Gretaboy’s recovery
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Re: Gretaboy’s recovery
Postby gretaboy » Thu Mar 13, 2014 4:41 pm
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Re: Gretaboy’s recovery
Postby Daus » Thu Mar 13, 2014 6:31 pm
Best of luck with your future progress, we keep checking your thread and your progress is very heartening- Don
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Re: Gretaboy’s recovery
Postby moosterbounce » Thu Mar 13, 2014 10:21 pm
Keep up the good work.
New tshirt idea: half man half tough old boot
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Re: Gretaboy’s recovery
Postby gretaboy » Fri Mar 14, 2014 7:13 am
I place all credit for my leg movement to my wife. I had no movement what so ever in my leg until she massaged both, she was also moving my right leg when in ICU and the spinal clinic when it was dead. After the wife massaged my legs the first time the next morning I had movement from two toes, shen then massaged both on the next 4-5 days. Without this support and help there is no way I would be where I am in my recovery.
and then there is LUCK...I have been extremely lucky in everything
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Re: Gretaboy’s recovery
Postby g-boaf » Fri Mar 14, 2014 8:26 am
The difference between when I first met you to now is incredible.
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Re: Gretaboy’s recovery
Postby snortin » Fri Mar 14, 2014 8:39 am
you have indeed been fortunate but to be able to have the willpower to push like you are is no small feat. i have seen 2 close friends in the same rehab unit after neck fractures from football (collapsed scrum and tackle). Both made full recoveries, and i have no doubt that some part was due to their fitness level prior to the accident.gretaboy wrote:Being here at rehab has shown me that I have been extremely lucky, people with the same vertebrae fractures as me are quadraplegics.
I place all credit for my leg movement to my wife. I had no movement what so ever in my leg until she massaged both, she was also moving my right leg when in ICU and the spinal clinic when it was dead. After the wife massaged my legs the first time the next morning I had movement from two toes, shen then massaged both on the next 4-5 days. Without this support and help there is no way I would be where I am in my recovery.
and then there is LUCK...I have been extremely lucky in everything
i am not too far from you, so will drop in and say hi when i am back from a triathlon in QLD (back next week). when i am struggling on the bike pushing into the wind i will just picture you in that video.....
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Re: Gretaboy’s recovery
Postby westab » Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:50 am
Mate Mrs Gretaboy is just wonderful - good on her for doing this. together I am sure there is little you can't achieve.gretaboy wrote:Being here at rehab has shown me that I have been extremely lucky, people with the same vertebrae fractures as me are quadraplegics.
I place all credit for my leg movement to my wife. I had no movement what so ever in my leg until she massaged both, she was also moving my right leg when in ICU and the spinal clinic when it was dead. After the wife massaged my legs the first time the next morning I had movement from two toes, shen then massaged both on the next 4-5 days. Without this support and help there is no way I would be where I am in my recovery.
and then there is LUCK...I have been extremely lucky in everything
One other thing get her to document what she did for you and then tell any medico who will listen (neuro, phiso, nurse or if they won't listen find a medical student who may) - it may just be another link in the chain of reducing the effect of spinal cord trauma.
Then we will need another Tee shirt - Landcruiser 0 / Gretaboy 1 / Society 50,000
Great to see you walking.
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Re: Gretaboy’s recovery
Postby kw_broadens » Fri Mar 14, 2014 8:21 pm
Good grief, I have trouble walking 1 km in under 10 minutes! I've been going for a 4 km walk most mornings and my best pace has been 9:15 mins/km.gretaboy wrote:In my first week at rehab i did a 6 minute walk test. Someone my age should be able to walk at least 800 metres in that time
Keep it up!
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Postby Boognoss » Sat Mar 15, 2014 11:37 am
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Re: Gretaboy’s recovery
Postby find_bruce » Sat Mar 15, 2014 5:45 pm
Jeez Boognoss gretaboy's ego is big enough already, he is the four million dollar man at bestBoognoss wrote:Here's some other footage of Gretaboy I found
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Re: Gretaboy’s recovery
Postby gretaboy » Tue Mar 18, 2014 11:10 am
saw a recumbent trike and a two wheel recumbent during our morning constitutional also which was good.
we have started the process of trying to get my own recumbent as part of my rehab...paper work of trying to justify the need is all that stands in our way
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Re: Gretaboy’s recovery
Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Tue Mar 18, 2014 11:38 am
Nice to see you as well, BTW. Weird deja vu moment since it was in exactly the same spot I saw you last time.
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Re: Gretaboy’s recovery
Postby gretaboy » Tue Mar 18, 2014 12:12 pm
Did both sides of the bridge today and it was a tight squeeze either side, encountered oncoming bikes both sides also...we were all nice to each other, but will keep in mind what you have saidbigfriendlyvegan wrote:Stu, if you're using Silverwater Bridge, please use the far side (i.e. the Parrmatta side) rather than the Homebush side. You won't be able to easily fit a trike going one way and bikes coming the other, and the Homebush side is the busy side. It's not hard to get onto the far side, just go under the bridge and follow the paths to it.
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Re: Gretaboy’s recovery
Postby gretaboy » Tue Mar 18, 2014 1:04 pm
distance wasnt huge but that wasnt the point.. I rode
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Re: Gretaboy’s recovery
Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Tue Mar 18, 2014 1:43 pm
Actually, I have a spare fluid trainer I can lend you. Let me know if you'd like it.
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Re: Gretaboy’s recovery
Postby Mulger bill » Tue Mar 18, 2014 8:10 pm
Awe. Nothing less.gretaboy wrote:I am pumped...I just rode a two wheel road bike, and didnt crash. Had staff and mrs gretaboy running next to me the whole time but I did it. Got photos to prove it too.
distance wasnt huge but that wasnt the point.. I rode
You are a true inspiration Gretaboy.
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