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Packing With A Quadriplegic.

8/25/2018

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Just a few of the items I need to go away for a few days. Featured: Medicine, Catheters (2), a glove, tablet charger, phone charger, and Emergen-C Immune+ water flavor.
So next week I travel to Houston Texas to complete my driving evaluation again. I have gained a lot of strength in my arms but not enough to be able to use the steering wheel mechanism that I was trying the first time I went to Houston for my driving evaluation back in March. I am excited to start this chapter of my life so that I am going to be able to drive myself to my doctors appointment and just be able to get out of the house without having to find someone to drive me. I thought I would give you a look at everything that a quadriplegic needs to pack in order to go on a three day trip five hours away from home.
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Must Haves:
-Three suits of clothes
-Two extra suits of clothes.
-Minimum of eighteen catheters
-Minimum of six urine bags
-Gloves
-Wipes
-Medicine
-Minimum of twelve chucks
-Shoes
-Gaitbelt
-Pillow
-Blanket
-Minimum two pairs of socks
-Chair charger
-Cushion pump
-Makeup
-Hair brush
-Minimum of two ponytails
-Toothbrush
-Toothpaste
-Deodorant
-Purse (Wallet, keys, etc.)
-Extra phone charger
-Bra
-Shampoo/conditioner

Just Because:
-Tablet with charger
-Contacts

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    Paralyzed from the neck down after an ATV rollover at 14, April Otwell is beating the odds the doctors gave her. She's a blogger, fantasy writer, college student, sugar glider guardian and spinal cord injury survivor.  She's even writing her first fiction novel!

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