Quadriplegics Answer Web's Most Searched Questions on Paralysis

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  • @Michelle-qi5zf
    @Michelle-qi5zf Před 3 lety +146

    My husband and I were setup on a blind date by my mother in 1985. He had a diving accident in 86 which left him a C4-6 quad. He was just 24 yo. He is now 59 and incredibly healthy!
    ❤️

    • @dianajames4717
      @dianajames4717 Před rokem +8

      dam you still married him after he got paralyzed? Now that is true love young lady. I wish both of you the very best.

    • @joemyers8289
      @joemyers8289 Před rokem +4

      @@dianajames4717 If you love someone, I dont think it would change the love. There are a lot of people married that are not actually in love, just married cause they get on with the person and are expected to be married by family and friends and dont want to be out of the norm.

    • @dianajames4717
      @dianajames4717 Před rokem

      @@joemyers8289 yes I do agree with that

    • @tqsuited
      @tqsuited Před rokem +1

      @@joemyers8289 I can't believe how common it is, to be married. People just hate being alone I guess... I prefer being alone, single, doing whatever the hell I want whenever I want. I just can't feel completely myself if someone else is around.

    • @conquer228
      @conquer228 Před rokem +3

      @@dianajames4717 wow!! you would of just said " see ya " good person you are. not

  • @steveelkins52
    @steveelkins52 Před 4 lety +112

    I did some work for a guy who couldnt talk, well apart from grunting. he needed 24 hour care and everyone talked over him. So I sat on the floor in front of him, worked through what was needed, and asked him as many questions as I could . Amazed at how we got on so well, the guy thanked me via a tablet voice machine thing when I was doing the work a few weeks later - the thing of it is, he could communicate perfectly well if only people took the trouble to understand him, Poor sod. Good you two are making the best of it, too.

    • @jude1515
      @jude1515 Před rokem +5

      More people need your compassion and understanding.

    • @jude1515
      @jude1515 Před rokem +4

      This was an interesting video. Thank you for sharing and I wish you both the best!❤️

    • @Lawh
      @Lawh Před rokem +2

      I think one of the biggest fears when it comes to this is other people. It's a real shame. I am actually writing a will that will include all kinds of things in case I can't communicate properly. I know people with whom a few days would make me want to kill myself, but since I am unable to do so, I need to make it very clear in my will that I can be at least left alone.

  • @williambayh1574
    @williambayh1574 Před 4 lety +62

    Well done ladies! Some great resources you've provided as well. Forty years a quad, there's always something new to learn. Abby and Jenny, you're both amazing and choose to handle this thing with dignity and style - God Bless you both, always!

    • @abby_marsh29
      @abby_marsh29  Před 4 lety +2

      thats so kind to hear!! I am glad this could help!!! Thank you William!

  • @PhiLeo7973
    @PhiLeo7973 Před 4 lety +60

    CZcams's algorithm somehow brought me to 2 beautiful & charming ladies. Your words, supernova smiles, and heartfelt sharing of your life experiences, has touched my soul to its very core. Isn't communication grand? No matter the subject, or life challenge, it is fundamental to mutual understanding & life's progress, growth,& happiness. You both have so much to be proud of. My life has been irrevocably altered, by your stories, hope, character, and smiles. God Bless you both for your gift of sharing, phil

  • @Squiffy1313
    @Squiffy1313 Před rokem +29

    You two are so beautiful, positive and strong. And informative. Thank you for this video.

  • @flywithty1
    @flywithty1 Před 3 lety +22

    I’m a C5 myself and it’s so nice to see you guys inform everyone about sci’s !

  • @DragerPilot
    @DragerPilot Před rokem +4

    Thank you very much for answers to common problems that you must handle everyday. You’re both admirable and inspirational. The world is a better place with you in it.

  • @DV-xf5yf
    @DV-xf5yf Před rokem +4

    Thank you for your honesty. My older brother was a paraplegic who lived life to the fullest until his death.

