Amputee

Strange amputee news
I'll admit that in my car accident I didn't realize I was even hurt but it didn't take me long to look around and figure out that something was not like it was supposed to be. :) Glenn http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/14/japan.biker.reut/index.html?iref=mpstoryview TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- A Japan... 14 Aug 2007 08:54

To my knees
Last Friday my water line to my toilet had busted and began leaking water in my bathroom so I had to drop to my knees with my prosthesis on and after I shut down the water I got back up. Now I have been taught yet how to properly get down on my knees and how to get back up to a sanding position. Can... 14 Aug 2007 07:51

Prosthesis first time wearing
I have only had my prosthesis for two weeks and wondering if what I am experiencing is normal? When I first stand up from a sitting position with my prosthesis on, the first three steps hurt somewhat and after that the pain is not there. Is this normal when you first get you prosthesis or should I relate this... 13 Aug 2007 14:55

scrap metal
The other day I was talking to my buddy about how thieves are stealing copper around the Houston area and that is when he said I should be careful. I asked him why and he said that since I was single and that I sometimes I had a tensely to get involved with the wrong type of woman that I may wake up in the mor... 11 Aug 2007 10:38

Benefits for an employer for hiring the handicap
I was thinking of asking my company of helping in keeping a job with them and was looking for some way I could benefit them. Ever since I have lost my leg my company has kept me on the books with some income coming in and they are trying to find a way of keeping me. So I have the following question in hopes s... 12 Aug 2007 12:32

Psychology of the Handicapped
Dear Friends, Having any kind of disabilities should not prevent anybody from becoming a productive member of society. If medical doctors cannot determine the full extent of a person's brain damage, how can they assume that the person has very low intelligence, especially when she or he has no way of co... 2 Aug 2007 16:01

handicap parking and handicap bathrooms (Follow Up)
Moe Jones wrote: robbie(a)appleisp.net wrote: I'm tempted to characterize you "friendly bar owner," but this is not the place. Here in NJ, and it probably applies in most states, building owners are not required to bring their buildings up to current codes unless they want to renovate them and require ... 31 Jul 2007 08:35

handicap parking and handicap bathrooms
Moe, Try http://www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm from my website http://www.prostheticdesigners.com/amputee.htm Curly "Moe Jones" <moejones(a)hal-pc.org> wrote in message news:46ad1d10$0$63182$a726171b(a)news.hal-pc.org... � I can't understand why they don't have proper access. I remember I few months... 30 Jul 2007 13:46

handicap parking and handicap bathrooms
� I can't understand why they don't have proper access. I remember I few months ago doing to a restaurant that had the bathroom upstairs. It's not like I live in the boonies. I know what you are talking about. I become a BK last November 2006 and have run into the same problem in the Houston area. I thought it... 29 Jul 2007 18:58

gait training
I was informed that once I get my prostheses at The Amputee Center, I have to take it to the VA Hospital to be scheduled for gait training. What is gait training? Is this where I learn to use the prostheses? -- Moe Jones HVAC Service Technician Energy Equalizers Inc. Houston, Texas www.EnergyEqualizer... 28 Jul 2007 09:16