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Date: Sun, 07 Jun 1998 16:40:35 -0600
From: Claudia Erb <cmerb(AT)micron.net>
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Subject: Re: Cherry's posting
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Hi Cherry!
I was amused by your repetitive postings - it's so nice to know someone
else on the list who's "computer technology challenged" besides just
me. I must share my experience with you - I had put my name
on a Spinal Cord Injury listing - and they have a ton more postings than
we do and I found after joining the list that Bob in Houston relays the
items that are of interest to our group from the SCI list so I've been
trying for weeks now to get off their list and thought I'd finally done
it when I opened my e-mail yesterday and had 126 messages - their
system had been jammed. Also my computer was messing up and I couldn't
receive or mail messages and I thought it had "crashed." I had my
son, who's "computer competent" take a look at it - and all those
SCI e-mails I thought I'd "deleted" just moved to my trash bin and there
were over 3,000 messages in there - I need a dumpster, not a trash bin!
So he showed my how to "really delete" them and now my computer is working
again. (Still haven't gotten off the SCI list yet though - still
trying!)
I'm sorry about your TM challenges - I have been told though - and
let me know if I'm wrong friends, that USUALLY the slower the onset
of TM (like your 1 yr.) the better the prognosis for recovery. The
more rapid the onset the more radical damage and less chance for
recovery. (Alton's posting today blows that theory - so that's why I said
"usually.") Am I right gang?
My onset was a matter of hours with no prior illness, vaccination,
numbness or anything - except stress. I'm 13 years post and am paralyzed
from T-5 down. I have never regained bladder or bowel function or
any feeling. (The blessing with no feeling is - no pain from T-5
down). However, I am totally independent, I load my own chair and
drive with hand controls and am involved in more church and community projects
than I usually have time for and am also the bookkeeper/office manager
for my husband's business. So what I'm trying to say is - you have
had so much heartache in your short life - I hope and pray your TM never
progresses any further, but if it does - there are always ways to cope,
adapt, endure and live life with peace and joy in your heart.
"I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation,
whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
I can do everything through Him who gives me strength." Philippians 4:12
& 13
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your children -
Living in the Son shine,
Claudia (Idaho)
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