Fighting_boredom
New Member
Posts: 9
Gender: Male
Dev Status: Disabled
Relationship Status: Single
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Post by Fighting_boredom on Sept 5, 2023 22:37:33 GMT -5
Not really sure how this works. Hello everyone. 👋 C5 sci here.  Hope all is well. |
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not THAT violet
Full Member
Please, no unsolicited “sup?” PMs :)
Posts: 133
Gender: Female
Dev Status: Devotee
Relationship Status: Married/Domestic partnership
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Post by not THAT violet on Sept 6, 2023 7:34:21 GMT -5
Hello! Tell us a bit more about yourself - how you spend your days, stuff you like, whatever disability details you think might be helpful or interesting for people to know (if you’re so inclined), general location (however specific you want)…
Just give us an idea of who you are, however you’d like to define yourself 😊
Welcome!
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Fighting_boredom
New Member
Posts: 9
Gender: Male
Dev Status: Disabled
Relationship Status: Single
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Post by Fighting_boredom on Sept 6, 2023 9:05:13 GMT -5
Absolutely, I actually live alone. I like to enjoy nature, watch movies, play video games and listen to music. people wonder how I use my phone and play video games without hand function. Voice dictation for my phone and my video games, I had to teach myself a new method of using my controller. I was introduced to assistive technology in the hospital, but I haven’t relied on it. Luckily. I’ve been living on my own for a little over a year now after my car accident about three years ago I had to move back in with my parents for a little while to get back on my feet so to speak still hasn’t happened yet, I’m not really sure about giving my location out there just yet, but I’m in the southeast of the United States. I’m not really sure how to define myself, but if I had to, I would say I am a person that has always strived for self sufficiency and independence even before my accident , I wanted to move to Alaska and live off the grid now I do my best not to be a burden to people
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Fighting_boredom
New Member
Posts: 9
Gender: Male
Dev Status: Disabled
Relationship Status: Single
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Post by Fighting_boredom on Sept 6, 2023 9:14:54 GMT -5
As far as disability details I’m not really sure what to say. Other than I use a power chair and hospital bed. I am happy to say I winged myself off of all of my medication, and I do not have a colostomy bag or a suprapubic catheter. I am paralyzed from the sternum down zero function or sensation. I can move my arms, but they are very weak. My triceps barely work. Needless to say life sucks sometimes. If anybody knows anything about a spinal cord injury, you know that your body struggles just to maintain itself. I can’t regulate blood pressure or body temperature so most days are tough. I’ll try to get on here and answer any questions anyone may have. First question to answer is no I’m not gay.
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Post by dutchdev on Sept 7, 2023 5:36:35 GMT -5
Welcome!
How did you come across paradevo?
Enjoy the board!
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Post by ayla on Sept 7, 2023 11:35:36 GMT -5
Hello and welcome, thanks for sharing about yourself!
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Fighting_boredom
New Member
Posts: 9
Gender: Male
Dev Status: Disabled
Relationship Status: Single
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Post by Fighting_boredom on Sept 7, 2023 11:48:41 GMT -5
I came across paradevo by researching devotees. Still kind of shocked that there are women out there attracted to guys with a disability.. I’ve already kind of come to terms with the fact I will not be in another relationship. Not sure if I belong here though because I think this is only for paras and I am a quad.
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Post by ayla on Sept 7, 2023 12:11:53 GMT -5
PD is not only for paras despite the name. It’s not even only for wheelers. There are pwd here with all sorts of disabilities and devs who like a wide range.
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Post by Dani on Sept 7, 2023 13:44:57 GMT -5
Welcome to PD and thank you for sharing a bit more about yourself. Hopefully, you'll find that this is a great community of pretty cool people.
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Fighting_boredom
New Member
Posts: 9
Gender: Male
Dev Status: Disabled
Relationship Status: Single
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Post by Fighting_boredom on Sept 7, 2023 14:23:49 GMT -5
Anybody interested in quadriplegics?
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Post by jrm on Sept 7, 2023 14:48:24 GMT -5
Hello, and welcome to PD!
I'm a high para/low(ish) quad dev. However, I'm 58 years old, so I don't think I am who you are looking for. LOL But, as others have stated, there are devs of a variety of disabilities on PD. Your best bet is to find threads that you feel you have something of value to add and participate in them, which helps people get to know you better.
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Post by dutchdev on Sept 8, 2023 1:05:40 GMT -5
I can’t even send messages By now you are able to send messages, you are required to post 10 times before you are allowed to that. I'm not sure how the name of the website came to be, but I always assumed it was the Spanish word for para as in "for devotees", I think if we do a poll among the PWD the highest number would be quads so you are definitely not in the wrong place. Just have fun and try to be open-minded about us. |
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Post by blueskye101 on Sept 11, 2023 14:26:57 GMT -5
Welcome to PD. Lots of great people here. Read some of the threads to learn about us and this site and enjoy
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Post by ichbin on Sept 11, 2023 15:53:23 GMT -5
welcome Fighting_boredom! pretty cool username thanks for sharing information about yourself in your intro, and, as others have said, there are many quads on here and also many devs who like quads. |
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Post by rebeckers84 on Sept 11, 2023 19:03:49 GMT -5
Hello from another Southeast, USA. I’m in FL
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Hope all is well.
