This is me.
I am a 60+ paraplegic grandma in pretty good health, not necessarily athletic--though pretty strong for my age and gender--I garden, sometimes sew, periodically play piano, cook and clean, work on projects like this, drive, haul my body around . . . but not as much as I could 25 years ago.
Some 30 odd years since I sustained a spinal cord injury in an auto accident. It has been a learning experience! After 30 years of hefting and hoisting, my shoulders are wearing out. If I lose my shoulders, I'll be bed-ridden, and I don't want to do that. So I don't load my chair anymore. I travel with a helper.
Knowing that every disability is different, every injury different, I offer my experience and perspectives, hoping this blog will help others with the kind of info that I need.
I got a Purple seat cushion for my car--seems to make a good foundation, but I still need something softer atop it. Without bladder control, I take a piece of vinyl to sit on, and large washable bed pads to sleep on. I wear adult diapers. I sit on a towel in the tub, beside two others to do the job. This creates considerable luggage and laundry. No traveling light, no quick exits.
Since I am on disability, resources are limited--luxury vacations are of the "dream & drool" sort. But hopefully I can manage some fun ones, and I hope this blog will help others go fun places and do fun things.
I am a 60+ paraplegic grandma in pretty good health, not necessarily athletic--though pretty strong for my age and gender--I garden, sometimes sew, periodically play piano, cook and clean, work on projects like this, drive, haul my body around . . . but not as much as I could 25 years ago.
Some 30 odd years since I sustained a spinal cord injury in an auto accident. It has been a learning experience! After 30 years of hefting and hoisting, my shoulders are wearing out. If I lose my shoulders, I'll be bed-ridden, and I don't want to do that. So I don't load my chair anymore. I travel with a helper.
Knowing that every disability is different, every injury different, I offer my experience and perspectives, hoping this blog will help others with the kind of info that I need.
I got a Purple seat cushion for my car--seems to make a good foundation, but I still need something softer atop it. Without bladder control, I take a piece of vinyl to sit on, and large washable bed pads to sleep on. I wear adult diapers. I sit on a towel in the tub, beside two others to do the job. This creates considerable luggage and laundry. No traveling light, no quick exits.
Since I am on disability, resources are limited--luxury vacations are of the "dream & drool" sort. But hopefully I can manage some fun ones, and I hope this blog will help others go fun places and do fun things.