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softballdad
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Anniversary Jun 13, 2018 11:17:43 GMT -8

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Post by softballdad on Jun 13, 2018 11:17:43 GMT -8

June 12th was my 39th anniversary of my SCI. Why am I mentioning this? Doctors told me my life expectancy was 35, would not be able to have kids, and a bunch of other stuff. I'm 53 now, in good health, have 2 beautiful girls, and just got promoted to a senior level position. I give a lot of credit to my family and my wife for taking good care of me all these years. No skin ulcers or pressure sores which is key. And weed of course. Life doesn't end at SCI it's a new beginning.

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crappler Junior Member Posts: 76 Post Likes Received: 128 Date Joined: November 2016 Injury: C8 Complete Date Injured: Oct 15, 1989 Member is: Offline Send PM	Anniversary Jun 14, 2018 4:14:21 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by crappler on Jun 14, 2018 4:14:21 GMT -8 Way to go, my fellow crippled friend. Keep doing what you do, that's all any of us can do.
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sam Advanced Member Posts: 558 Post Likes Received: 512 Date Joined: August 2016 Injury: incomplete C3, C4, C5 multiple fractures Date Injured: 06/24/2015 Member is: Offline Send PM	Anniversary Jun 14, 2018 7:05:33 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by sam on Jun 14, 2018 7:05:33 GMT -8 weed is key to happiness with sci, keep it up.
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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	Anniversary Jun 16, 2018 7:05:20 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by DJ on Jun 16, 2018 7:05:20 GMT -8 Amazing softballdad, that’s what I like to hear! As a C6 complete quad I was told the same thing too (shorter life expectancy) so I hope I can prove that wrong. I’m almost 23 now and still got a long way to go!
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Anniversary Jun 16, 2018 16:43:26 GMT -8

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Jun 16, 2018 7:05:20 GMT -8 DJ said:

Amazing softballdad , that’s what I like to hear! As a C6 complete quad I was told the same thing too (shorter life expectancy) so I hope I can prove that wrong. I’m almost 23 now and still got a long way to go!

I have no doubt my life expectancy on a research scale is shorter, but that tells me (us) nothing at all about our individual life expectancy. Statistical averages are just that. No one knows how long they, individually, will live. The only important thing has always been to live well NOW, and to expect enough time to finish whatever you feel called to do. Otherwise you would not have been called to do it. If you don't know what that is, then you are called to find it, and then do it.

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