8mph
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Post by 8mph on Oct 4, 2015 11:30:51 GMT -5
I discovered paradevo a while ago but didn't participate much. I recently posted an ad on a popular site and a devotee found me, emailed me and brought my attention back to the site. Unfortunately he is located across the country. I'm in Arizona and just started driving again. Adventure seeking now but need a companion/navigator. Anyone in Arizona interested in a c-6 incomplete paraplegic with a power wheelchair?  |
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Post by 8mph on Oct 4, 2015 18:24:21 GMT -5
I consider myself a paraplegic because my condition best fits in this category. Technically a quad
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2015 18:57:49 GMT -5
Why the headrest and power chair?
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Post by Mr.BB on Oct 4, 2015 19:35:29 GMT -5
What is the deal with the two sets of sunglasses?
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Post by Emma on Oct 4, 2015 23:09:40 GMT -5
I discovered paradevo a while ago but didn't participate much. I recently posted an ad on a popular site and a devotee found me, emailed me and brought my attention back to the site. Unfortunately he is located across the country. I'm in Arizona and just started driving again. Adventure seeking now but need a companion/navigator. Anyone in Arizona interested in a c-6 incomplete paraplegic with a power wheelchair? I think I remember you but where did you previous intro go? |
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8mph
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Post by 8mph on Oct 5, 2015 0:07:53 GMT -5
I don't know where my post went
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Post by Emma on Oct 5, 2015 1:03:45 GMT -5
I'd guess you deleted the old intros.
The mods here very rarely delete posts.
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Post by Kiran on Oct 5, 2015 1:28:57 GMT -5
I remember you, 8mph. If i'm not wrong, your nickname here is related to the maximum speed of your powechair, right? Welcome again! |
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8mph
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Post by 8mph on Oct 5, 2015 11:26:51 GMT -5
I remember you, 8mph. If i'm not wrong, your nickname here is related to the maximum speed of your powechair, right? Welcome again! Kiran you remember my logic behind my profile name. Yes 8 mph, however I am more accurately 7.5 mph now. Ha! |
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Post by hartmannwrites on Oct 5, 2015 12:49:28 GMT -5
I consider myself a paraplegic because my condition best fits in this category. Technically a quad First things first, welcome back, 8mph! I wish you the best of luck in your quest for a male dev  You've piqued my curiosity though. Does this mean that you were injured at C6 but have the functionality of a para based on the ASIA impairment scale? There are at least two C6 quads here who use manual chairs exclusively - Pony and auscrip - and they are both quite "quaddy", for lack of a better term (forgive me, boys!)  I have yet to come across a para in a powerchair, so this is most fascinating  Hmm. If I'm not being too forward, may I ask your reasons behind choosing a powerchair? |
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Post by Pony on Oct 5, 2015 17:10:46 GMT -5
actually, my injury is like c4-c5...which i found out tis year via MRI. I always thought c5-c6, guess i should be in power, but my shoulders n biceps kick ass.
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Post by hartmannwrites on Oct 5, 2015 17:44:16 GMT -5
I stand corrected. No offense meant  *There are atleast two C6 "ish" quads here who, blah, blah, blah... |
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Post by auscrip on Oct 5, 2015 18:22:52 GMT -5
Actually this just comes back to my usual comment that levels or specifically ASIA scales are just a classification instrument.
I think I technically broke the c5 but the function is a c6.
A C4 Asia A wouldn't be able to push a manual chair.
Levels don't mean a heap whereas function does. Ask a room of quads what level they are and 90% will say c6.
I will say there are a myriad of reasons someone may need or choose to use a motorized chair - shoulders, body shape, other health conditions, terrain in which yoy live.
I am however curious what a para (technically a quad) is though.
Is this a growing trend of quads willing to role play as paras to find a Dev ??
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Post by auscrip on Oct 5, 2015 19:14:07 GMT -5
For the record. A Dev recently told me my hands weren't that 'quaddy' looking when she first saw them (and how they move/don't move). Maybe it was my quad pot that gave me away.
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Post by hartmannwrites on Oct 5, 2015 20:24:26 GMT -5
I am however curious what a para (technically a quad) is though. Is this a growing trend of quads willing to role play as paras to find a Dev ?? Hmm. Personally, I'd prefer role playing as Ash Ketchum & Pikachu with a low para (technically a low para). But that's just me |
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I have yet to come across a para in a powerchair, so this is most fascinating 
