Greg.See-Kee@f631.n712.z3.fidonet.org (Greg See-Kee) (05/26/90)
Index Number: 8516
I'm surprised that no-one has mentioned WEIGHT CONTROL for people
disabled as adults.
The major affect of most disabilities is to lose some of the
physical agility & mobility that the adult had before their
"accident" (medical or other accidents).
For those who are wheelchair-limited, it becomes worse, because
any increase in weight means even less mobility, plus further
skin-sores on the buttocks, plus greater collapse on the torso as
the decades continue, plus greater digestion problems.
If I've left out the problems of wheelchair adults, please
"butt-in" - I'm relying on my experiences as
super-personal-assistant to some high-powered quadriplegics.
Weight gain for walking-stick people like me, means that when we
fall, we hit the ground harder, damaging ourselves and whatever
we hit more than we do normally.
It means less agility, etc, but at the moment I find I have to
buy new, larger sized clothes!
Even my work overalls from my pre-accident days are in the bin -
less mobility.
BTW: Some people PROJECT all sorts of crazy fantasies onto my
writings. The most common fantasy is that I am Complaining. No
- I am not. I am merely REPORTING REALITY. These reports are
based on experiences, not fantasy.
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Internet: Greg.See-Kee@f631.n712.z3.fidonet.orgSheila.Fava@f720.n209.z1.fidonet.org (Sheila Fava) (06/02/90)
Index Number: 8572
As to weight-gain of disABLED people, Greg....I am post-40 years of
age, use a cane and am a competitive athlete (swimmer). The training
keeps my weight in check.
The persons I compete WITH are members of the National Wheelchair
Athletic Association, The Cerebral Palsy Athletic Association and the
Physical Fitness Councils of British Columbia and Alberta (Canada).
Most of the athletes I have met have no weight-gain problem. The ones
who do have a weight-gain problem are not serious competitors -- they
are there for fun and frolic. They also still have the weight-gain
problem......
---Sheila.
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