Living for Today, Locked in a Paralyzed Body
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Right-to-die issues receive a lot of attention, but less is known about those with A.L.S., or Lou Gehrig's disease, who want to live.
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I guess I'm the bad boy of heart attack survivors. Mine played like low comedy from the start. It felt not like shearing pain; I had no revelations of mortality and sense of endtimes and lost opportunities. Actually, it seemed Bill Clinton was sitting on my chest playing the saxophone.
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I know I used to have an account here, but like so many things I have no idea what it is. &nbsp;Damn brain sugery... Being awake for brain sugery is interesting but not fun. &nbsp;Actually I'd describe it as terrifing. &nbsp;But I'm getting ahead of myself. &nbsp;On my first Thanksgiving away from home I had three episodes of numbness on my right side that lasted about five minutes and were spaced about half an hour appart. &nbsp;I thougt nothing of it until a week later when it happend agian. &nbsp;Went to school clinic, they sent me to get a CT scan. &nbsp;Later that afternoon they wanted me to go for an MRI first thing in the morning, so I did and the tech seemed concerned. &nbsp;Later that evening I went to happy hour as I often do Friday nights with my freinds. &nbsp;Before I got a quarter into my first beer I got a call from the clinic telling me to come in as soon as possible. &nbsp;So much for beer...
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There's a good chance you'll become disabled for a while. Are you protected?
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Some able-bodied people want to improve their bodies with artificial parts. But their dreams may outpace the capabilities of technology. By Chris Oakes. Part four in a four-part series.
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People with spinal-cord injuries can't urinate on command, but implants promise to reconnect their bladders to their brains. In Bodyhack.
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Actor and quadriplegic Christopher Reeve inspired people to work harder to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. Oct. 11, 2004 -- He became the public face of people living with paralysis, working tirelessly
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Life & style: Nick Bishop has cerebral palsy. He explains how he deals with everyday obstacles like a pint with his mates
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Buffalo Bills tight-end Kevin Everett,  who doctors feared would be paralyzed for life, has taken his  first steps and said he felt fortunate to be alive.
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Okay, if the mind is powerful, how is your mind making you feel today? It's worth thinking about -- with the stock market down this year, every day worse than the last, many of us are losing lots of money, I know I am, and it's not a good feeling.  I keep arguing with myself, even though I'm losing money at a huge rate, I'm still in good shape financially, I have a nice house, I can pay the bills. But it doesn't help. Inside I feel unsettled, poor, I'm having trouble concentrating. Does it help that I've been through this before? The crash of 1987 was much worse than this downturn, and then I had no cushion, nothing to fall back on, I wasn't even employed when it happened. I was a lot closer to being broke around the turn of the century, even though the market was doing very well. But it doesn't help. No matter how many times I've been through it, I've always known that it's cyclic, that the outlook will likely improve, but knowing isn't the same as feeling. The feeling is much stronger, it can't be counteracted with logic. I can't reason with the feeling, you might say it's un-reasonable. Then I heard that a friend of mine, much younger, with a lot less at stake in the market, is having trouble sleeping because of this feeling. I realize I'm not alone, probably millions of people have a heightened sense of insecurity right now. Does that make it better? Not really... Anyway, I thought, let's post something and find out how others feel about the economy and how much of an impact is it having on our state of mind.
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The case of a woman in a vegetative   state who appeared to play tennis in her head highlights one of   the key frustrations of doctors who treat such patients --   trying to figure out what is going on in someone else's brain.
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Trying to avoid vertigo, falls and other hazards of lost equilibrium.
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The marijuana she smokes every two waking hours makes life bearable for Angel Raich. It eases the pain from an inoperable brain tumor, scoliosis and several other permanent disabilities.
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The progress of Parkinson's disease (PD), or any brain-wasting disease, is painful to watch in oneself or in a loved one.
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Researchers use bypass technique to restore movement in paralysed rats
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Dec. 3, 2004 -- Injections of a man-made liquid may some day help treat spinal cord injuries and prevent permanent paralysis, according to an animal study.
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By J. W.  NOT everyone who has a severe disability uses a wheelchair or crutches.  My husband is a genuine disabled driver and has to drive around until he gets a space.  Just because people do not use any of the provided spaces doesn't mean you aren't disabled.