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<excerpt><smaller>My name is Neta, i am an 18 year old female from
Israel.</smaller>
<smaller>I got my acute tm at the age of 15. At the beginning it damaged
me in C-3, after a while it "went down" to C-4-5. I was respirated for
one year and a half and with a lot of breathing-exercises, effort &
motivation i got rid of it (<underline>in spite of the doctors who didn't
believe in my ability</underline>).</smaller>
<smaller>I was hospitalized for nearly 3 years in a rehab.
center/hospital in Jerusalem and lately moved to a new house with my
family.</smaller>
<smaller>Today i can move my left hand (not my fingers) and hardly my
right hand. I also lost my sensation everywhere in the body except the
head & shoulders. I'm driving an electric wheel-chair, paint & write with
my mouth, swim(!) like a dolphin and do things that people are not
supposed to be able to do in my physical condition. I'm very optimistic
about my condition in the future and try to do the maximum i can do to
make my life as normal as possible.</smaller>
<smaller>Only lately i got the internet, and i'm very happy i found you
guys!</smaller>
<smaller>If you have any questions to ask me (or anything else to say),
please feel free to ask.</smaller>
<smaller>sincerely ,</smaller>
<smaller>Neta.</smaller>
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Neta,
It certainly sounds as if you should be optimistic about the future with
that attitude. We're glad you found us, too :).
Ellen