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Re: Unclearing misconceptions (archive)
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Posted by marc11 on August 20, 2000 at 22:28:35:

In Reply to: Re: Unclearing misconceptions posted by Bruce on August 20, 2000 at 22:07:41:


Thanks Bruce, you explained my condition and abilities in perfect detail. I'm a c6-c7 quadraplegic (low quad) and have almost full function of my arms. Most people mistake me for a paraplegic in the amount of independance in have. In turn as a result of my accident I was fortunate to have retained the ability to appreciate the pleasure of driving a BMW (with hand controls of course!).
It goes to show how many naive and ignorant people are out there with comments like that from "Serious" and "Fatta".

No problem. Are you a complete or incomplete? I had a patient once that was a C5/6 and is now walking today (with a walker)...and YES he is considered quadraplegic.

Honestly I don't blame people for having the misconseption (that is why I called it a misconception). The easiest way to tell a quad from a para is to look at the hands.

I bet it would be amazing to see you transfer in and out of a BMW and get your chair into the car. I worked with some SCI patients trying to transfer in and out of cars and trying to get the chair in by themselves and it is not easy. It takes a lot of effort on your part to want the hassle of transferring in and out of a car rather than just getting a van! :-)


Bruce, unfortunately i'm complete so I don't have any possibility of regaining function or feeling.
The physio's at the spinal unit taught me the basics of transfers and chair mobility but I guess it wasn't until I got home that I started to experiment and discover techniques for transfering and loading my chair into the car. Along with persistance and determination I became proficient at it and now it only takes me 2 minutes to get in the car. And now I provide demonstrations to other sci patients on mobility during their rehab period.



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