And so there is a danger when those of us who are
not quadraplegic assume that those who are would be better off dead: we may rob someone of that intangible human quality of hope which does not die when one's spinal cord is severed.
These are things no person who is
quadraplegic likes, of course; but they are things he or she gets used to and knows how to manage, and those of us not directly involved in their personal care need not worry about them.
But people who are
quadraplegic usually do come to terms with their disabilities and do go on living despite their extreme physical limitations.
Also, there is usually no bladder or bowel control, so some people who are
quadraplegic wear indwelling catheters connected to drainage bags.
Angela has been
quadraplegic since she was injured in a diving accident almost ten years ago.
But the hope that makes a person who is
quadraplegic go on living — fight to go on living — is more than hope to walk again one day.
is about a sculptor who
became quadraplegic in an accident, and about his battle to have his life - sustaining catheter removed so that he can die.
In June 2004,
quadraplegic Matthew Nagle became the first patient to receive an experimental implant in a part of his brain that controls hand and arm movement.
New state audit slams rehabilitation service costs Tighter controls» One suggestion: have
quadraplegic take the bus
People who are
quadraplegic usually are not seen navigating the sidewalks of our cities and towns in their wheelchairs, so it is still relatively easy to avoid coming face to face with one of «them.»
But most real people I know who are
quadraplegic have not made that decision.
It is easier and less fearsome to hide behind our predetermined definitions of quality of life than it is actually to come face to face with someone who is
quadraplegic — at our jobs, in our schools, our neighborhoods, our restaurants, our leisure activities, our worship.
And how perhaps you and others feel who have never talked at length with or gotten to know someone who is
quadraplegic or paraplegic.
She does have some arm movement — called «gross» arm movement — as do most people who are
quadraplegic; they may even have some hand movement as well.
This is important for all of us to remember: people who are
quadraplegic or paraplegic, when otherwise healthy, are not in danger of momentarily going into a medical crisis.
People who are
quadraplegic are rarely seen wheeling along sidewalks; they are paralyzed from the neck down, and most can not operate a manual wheelchair with ease.
Angela is 25 and is
quadraplegic.
To be the only chaplain in a 170 - bed hospital filled with a great number of people who are
quadraplegic; to try to help these people rediscover and / or redefine a life value and quality that they often feel has been lost; to grow to care greatly about these people; to do all these things and yet deep, deep inside, to feel that you would rather be dead than be quadraplegic — that's hard to admit.
What makes life worth living for
a quadraplegic person?
But it is not medically necessary that an attendant be with
the quadraplegic person at every moment.
It's easy to be angry with the state, with the government red tape — which is a big problem for countless people who are
quadraplegic.
It's not what really happens with the many people I know who are
quadraplegic.
Only a person who is
quadraplegic can decide whether he or she would be better off dead.
That's another thing you may need to know about people who are
quadraplegic and about some people who are paraplegic: they need attendants.
And so do thousands of other people who are
quadraplegic.
People who are
quadraplegic can not dress themselves completely or accomplish complete hygiene care; often they can not comb their hair or brush their teeth or blow their nose — or wipe away tears.
For a long time after I came to Rehab I felt I'd rather be dead than be
quadraplegic — a hard thing to admit.
Despite the odds,
no quadraplegic person I know has ever totally given up hope of someday walking again.
Not many years ago, most people who suffered accidents and injuries that could leave
them quadraplegic did not survive.
But if you and I decide that the quality of life of
a quadraplegic does not make life worth living, then we in essence contribute to taking away that person's hope — because we don't do anything that may be in our power to give that person some equal chances at tomorrow.
The attendant the person who helps
a quadraplegic individual to dress and to take care of personal hygiene as needed — is sometimes a family member, sometimes a friend, sometimes a trained employee; the latter is generally best.
Yes, people who are
quadraplegic have physical limitations.
They've cried «wolf» so many times (e.g., I feared for my life, so I shot
the quadraplegic!)
After a broken neck left
him quadraplegic Ian Burkhart was told he would never be able to use his hands.
i'm a country loveing guy i own my home and some land and a few cattle, i try anymore to live a simple quiet peaceful life, i got hurt on my job so i'm medically retired so i have a modest comfortable liveing.i'm
a quadraplegic, i'm in a wheelchair but i stay active, i do need some personal care...
Andy Serkis was on the program twice, once for directing his first film, «Breathe,» based on a true story about the Englishman who was rendered
a quadraplegic by polio and ended up helping to invent the wheelchair.
In 2006, Mr. Jacobs served as lead counsel in a high stakes case brought by a plaintiff who was rendered
a quadraplegic.