Re: messages between 10/23 and 10/26

James Lubin (jlubin(AT)eskimo.com)
Mon, 28 Oct 1996 16:04:31 -0800

At 08:58 AM 10/28/96 -0500, you wrote:
>>this brings up an excellent point for me (who has just been added to the
>"list").
>Is there any bank of messages that we can tap into? A friend who directed
>me to this site said it would be quite encouraging, but so far all I have
>learned is that two people hate milk ;-)

I put all the old message on a web page at:

< http://www.eskimo.com/~jlubin/disabled/tmic >

> By way of further introduction I have been "wheeling" around for the
>last six months since contracting a "virus" while on vacation. It's hard to
>be positive but a doctor friend of mine reminded me that when he first saw
>me after the initial "attack" I was flopping around like a rag doll, but am
>now almost able to do a real abdominal crunch (where my shoulders actually
>come off the mat!!!) Too bad my quads seem to have a different agenda.

My initial "attack" I needed to be revived. I "coded" 3 more times while in
ICU. Today, seven and a half years later, I am still completely paralyzed
from the neck down and dependent on a respirator to breathe. This past
Friday, my respirator stopped working and needed to be replaced. Saturday
was my 29th birthday. I have a positive aditude, I'm happy to be alive. :-)

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Jim Lubin jlubin(AT)eskimo.com
Bothell, WA, USA <http://www.eskimo.com/~jlubin>
disAbility Resources: <http://www.eskimo.com/~jlubin/disabled>