RE: Facts and Philosophy for 2005

[Guest guest]

Facts and Philosophy for 2005

> First, on a real life issue. I must decide soon whether to spend

> $1000 for a hitch scooter lift that will make my car too long for any

> parking space or to go ahead and purchase a wheelchair van for around

> $30,000. Other options would work if I weren't living solo. Input

> Please?

>

I highly recommend a used van and where I got it. I told Jeff what I needed

and how much I could afford. In two weeks I had a van at a good price.

casey111@...

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[Guest guest]

I agree with Dale. Go for the van and wheel chair. Otherwise you end

up paying for both. Scooter first and electric wheel chair later.

Facts and Philosophy for 2005

Around New Years Day every year I automatically do all this mental

pondering. It cleans my psyche so I can charge forward. I thought I

would throw some of this mental exercise out to everyone to gather

your thoughts and also to prove just because I have blonde hair

doesn't mean I'm not a deep thinker. lol

I should also state no alcohol or mind altering drug has been used

to generate these ponderings. lol

First, on a real life issue. I must decide soon whether to spend

$1000 for a hitch scooter lift that will make my car too long for any

parking space or to go ahead and purchase a wheelchair van for around

$30,000. Other options would work if I weren't living solo. Input

Please?

Now, the deep stuff---Please read them all since in the end they tie

back in to PLS

Fact - Time magazine reviewed the study which identified 1 of several

genes associated with spirituality. There is a follow-up book from

the study as well. The scholastic teams are split on the

interpretation. Did humans cause gene mutations due to their

spiritual practices which resulted in their prodigy having a

blueprint to spirituality? OR did a random gene mutation cause this

feeling of " something bigger than me " ?

AND do the humans without this gene set have a chance of experiencing

spirituality?

Fact - Within the last month MSNBC reported results of a study done

on a group of Tibetian monks who are daily involved in meditation

focused on becoming one with the world or feeling empathy for living

things as is part of Buddhism This study was done over a number of

years with repeated images of their brains. It was proven that the

monks were actually changing the morphology of their brains.

Specifically the brain area previously identified as controling

empathy was larger and showed more activity. The monks have a

quicker empathetic response the longer they have been in daily

meditation and therefore the more change in brain morphology.

Fact - Patients who have a positive mental outlook have been tracked

and shown to experience a better prognosis than those lacking the

positivity. Such studies have been done repeatedly in different

disease states with ALS being one. Better prognosis does not imply

cures but in ALS it was tracked to increase in months of quality life.

Fact - Stroke patients have been shown to regain substantial use of

their stroke-affected limbs by constant unrelenting exercises which

demand movement of such limbs. This starts by having the limb moved

by external means ie a therapist. Stroke is damage to brain cells

regardly of the type of stroke.

Ponderance - Since Upper Motor Neurons are located in the brain do we

being ones with dysfunction in those UMNs have the ability somehow to

change cellular morphology in our brains and improve our lives? Also

if our brain is producing these symptoms due to a gene mutation (HSP)

do we possess the ability to cause a gene mutation over time to

counter these symptoms?

I encourage your responses either back to the group or to me

personally.

And May We All Have a Happy and Positive 2005.

Eva in WV

[Guest guest]

I agree, the van is best. I had a friend who got the rear lift and

when it was bad weather he stayed home. Later his arms gave him

trouble and he had to buy a van anyway.

Donna

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> Facts and Philosophy for 2005

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> > First, on a real life issue. I must decide soon whether to spend

> > $1000 for a hitch scooter lift that will make my car too long

for any

> > parking space or to go ahead and purchase a wheelchair van for

around

> > $30,000. Other options would work if I weren't living solo.

Input

> > Please?

> >

> I highly recommend a used van and where I got it. I told Jeff

what I needed

> and how much I could afford. In two weeks I had a van at a good

price.

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> casey111@t...

>

> web:

>

> www.accessvehicles.com

> phone

[Guest guest]

As some of you know, I have a 95 Chevrolet Conversion Van , and I have

had it for 27 payments. I decided to go with this type of van for many

reason's. The Dodge Caravan was completely out of my reach (about

$60,000)for the conversion type. I had followed the progress of a close

friend with MS,has has had both the mini and the conversion van, and he

told me the conversion van was more adaptable to his needs. When I had

my van converted, I decided to have it fulfill my needs now and be able

to accommodate me in the future. I have the lift (to lift my chair and

me). I have a remote system so I can go on my own. I have a swivel

seat so I can get in and drive. As for the scooter versus the power

chair, the scooter (in my opinion)is not as versatile as the chair.

There are many places I go that a scooter would be impossible to

maneuver, and with y chair it's a piece of cake. To get the van

converted to your future needs really save's on the $$$$. I have a lady

friend who bought the van first, and when the chair came, the chair

didn't fit, and it cost extra $$$ to convert the van to the chair. She

said she wished she had listened to me in the first place. So best you

do your homework regarding scooter's, chairs and vans. I sure did!!!

At the Team/Walk in Lexington this past,Mark Weber saw my van and I

think he was impressed as to how it functioned, I wished I had pulled it

on the green to demonstrate to the PLSer's ad HSPer's how it functioned.

Mark thought it was a good idea, maybe next year.

Rita

Till next time!

Love & Hugs

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