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From: Greg.See-Kee@f631.n712.z3.fidonet.org (Greg See-Kee)
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Subject: Weight-gain, if disabled late in life
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Date: 26 May 90 02:29:01 GMT
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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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