  • @itsrileylyn
    @itsrileylyn Před 4 lety +14

    Thank you both for making this video! Such a great way to educate folks. I had the mitrofinoff procedure as well, and that alone gave me more independence than anything else. It was life changing.
    I did want to point out that you said quads are c1-c7 but there are actually 8 cervical nerves! I'm a c8 quadriplegic. It is a common misconception because there are only 7 vertebra in the cervical spine, but 8 corresponding nerves. The vertebra is just the bone that protects it. You can actually damage your vertebra (spine) without actually hurting the spinal cord. So confusing lol!

  • @rollwiththepunches5932
    @rollwiththepunches5932 Před 4 lety +17

    Thanks for opening up! im sure this will help a lot of people

  • @lucieleimbach
    @lucieleimbach Před rokem +3

    I have worked on a rehab unit. But much of the information you gave was very informative and for me updating since it was 20+ years ago. Thank you ladies.

  • @jayelm5392
    @jayelm5392 Před rokem +2

    Dad was a doctor. I knew a lot of this medical stuff from a very early age. Thanks for sharing your stories. Very courageous and inspiring. I’ll be tuning in often for a dose.

  • @sharinelson9705
    @sharinelson9705 Před rokem +7

    I love you guys! Wow! How inspirational! Love your personalities and how open you both are in sharing your experience.

  • @perhennung
    @perhennung Před rokem +4

    Wonderful people, role models for all of us! Thank you very much! ❤

  • @fractode
    @fractode Před rokem +3

    These ladies are very brave, very strong, very inspirational, the epitome of "don't quit!". 👍

    • @ruthlessluder
      @ruthlessluder Před rokem +1

      They don't need your pity. You're making it sound like "don't quit" is an exception rather than norm.

  • @motherboard424
    @motherboard424 Před 2 lety +4

    This has been “awesome” Jenny and Abby. Thanks for the excellent education and your candid responses, laced with some humor, addressing difficult questions. God Bless you both! 😘

  • @sideshowrupert3
    @sideshowrupert3 Před rokem +1

    Very informative, well done gals!

  • @michaelengelby732
    @michaelengelby732 Před rokem

    Social media as of late can be so toxic. Thank you ladies for showing the inspirational side.

  • @dominicvallez6176
    @dominicvallez6176 Před rokem +2

    You ladies are amazing! ❤ I can only imaging the effort it takes to do what you do and be positive. Thank you for being you.

  • @lendmeyourear3546
    @lendmeyourear3546 Před rokem +5

    All great questions and answers! Side note though, the music was very distracting/annoying for me.

  • @frikkied2638
    @frikkied2638 Před rokem

    Your personalities and up-beat attitudes are so inspiring ladies 😊

  • @slyguyaction
    @slyguyaction Před rokem

    I don't know how this video showed up in my feed but man, am I GLAD it did! All my questions answered (mostly) and in a way that both the person with the injury and someone without can understand. Thank you so much...

  • @ivanteece
    @ivanteece Před rokem +2

    This was really informative, and I think you did an amazing job. Good on you!

  • @ratmousebastard
    @ratmousebastard Před 3 lety +2

    hey guys, great video... I just by chance ended up clicking on this, and it was interesting to get info like this about your day to day issues dealing with being quadriplegics, and how you simply just answered those questions that many would feel rude for asking, but you did it so matter-of-factly that it took the stress out of both asking the question(s) and made it easy listening of the answers. My sport is drag racing, and there are more than a few quadriplegic drag racers out there.... in both door cars and dragsters. I just read a recent article about a guy who is also a quadriplegic who races in a specially built dragster with probably the same or similar hand controls that you guys use in your daily drivers, and the interesting part was his race seat that is powered to move up and down so he can get in and out of the tight dragster cockpit (they're hard to get in and out of even for someone who isn't physically impaired in some way). Maybe you guys should watch some drag racing videos, I bet you girls would kick ass (there are pretty much just as many women in drag racing as there are men btw, and in every age... I've had my ass handed to me by grandmas!). Would be fun to race you guys, or even better, to see you guys race each other!

  • @johnjenkins1589
    @johnjenkins1589 Před rokem

    Two beautiful ladies! Thank you for opening up and sharing with us all. I sadly must admit that I don’t know much about these injuries. I think your both extremely strong and genuinely good people. Thank you for your courage and opening up and sharing with us. Thank you ladies ❤ your both beautiful!

