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Post by passionateparaplegic on Dec 13, 2023 21:30:47 GMT -5
I’m actually from Utah but have been living in Mexico for over a decade now. Just curious if there’s any other paraplegic’s living in Mexico? Or any devotees living in Mexico. Have to put that out there too. Hehe
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Post by ayla on Dec 15, 2023 12:27:14 GMT -5
I don't live in Mexico, but I'm curious what you think of accessibility/life in general there as a paraplegic. Welcome aboard!
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Post by passionateparaplegic on Dec 21, 2023 22:06:08 GMT -5
I don't live in Mexico, but I'm curious what you think of accessibility/life in general there as a paraplegic. Welcome aboard! I’m an athlete so I have always been very able and willing to meet any accessibility issues. Mexico is not a very friendly place when it comes to accessibility, although I do manage. I’ve been here 12 years now. I guess one of the hardest parts is the cobblestone streets in some places. |
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Post by Dani on Dec 22, 2023 12:46:29 GMT -5
Welcome to PD!
I'm curious as to why you moved to Mexico from Utah.
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Post by passionateparaplegic on Dec 23, 2023 12:44:51 GMT -5
Welcome to PD! I'm curious as to why you moved to Mexico from Utah. It’s a long story, but it basically has a lot to do with what I do for work now. So to make a long story short. I broke my back snowboarding 19 years ago. Two or three years after that, I started taking pain pills, which, at some point I wanted to stop, but had became addicted to them. It’s a lot of what we do when trying to manage our pain. I did this amazing psychedelic from Africa, Called Ibogaine. It helps people detox from opiates and substance abuse. I was just detoxing from the pills my doctor gave me, but it absolutely changed my life. That was 12 years ago, in that moment, I decided to move to Mexico. Where I came into this same line of work myself. I am now, the owner of a retreat center and am a psychedelic facilitator/ integrationist. It’s interesting I’m actually starting a platform that is dedicated to providing these kind of experiences for other people with spinal cord injury/wheelchair users. |
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Post by ichbin on Dec 23, 2023 12:55:17 GMT -5
Hi passionateparaplegic, that's a pretty awesome biography! sounds really interesting to me, this retreat center of yours |
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Post by ayla on Dec 23, 2023 13:03:22 GMT -5
I agree with [mention]ichbin [/mention] that your work sounds fascinating! I’m sure it’s very fulfilling too — I understand your username “passionateparaplegic” better now :) you are following your passion
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Post by Dani on Dec 23, 2023 19:46:29 GMT -5
Thanks for the explanation!
I work in pharmacy, so I kinda get it and I also work in a psych hospital where we also do detox and such things
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