who LIVED for wheelchair basketball. I'm sure he got a job, but I'll bet he was pretty lighthearted about his job - people are sure all different, and that includes wheelchair users.
by Nuttsky on April 9th, 2008