Hi, I am coming the Atlantic and want to meet you - Page 7

betheny · 06-09-2009, 08:58 PM

We'd be like those ppl that followed Forrest Gump when he ran...except in wheelchairs!

woman from Europe · 06-09-2009, 09:25 PM

LOL, I can't sleep. You are keeping me up at night with all the fun.

Sue Pendleton · 06-11-2009, 11:56 AM

I think you'd fry her skin off at White Sands in summer. Bente, it's where Trinity Site is where we tested the first atomic bombs. I'm sure you've seen the documentaries.

But you haave to go to a county fair or state fair towards the end of your trip and where will she be on the 4th of July, Ladies?

Bente, maybe hit PRINT on one web site mentioned for each place before going to bed and read it with morning coffee. Whoever meets her have a Rand McNally Road Atlas she can mark her travels in and ship home instead of pack.

addiesue · 06-11-2009, 04:47 PM

4th of July Center Hill Lake then baseball and fireworks....

Oldtimer · 06-15-2009, 04:08 PM

Sounds like an interesting venture and very well planned. The best of luck to all of you!!!

Obieone · 06-16-2009, 09:53 AM

Forgive me if it appears that I'm gushing but I am copying some of my post from elsewhere on the forum because I want to take the opportunity to encourage everyone ... that if an opportunity to meet a fellow CC'er presents itself be sure to try as hard as you can to "dew it" ... it's so worth the effort. I may be extrapolating a little here but our experience meeting Cory totally reinforced my feelings about peer support and its value .... here it is :

"I was totally unprepared for the effect Cory's visit would have on Bill .... after all these years CC has been at arms length in our house and suddenly there it was sitting in our living room ... its a little hard to explain but it seems to have energized Bill and he suddenly seemed interested in talking talking talking ... cure, care, mobility, pain everything and Cory was more than happy to share and seemed to be able to relate despite the age difference ... I get a little emotional telling you folks about it. He was like a bottle who's cork has popped and even I underestimated how much was in there waiting to come out. Bottom line .. it simply reinforces in my mind the importance of peer support. Having someone who can relate to your personal situation is priceless and universal .... we are not an island" ..........

I am going to bathe you all in the light ... so that Bente has a safe and comfortable journey and that the experience of meeting the other women (and possibly some of the boy types) is everything they are dreaming it will be .... because I have a feeling this trip is going to be one of those pivotal moments that don't come along everyday !!

Obie

addiesue · 06-17-2009, 09:52 PM

Bentes big adventure...
If you will be near one of these locations and want to join us give me a PM and I can get you more specifics.

woman from Europe · 06-18-2009, 05:02 AM

I found out how to read it.

Oh yes, I think it is great to meet other SCIs, I don't mean just now but usually when I meet others here we talk and talk and talk even more. And I learn a lot I didn't know, and I can teach other people the thing I know.

LIke now, Betheny will show me how to drive with handcontrolls and I am willing to teach how to do the escalator and how to go up and down from the chair if somebody doesn't know. But that is for the paras I think, most quads are not strong enough. I know Betheny has taken the escalator before.

addiesue · 06-18-2009, 10:44 AM

You may be learning handcontrols before you get to Beth with all the driving we are about to do.
I am terrified of escalators....

woman from Europe · 06-18-2009, 10:57 AM

I know the American CC member, Shawn Stone taught people to use the escalator on the rally in New York. He learned in the same rehab as I was in the winter, it is safe as long as the escalator in not too wide. You have to hold on with both hands.

Do I dare to drive in the States? My license is legal and internationale, but remember I am use to small roads. The highway here has only two two lanes each way, but I have been driving in Germany in 200 km/h(124 m/h)and in France and I have even been driving inside Barcelona in a trafic circle with four lanes. Took me two rounds to get out again, the Spanish people was driving like crazy and did not use their blinker to change lanes. I was horrified

06-09-2009, 08:58 PM	#61
betheny Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Oklahoma,USA Posts: 18,333	We'd be like those ppl that followed Forrest Gump when he ran...except in wheelchairs! __________________ Blog: Does This Wheelchair Make My Ass Look Fat?