  • @Palindrome78
    @Palindrome78 Před rokem

    We all know social media is, too frequently, used for "evil." However, videos like this are incredible. I was one of the ones, when I was younger, who thought "quadriplegic" was anyone like Christopher Reeve, where neither legs nor arms could move (though I knew a trach wasn't a given for quadriplegics). Jump forward to the internet and people making educational videos...so we all can learn injuries and illnesses are not cookie-cutter. I know most of us know that but videos like this fill in so many blanks and answer questions we didn't consider asking.
    I used the internet in the dial up days but reading about things doesn't always have the same impact as hearing people explain their own experiences so I, truly, thank you both, and all others, for sharing with, and informing, us.

  • @matthewpocock4824
    @matthewpocock4824 Před rokem +1

    This was such an enlightening video, ladies. It certainly made me more aware of the complex and varied symptoms of quadriplegia. It's great to see the advancement in technology and biology aimed at independence and autonomy. I do have a question: How challenging is diet and exercise with a limited range of movement?
    Thanks for sharing.

  • @BMF6889
    @BMF6889 Před rokem

    I'm 76 years old and I've seen a lot in life. I was a Marine infantry officer for 21 years with 3 years in combat. I lost a of Marines killed and horribly wounded, some of which were way beyond the disabilities of these to lovely women.
    If I were single now (I'm 77 and I have a lovely wife of well over 40 years), I would be glad to help these women with whatever challenges they have if for no other reason to honor the Marines who were so horribly wounded in Vietnam and whose wounds were far more horrific with arms and legs blown off or unable to do anything to care for themselves including eating and drinking. Brain trauma injuries so severe that they have no idea who their families are.
    I so admire the courage and strength of these two women. I wish I could help them have a better and more enjoyable life.

  • @rthib1960
    @rthib1960 Před rokem

    Your comment about thanking God for the ability to poop and to pee is no joke. The things we take for granted. That was a very informative and encouraging video. I look forward to the day when all people will be able to walk, run and enjoy life to the full! Isa 35:5 All the best to both of you!!

  • @Central_CoastRotors
    @Central_CoastRotors Před 4 lety +9

    Abby you have the most adorable, genuine smile 🙂

  • @kd5mtl
    @kd5mtl Před rokem

    Great video, thanks! Speaking of driving, I'm a medic for a race track, and we actually have a couple of guys that come race that are quadriplegic. Their cars are modified with hand controls and they're just as fast as anyone out there.

  • @tlcprc
    @tlcprc Před rokem

    You are both an inspiration, to all walks of life. Our body is a shell, which in no way defines us. There are wealthy people who never have to shop for groceries, wash their own car, balance a check book (etcetera). Their 'ease of life' can be perceived to be better than my life. But, it is not true. It is just a different experience that i have, than they have. Both of our life's are valid, purposeful, and as meaningful as we make it to be. I am not the most handsome person, but that has nothing to do with who i am, and most importantly - my self worth, and how God values me!

  • @PaulPetrulis
    @PaulPetrulis Před rokem +1

    Both you ladies are amazingly positive - thank you for sharing part of your life/disabilities with everyone - it was a great education

  • @terrylong6457
    @terrylong6457 Před rokem

    Attractive and very personable young ladies. Thank you for the information. Everyone needs to know this.

  • @rickbrauer6794
    @rickbrauer6794 Před 4 lety +1

    If you're ever in the DFW area in summer time, check out RISE Adaptive Sports. If you'd like to water ski, tube rides, para sail or just ride on a boat.. we do it all at no charge for persons with any physical disability - friends and family included. I'm a t12 complete since 77 and I've helped run this organization for the past 13 years.

  • @Jjjjjj-lo2fe
    @Jjjjjj-lo2fe Před 4 lety +4

    You both are beautiful young ladies that have strength most people wish for

  • @DrMantisToboggan69
    @DrMantisToboggan69 Před rokem

    this video randomly popped up on my feed and I'm so happy i watched. you two seem like super sweet ladies, this was sooo informative. i wish you both the best of luck!

