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Kristi, when you first mentioned your chair I was excited for you. It was cool you could get one that was basically des...
by zuzu on Friday, May 10, 2013
Hi Bobbie-Gene...Colours did not make my back. It's an Matrix back made by Invacare. Here is a link http://www.invacare....
by Kristi_Allen on Wednesday, May 08, 2013
and another thing: writing/communicating about real-as-hell fatigue and depression helps other paralytics understand th...
by John on Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Kristi, Did Colours make the backrest also? My daughter needs a backrest with that curve and we can't find a company tha...
by Bobbie-Gene on Tuesday, May 07, 2013
I'm just saying no one needs to feel unsafe because of what they hear on the news. Every time I turn on the news they a...
by NJC2 on Friday, May 03, 2013
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Disability confidential. Informing. Empowering. Agitating. Life After Paralysis is a blog that represents a variety of paralysis community members. It is a place for open conversation about the issues and the interests of people living with paralysis, their family, friends, caregivers, and the professionals that serve them. Comments are welcome! The opinions expressed in these blogs are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. (Find out more about the contributors at www.ChristopherReeve.org/contributors.)
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Thursday, May 02, 2013
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It's May 2013 and I am still not fully in my new chair. I started the process on ordering a new chair in March of 2012. I was finally working with a DME that was listening to me and what I wanted. After being in a Colours chair for the last few years I wanted another one. I've never had problems with the one I have been in and worked with a wonderful guy at Colours and was looking forward to ordering a custom chair and the chair of my dreams. It’s been more of a nightmare than anything else. Read More
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Wednesday, April 03, 2013
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I’m starting a new weight loss journey after quitting Weight Watchers at the beginning of the year. I thought I would be able to do it on my own, but I am kind of just stuck. My former physical therapist, and the man that is responsible for starting the Accessible Wellness Center has been losing weight and I asked him what he was. He told me he was on Take Shape for Life aka Medifast with a coach. I have been looking at Medifast for a while, but just couldn’t decide if I wanted to spend the money. After seeing his results in such a short amount of time it was the perfect reason for me to decide to set aside the money to join. Read More
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
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This past weekend was the first ever adaptive ski event at Great Bear Recreational Park in Sioux Falls, SD and to say it was an absolute blast is an understatement! For this being Great Bear’s first time ever doing an adaptive ski event they did a wonderful job. The Great Bear staff and volunteers were great in their training and it showed when it came time for us to ski. Read More