06-09-2009, 09:25 PM	#62
woman from Europe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 6,546	LOL, I can't sleep. You are keeping me up at night with all the fun. __________________ TH 12, 43 years post

06-11-2009, 11:56 AM	#63
Sue Pendleton Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Wisconsin USA Posts: 9,112	I think you'd fry her skin off at White Sands in summer. Bente, it's where Trinity Site is where we tested the first atomic bombs. I'm sure you've seen the documentaries. But you haave to go to a county fair or state fair towards the end of your trip and where will she be on the 4th of July, Ladies? Bente, maybe hit PRINT on one web site mentioned for each place before going to bed and read it with morning coffee. Whoever meets her have a Rand McNally Road Atlas she can mark her travels in and ship home instead of pack. __________________ Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow." Disclaimer: Answers, suggestions, and/or comments do not constitute medical advice expressed or implied and are based solely on my experiences as a SCI patient. Please consult your attending physician for medical advise and treatment. In the event of a medical emergency please call 911.

06-11-2009, 04:47 PM	#64
addiesue Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: TN Posts: 4,463	4th of July Center Hill Lake then baseball and fireworks.... __________________ If you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best. Sometimes it is easier to widen doors than it is to open minds.

06-15-2009, 04:08 PM	#65
Oldtimer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MN. Posts: 1,004	Sounds like an interesting venture and very well planned. The best of luck to all of you!!! __________________ From the time you were born till you ride in a hearse, there is nothing so bad that it couldn't be worse! All fringe benifits must be authorized by Helen Waite, if you want your SCI fixed go to Helen Waite!

06-16-2009, 09:53 AM	#66
Obieone Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Manitoba,Canada Posts: 5,603	Forgive me if it appears that I'm gushing but I am copying some of my post from elsewhere on the forum because I want to take the opportunity to encourage everyone ... that if an opportunity to meet a fellow CC'er presents itself be sure to try as hard as you can to "dew it" ... it's so worth the effort. I may be extrapolating a little here but our experience meeting Cory totally reinforced my feelings about peer support and its value .... here it is : "I was totally unprepared for the effect Cory's visit would have on Bill .... after all these years CC has been at arms length in our house and suddenly there it was sitting in our living room ... its a little hard to explain but it seems to have energized Bill and he suddenly seemed interested in talking talking talking ... cure, care, mobility, pain everything and Cory was more than happy to share and seemed to be able to relate despite the age difference ... I get a little emotional telling you folks about it. He was like a bottle who's cork has popped and even I underestimated how much was in there waiting to come out. Bottom line .. it simply reinforces in my mind the importance of peer support. Having someone who can relate to your personal situation is priceless and universal .... we are not an island" .......... I am going to bathe you all in the light ... so that Bente has a safe and comfortable journey and that the experience of meeting the other women (and possibly some of the boy types) is everything they are dreaming it will be .... because I have a feeling this trip is going to be one of those pivotal moments that don't come along everyday !! Obie Attached Images __________________ ~ Be the change you wish to see in the world ~ Mahatma Gandi " calling all Angels ...... calling all Angels ....walk me through this one .. don't leave me alone .... calling all Angels .... calling all Angels .... we're tryin' and we're hopin' cause we're not sure how ....... this .... goes ..." Jane Siberry

06-18-2009, 05:02 AM	#68
woman from Europe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 6,546	I found out how to read it. Oh yes, I think it is great to meet other SCIs, I don't mean just now but usually when I meet others here we talk and talk and talk even more. And I learn a lot I didn't know, and I can teach other people the thing I know. LIke now, Betheny will show me how to drive with handcontrolls and I am willing to teach how to do the escalator and how to go up and down from the chair if somebody doesn't know. But that is for the paras I think, most quads are not strong enough. I know Betheny has taken the escalator before. __________________ TH 12, 43 years post Last edited by woman from Europe; 06-18-2009 at 05:56 AM.

06-18-2009, 10:44 AM	#69
addiesue Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: TN Posts: 4,463	You may be learning handcontrols before you get to Beth with all the driving we are about to do. I am terrified of escalators.... __________________ If you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best. Sometimes it is easier to widen doors than it is to open minds.

06-18-2009, 10:57 AM	#70
woman from Europe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 6,546	I know the American CC member, Shawn Stone taught people to use the escalator on the rally in New York. He learned in the same rehab as I was in the winter, it is safe as long as the escalator in not too wide. You have to hold on with both hands. Do I dare to drive in the States? My license is legal and internationale, but remember I am use to small roads. The highway here has only two two lanes each way, but I have been driving in Germany in 200 km/h(124 m/h)and in France and I have even been driving inside Barcelona in a trafic circle with four lanes. Took me two rounds to get out again, the Spanish people was driving like crazy and did not use their blinker to change lanes. I was horrified __________________ TH 12, 43 years post Last edited by woman from Europe; 06-18-2009 at 11:14 AM.

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