  • @jurgenabela9600
    @jurgenabela9600 Před rokem

    Just saw this video. Well done indeed….both for the idea but also for the down-to-earth positivity coming out of this video.

  • @samanthaann6826
    @samanthaann6826 Před 3 lety +3

    Aw this is great. I love being educated on things like this

  • @rodwilliams4170
    @rodwilliams4170 Před rokem +1

    Wow!! You guys are keeping it real!! Thanks for being naturally yourselves.

  • @robertfalcon6083
    @robertfalcon6083 Před rokem +1

    Good job! Thanks for your example of strength! Though I think we all know what the number searched question really is…I swear I’m not trolling but I really did watch the entire video curious if you’d talk about intercourse.

  • @spynles7947
    @spynles7947 Před 4 lety +3

    Great and informative video. Thanks. Neuropathic pain sucks, but not as bad as the Autonomic Thermoregulatory Dysfunction where the body has difficulty balancing heating and cooling. I find heat the worst, similar in principle to MS I think albeit with a slightly different modality. Incomplete C7 here.

    • @JennySmithRollsOn
      @JennySmithRollsOn Před 4 lety

      Yes! Overheating is the worst. I definitely struggle with this, too.

  • @greggy9786
    @greggy9786 Před rokem +1

    Very good video ladies. Very informative on the issues of people who are paralyzed.

  • @modacare4546
    @modacare4546 Před rokem

    You ladies are incredible. I'm sure the positive attitude doesn't come easy, but you pull it off.

  • @bg9509
    @bg9509 Před rokem +3

    First time watching. Thanks , ladies! Pls reconsider the background music, so distracting.😞

    • @abby_marsh29
      @abby_marsh29  Před rokem +2

      I'll keep it in mind for the next video. Thank you for letting me know!

  • @pixelpusher8986
    @pixelpusher8986 Před rokem

    This was amazing. You both are beautiful and will give hope for many others. ❤

  • @runawayuniverse
    @runawayuniverse Před rokem

    I'm not sure why this popped up on my page, but it sure was interesting to watch. I thank you for taking the time to educate people.

  • @wicked.orlando
    @wicked.orlando Před rokem

    Give you two ladies Kudos for explaining it to everyone, stay strong and best of everything for both of you

  • @solitary-sun
    @solitary-sun Před rokem

    Thank you for taking the time to explain some misconceptions. I hope you are both doing well three years later.

  • @mpyronomos4
    @mpyronomos4 Před 4 lety +2

    Oow! So great and interesting video and infos.. You both are awasome.. Are you planning to make more videos about spinal cord injuries? Could you show any usefull daily life tips as transfers or whatever? At any case, you are wonderfull and your smiles are the best thing in this video!! Go go .. oh and go on! Happy new year (also hahha)..

    • @JennySmithRollsOn
      @JennySmithRollsOn Před 4 lety

      Here's the link to my CZcams page. I have videos on everything from doing transfers, cooking to sports. czcams.com/users/jennysmithrollson

  • @sandrasullivan2636
    @sandrasullivan2636 Před rokem

    You ladies are amazing. Thanks for the info.

  • @Tker1970
    @Tker1970 Před rokem

    Sometimes you don't know what's important to know. This was something for me that is important to know.

  • @noelreyes4221
    @noelreyes4221 Před rokem

    Abby. You're so beautiful. I feel like I learned a lot from watching this video. I am a support care provider. I do get lost in my work. I clock in and I clock out. But just watching you talk and listening to you guys, it opens up my perspective. so yeah much love and thank you for making this video.

  • @Thepopcornator
    @Thepopcornator Před rokem +1

    Thank you, ladies, for sharing such intimate information for us normies haha. I love learning this type of interesting information about people who have different levels of physical or neurological abilities.

  • @valguz3
    @valguz3 Před rokem

    Thank you so much ladies. Great information.

  • @84953
    @84953 Před 4 lety +4

    Love your candidness! BTW, it's called suprapubic not super pubic catheter. :-) On pooping, there is the peristeen pump. This can help set things up so that you can definitely poop when you want to and there is often times less chance of having an accident.

