My accident

[Johny Walker]

Not sure if your a big radio fan Sean, I am and something I heard today made me think of you. On radio 2 Jeramy Vine had a very courageous lady on,BBC Radio 2 - Jeremy Vine, 15/05/2015 if you jump to 1hour 10minuets it starts there.

 

She also has a book out which may interest you

 

that was a moving interview ,

[JimM]

Great set of photos of the Yews. You definitely have a talent there. Blown up to A2 and mounted on a wall would be excellent.

Glad you're getting out and about a bit more. Stretch those boundaries ;-)

[David Dobedoe]

Sean, you mentioned Kayaking. I have worked in an outdoor centre that specialises in activities for people with disabilities. No doubt you will be able to use a kayak and/or canoe. Just what is possible is hard to say at this stage. Don't hesitate to contact me when your ready if you need some pointers/contacts.

[Woodcrafter]

Great to read of your escape Shaun I definitely think becoming an Author would be an Idea. I would buy your book. Also love the pics.

Glad you got out and about to your preferred surroundings with your loved ones. Hope your having a good day.

Kind regards Phil.

[samiad]

Shaun when you described your love of scrambling up steep embankments to check out fungi I remembered seing some footage of an American rock climber doing just that. He had a real bad accident resulting in him not being able to move most of his body but he wanted to get back up there doing big wall climbing. He used jumars to ascend the ropes but the most impressive thing was this specially designed heavy duty clothing he had (think it was kevlar or something). It allowed him to kind of use his body to sort of battle and thrutch along the rock without banging him up. Im not saying your gona be reduced to squirming along the floor but when you said "get amongst it" i though you could really get down there with something like that!I bet you could make a quick prototype with some motorbike stuff.best wishes.sam

[sean]

Thanks once again for all your comments, ideas, links etc. they are really appreciated:thumbup:

 

Trees have always been sacred to me but never more so than now. Trees that due to size and health might have once been overlooked by myself or indeed condemned by me or other surveyors are now precious, all helping in their own way to aid my healing within this clinical environment.

[Billhook]

Couple of links about paraplegic climbers.

 

Sean O'Neill has developed a harness for extreme rock climbing. (3000 foot vertical ascent!)

 

Not suggesting anything so dramatic but I am sure that the harness system could be adapted for tree climbing to give you access to the canopy if you wished.

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Here is Sean O'Neills link

 

Brothers Wild: Timmy and Sean O'Neill

[Billhook]

Theodore Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt's paralytic illness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

[Minotaur]

Just another link to some awesome guys, who have managed to compete in Paralympic sport and able bodied motorcycle racing despite their injuries, and thoroughly nice blokes they are.

 

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Keep your chin up Sean, your positive attitude is inspirational!

[sean]

So I'm thinking about designing my eco friendly wheel chair. I'm wondering if I can run it on my own pee?

I have to insert a catheter and urinate into an attached bag. I'm thinking that I could have a hose going straight from my bladder to a tank and run the wheel chair on urine. Thoughts please

 

 

 

 

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