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Three Year Anniversary (SCI/CES) Mar 18, 2014 8:55:51 GMT -8

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Post by Lαrα on Mar 18, 2014 8:55:51 GMT -8

So..this day is my 3 year anniversary since i became Spinal Cord Injured and developed CES. I had fallen down metal steps on my back a few weeks prior and cracked my spine at L4/5...

This week 3 years ago was a tough week...3 visits to the docs and was ignored until i finally couldnt walk...today my CES became complete..my final visit to the docs to ask for help..i was in a chair..with Bladder and Bowel probs and lost feeling and agonising pain....to be told im ok..go home

..the pic below was taken the week i fell

My life was spent with my horses...i didnt have time for the internet...the pony here was one year old at the time..he came to us pretty wild..and i was training him,..he ended up a real softie... he is a stallion still

..I cant handle him so much now..but i get to groom him...

I like to think im positive..i have some regrets..but dont we all......anyways..i got myself a cake to share with us..i think this can be the forum anniversary cake..it looks pretty

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Three Year Anniversary (SCI/CES) Mar 18, 2014 10:11:41 GMT -8

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Post by ladylimpsalot on Mar 18, 2014 10:11:41 GMT -8

What a beautiful cake! And a horrible day to remember. I am not sure what to do, or how to feel on my anniversaries. I have decided to try to look forward instead of back, but to celebrate the fact that this coming year will most likely be much better than last year and that I still have a life with good things in store.

And so do you. You and DJ have done great things by putting this forum together and you are often a great encouragement to others of us with similar injuries. So I will lift a glass of virtual champagne to drink with my virtual cake and tell you, well done. Keep on moving forward!

(But you have to stop with all these cakes. You're making me fat!)

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DJ Administrator STAFF Posts: 8,162 Post Likes Received: 2,829 Date Joined: July 2013 Injury: C6 - ASIA B Date Injured: June 2011 Member is: Offline Send PM	Three Year Anniversary (SCI/CES) Mar 18, 2014 15:53:45 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by DJ on Mar 18, 2014 15:53:45 GMT -8 Lαrα, it's been a tough 3 years but I think you did great! You've recovered well and you'll continue to do so. What happened was an accident so don't worry about it, it's not your fault Thanks for the comment ladylimpsalot
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cbdives Advanced Member Posts: 735 Post Likes Received: 490 Date Joined: November 2013 Injury: Peripheral Neuropathy Date Injured: Progressive Member is: Offline Send PM	Three Year Anniversary (SCI/CES) Mar 18, 2014 16:01:24 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by cbdives on Mar 18, 2014 16:01:24 GMT -8 We all luv you Lara!
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dlevy Member Posts: 126 Post Likes Received: 91 Date Joined: January 2014 Injury: T12 incomplete Date Injured: 8/18/2013 Member is: Offline Send PM	Three Year Anniversary (SCI/CES) Mar 18, 2014 17:35:10 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by dlevy on Mar 18, 2014 17:35:10 GMT -8 A lovely cake. I admire you so much for dealing with it so well. I am seven months today.
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Three Year Anniversary (SCI/CES) Mar 19, 2014 6:18:48 GMT -8

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Post by kilg0retr0ut on Mar 19, 2014 6:18:48 GMT -8

The hard part is living with the reality that CES doesn't get better and better as each year passes. Nobody can be positive upbeat and happy all the time, not even our able bodied friends. You have picked many of us up when we were feeling down. You have fought CES bravely, and I respect you greatly for the times you kept that positive attitude, even though things in your life may not have been that peachy,to help others. Your a very solid young lady, You should be very proud of yourself. Mark

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Three Year Anniversary (SCI/CES) Mar 19, 2014 6:26:45 GMT -8

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Mar 19, 2014 6:18:48 GMT -8 kilg0retr0ut said:

The hard part is living with the reality that CES doesn't get better and better as each year passes. Nobody can be positive upbeat and happy all the time, not even our able bodied friends. You have picked many of us up when we were feeling down. You have fought CES bravely, and I respect you greatly for the times you kept that positive attitude, even though things in your life may not have been that peachy,to help others. Your a very solid young lady, You should be very proud of yourself. Mark

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....kilg0retr0ut .......thankyou Mark

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Three Year Anniversary (SCI/CES) Mar 19, 2014 7:23:46 GMT -8

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Post by katydid on Mar 19, 2014 7:23:46 GMT -8

Congrats Lara, every day living with CES is an accomplishment and you are a role model for the rest of us! I like to think of myself as not 'disabled' but 'other-abled' and I think you have demonstrated that although you can no longer do some of the things you were good at before CES, you are able to do other things that you might not have highlighted as your talents or abilities in the past. This forum and the way it is moderated is a great example. I can't tell you how many times I've come here for information and guidance in progressing with recovery from and living with CES. Celebrate the day Lara, you deserve it!

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Three Year Anniversary (SCI/CES) Mar 19, 2014 9:12:33 GMT -8

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Post by tbone57 on Mar 19, 2014 9:12:33 GMT -8

Lαrα thanks for this forum, I come to it when I need hope or information. Thank you for channeling your energy into something so positive and vital, Im sure the work and effort was, and is immense, maintaining it and keeping it flowing. Your positive way and openness resonates through to each of us and sets the bar high. I wish you peace, strength and continued recovery in the times ahead. Love the cake too!!

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Three Year Anniversary (SCI/CES) Mar 19, 2014 9:21:15 GMT -8

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Mar 19, 2014 9:12:33 GMT -8 tbone57 said:

Lαrα thanks for this forum, I come to it when I need hope or information. Thank you for channeling your energy into something so positive and vital, Im sure the work and effort was, and is immense, maintaining it and keeping it flowing. Your positive way and openness resonates through to each of us and sets the bar high. I wish you peace, strength and continued recovery in the times ahead.

Love the cake too!!

tbone57.....thankyou so much...for saying...and its very worth the effort...

The replies on this post from you guys have made me smile and shed the odd tear or two (or 3!)...in a happy and sentimental way of course

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Three Year Anniversary (SCI/CES)

Post by Lαrα on Mar 18, 2014 8:55:51 GMT -8

Post by ladylimpsalot on Mar 18, 2014 10:11:41 GMT -8

Post by DJ on Mar 18, 2014 15:53:45 GMT -8

Post by cbdives on Mar 18, 2014 16:01:24 GMT -8

Post by dlevy on Mar 18, 2014 17:35:10 GMT -8

Post by Lαrα on Mar 19, 2014 1:29:52 GMT -8

Post by kilg0retr0ut on Mar 19, 2014 6:18:48 GMT -8

Post by Lαrα on Mar 19, 2014 6:26:45 GMT -8

Post by katydid on Mar 19, 2014 7:23:46 GMT -8

Post by tbone57 on Mar 19, 2014 9:12:33 GMT -8

Post by Lαrα on Mar 19, 2014 9:16:33 GMT -8

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