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ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
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St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
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Mon, 12 May 2003 16:14:26 -0700
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if you ask him let us all know what he says. there may
be a big market for his chair.

--- Kat <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I know what you mean, Kyle; I've had to give up a
> lot of activities because of the lack of mobility.
> However there are ways to adapt.  For example, you
> may not be able to stand in the midst of a steam to
> fish, but perhaps you could fish from a boat? Or a
> pier?  I know that's a different kind of fishing,
> but it's fishing.
>
> I used to backpack my way up to camping sites up in
> the Great Smoky Mtns. here in the Carolinas.  I
> still camp; car-camping, it's true, but it's still
> camping.  I had to adjust my attitude and take what
> I could get.
>
> It was quite an adjustment, though.
>
> Kat
> -------Original Message-------
> From: "Cleveland, Kyle E."
> <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: 05/12/03 04:25 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Downhill ride (long response)
>
> >
> > It's a stupid thing, I know, but a lot of my joy
> comes from being out in a
> trout stream or walking in the woods.  It's just
> something I'm gonna come
> to
> terms with.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael H. Collis
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 4:03 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Downhill ride (long response)
>
>
> Kyle, I'm in my manual chair  now, and that sucks.
> i'm getting shoulder
> strain now from what little I'm pushing.  I'm so
> used to my powerchair
> that
> i know what you mean.  Do you think a scooter could
> help you?  They also
> have some powerchairs for the high end users, like
> me.  A few of them can
> go
> 10 mph or more!.
>
> I can sympathize with you bud, but why is being in a
> chair a terror of
> yours?.  If a powerchair can liberate you from pain
> and tiredness wouldn't
> you take it?  After all, your feet aren't where your
> brain is, right?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cleveland, Kyle E.
> <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Downhill ride (long response)
> >


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