in response to gcruz... Thanks for the support, I also am in pain 24/7 from my motorcycle accident that put me in a wheelchair for life. I am on mass pain pills that somwhat work. I would like to get off them but they are the only thing that semi works. I have been in pain for 20 years and have learned to 'handle' the pain to an extent... usually my pain is on a scale of 1-10-- its about a 6 all the time. I have to fight it just to do adl's, so I know your situation. I have a great mind and am very physical, but, I couldnt take a 'real' job like somthing inside, I used to do destop publishing for 6 years but it was so boring I couldnt take it anymore. I need/want an outside job where I am doing somthing physical--- even though I am in a wheelchair and have just lost one leg to another terrible accident, I fell asleep at the wheel and hit a telephone pole going 90-120mph the witnesses said. My car bounced off and rolled 6 times... I woke up w/o a leg 4 days later. I've had so much adversity all my life but I have overcome everything, even though it just gets tougher and tougher every day. You just need to keep going.
Andrew.
PS. Anyone want to hire a cripple to be a racecar or off-road driver? I am very good at it, I just need a chance to prove it.
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