Life as a quadriplegic.

Life as a quadriplegic

Zack has an incredible attitude towards his life as a quadriplegic. His mother is a jewel!

View here: Zack’s life as a quadriplegic.

Dive! (Photo by Oliver Sju00f6stru00f6m on Pexels.com)

This story on Facebook reminds me of two other teenagers who dived and broke their necks.

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The first one was a handsome well-built six- footer on admission. Some unscrupulous persons dumped some solid rubbish and rocks into the water… a spot where he used to dive at a harbour. With complete loss and wasting of his four limbs, he often vented his frustrations and yelled at his mother in the ward. She used to cry outside along the ward corridor. A former colleague visited him at a home some thirty years later. He sold his mouth- paintings and even bought wheelchairs for fellow paraplegics who couldn’t afford them.

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I met the second teenager at Piazza della Indipendenza in Florence. He was on a motorized wheelchair which he could handle with the minimal use of fingers on the buttons. He had spastic quadriplegia. His muscles remained firm and not wasted. His mother and brother were with him. At my request, he demonstrated how he moved around the garden on his ‘machine’. It was about the cost of a car in my country, then.

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Too old to drive?

Too old to drive?

As aging takes its degenerative toll on eyesight, hearing, reflexes and mental faculty, driving becomes a concern.

Too old to drive? (Photo by Ingo Joseph on Pexels.com)

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A senior citizen drove

on a motorcycle lane.

Some drove

against the traffic!

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Concerns sparked.

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Suppose one eyesight

is getting poorer,

especially on nights,

or against the glares?

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Suppose one’s hearing

gets worse and can’t hear

vehicles horning behind?

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Suppose one’s reflexes

become slower

with aging and stiff joints?

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Independence and mobility

are vital for the

well-being of older people.

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Should their driving licenses

be screened medically?

Should public transports

be easily and freely

available to them?

…without them trying

to cross the heavy traffic,

or to the bus stops?

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Are the millions of

baby boomers

still driving?

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To bargain at a night market?

To bargain at a night market?

Night markets (Photo by NICE GUYS on Pexels.com)

A colleague complained about a busybody in- law.

“I notice you didn’t bargain when you bought vegetables at the night market just now! I could have gotten at least 30 cents less for them!”

“I would go for bigger and more expensive items to bargain! But certainly not in night markets where some are trying to eke a living!”

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Moral Of The Story Is…. — Garfieldhug’s Blog

Moral Of The Story Is…. — Garfieldhug’s Blog

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next […]

Please read the post at … Moral Of The Story Is…. — Garfieldhug’s Blog

The Mid-Autumn Festival and mooncakes

The Mid-Autumn Festival and mooncakes

Moon cakes (Photo by Marie Martin on Pexels.com)

The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated in Malaysia with lanterns and moon cakes.

When young, we kids used to walk around the village with lanterns in our hands at night. Making lanterns used to be out Art projects, too.

Today, most would play in their own garden.

Lantern (Photo by Kevin Malik on Pexels.com)

I asked my daughter if she can make moon cakes. She would say “easy -peasy, mum!” Like Haoyando said “it’s a piece of cake!”

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COVID-19 Patient: Watch this breathing technique!

COVID-19 Patient: Watch this breathing technique!

I find this message interesting and logical. It was circulated on social media. The double inspiration and one expiration method was shown to increase oxygen level as experienced by this Covid-19 patient. More studies should be undertaken by scholars. This is to validate this simple breathing technique.

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Watch this : https://youtu.be/LTklHtOUExk

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Orang-orang yang tidak hadir- sila angkat tangan anda!

please put up your hands! ( Fish sculpture on lid cover by author)

Orang-orang yang tidak hadir- sila angkat tangan anda!

See below for Google translation for Malay (lihat di bawah untuk bahasa melayu).

Semua orang di sini? Mereka yang tidak hadir, tolong angkat tangan! Dalam presentism, peraturan masa kini. Bukan masa lalu, bukan masa depan.

Banyak nama jalan pada zaman penjajahan telah diubah namanya menjadi VIP hari ini. Oleh itu, bahagian sejarah dan kisah mengenai lokasi tersebut hilang. Oleh itu, jika anda hadir, adakah anda akan mengundi?

Pa, anda selalu mengatakan bahawa selama ini, anda mempunyai wang saku sepuluh sen setiap hari! Apa yang boleh dibeli sepuluh sen hari ini? ‘

“Kami biasa menguruskan beban kerja ini dengan separuh tenaga kerja! Anda tidak memerlukan kakitangan tambahan! ‘ berpendapat seorang pengurus jururawat kanan. Ya, tapi hari ini, kita menguruskan pesakit, mesin, dan banyak dan banyak dokumentasi pertahanan! Namun, masa depan mungkin berubah apabila kita mula mendapatkan lebih banyak robot dan bukannya jururawat!

Jangan bandingkan mengapa perkara yang dilakukan ketika itu, tidak dapat dilakukan sekarang, dan sebaliknya. Setiap tempoh mempunyai kelemahan dan kekuatan tersendiri, dan cabarannya sendiri. Namun, cabaran sebenarnya adalah ketika seorang veteran atau ‘ baby boomer’ yang biasa menggunakan kapur dan papan hitam, kini harus menyatu dengan zaman teknologi dan komputer semasa! Seseorang tidak dapat mengawal dan sentiasa ingin membandingkan dan membezakan perbezaan kehidupan antara generasi!

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When will everything be back to normal?

When will everything be back to normal?

YH Tan sent a nice geometrical view taken in Dublin. This is good photography… artistic!

It looks like everything is back to normal. I wish for the good old days.

Dublin, Ireland ( courtesy of YHTan)

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