    • @abby_marsh29
      @abby_marsh29  Před 4 lety +1

      Haha oops! Thanks Nathan, I'll keep that in mind next time! I am trying the peristeen sumo soon, hopefully it works for me!

    • @jahpacer5079
      @jahpacer5079 Před 4 lety

      Glove and stim for para's..!!

  • @chimmichurri6940
    @chimmichurri6940 Před rokem +1

    This is damn amazing. Its making me so happy more people are being able to just straight up answer questions with no shame anymore. I do feel like an asshole because the very first question yall answered was one i had immediately, same with the pissing one, and i always though a quadripalegic hade to move around from blowing into a straw how with a joystick in the mouth. Yall are inspiring to me, especially with how fucking ignorant i was about this condition

  • @rolandroger8219
    @rolandroger8219 Před 4 lety +10

    Thank you very much for your explanations concerning your situation. I also want to tell you both that you are as brave as pretty! Greetings from France ( Brittany ). 😘

  • @jomama81ranch8
    @jomama81ranch8 Před rokem +1

    You guys are wonderful and I SO admire your attitudes and smiles considering your injuries! I am so glad that you can get together and truly understand how the other feels. Big thumbs UP for you both!!
    I guess one never knows, but I have told my husband that I do not want to live if I were in that condition and it is POSSIBLE to make that decision! I KNOW where I am heading when I die and am not afraid to die but I cannot imagine, where WE live and what we do as ranchers, being able to continue living here with that type of injury, or my husband having to ranch and still do what it takes to deal with a wife who is injured in that manner. I really can't imagine doing that?

  • @richardross7219
    @richardross7219 Před rokem

    I had full blown GBS in 1977. I was totally paralyzed and on a ventilator for a month then slowly got better. Now, 45 years later, I'm still getting nerves to heal. Good Luck, Rick

  • @gimpgangster
    @gimpgangster Před 4 lety +4

    Great video. Very informative!

  • @williamlackey123
    @williamlackey123 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for sharing

  • @moniqueh7948
    @moniqueh7948 Před 4 lety +2

    Wow Jenny, I have the EXACT same scarf!!!

  • @katiekat4457
    @katiekat4457 Před rokem +3

    I have a question. You both are in a wheel chair but you both drive. How do you get from your wheelchair to the front seat? Or from the front seat to the wheel chair.even if you could slide from your wheel chair to the front sear, how would you get you wheelchair in the back on the vehicle without leaving the front seat
    Or do you have a lifter at the back of he van and maybe you slip into the drivers seat that way?
    Lastly, what was the name of that pee procedure that you both had done?

  • @jdb420
    @jdb420 Před 3 lety +1

    wow - you guys are tougher than anyone I know - love and respect

  • @Mark-ld5um
    @Mark-ld5um Před 2 lety +1

    I enjoyed this video. Very informative, thank you.

  • @o845ee
    @o845ee Před 4 lety +3

    Very good video, but why the music in the background?

  • @freewheeler5
    @freewheeler5 Před 4 lety +13

    Why put the annoying music on top? 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @jpo1056
    @jpo1056 Před rokem

    Ladies, you both were, and are, awesome. Respect.

  • @luke8031
    @luke8031 Před rokem

    thanks for the education
    good luck to you both for the future

  • @deadrepublic5238
    @deadrepublic5238 Před rokem

    Thank yall for sharing. I'm totally ignorant on the matter and I appreciate yall sharing.

  • @jorvikoutdoors
    @jorvikoutdoors Před rokem

    Well done for clearing things up, it's nice to learn, all the best Lee

  • @philr7813
    @philr7813 Před rokem

    You two are incredible. Thank you so much for such an inciteful video ❤

  • @MMC-jp1gl
    @MMC-jp1gl Před rokem

    Have either of you looked into methods of healing your injuries? 1) the surgery where they insert an electrical instrument that stimulates blood flow and electrical signals thru the spine. It's based in Australia and 60 Minutes Australia has a show on it. 2) IASIS Microcurrent feedback: this stimulates the brain to heal an injuries...great with strokes too. 3) Long term water only fasting: this triggers autophagy which cleans out the cell and heals the body. Both of you look and sound terrific. God bless you for taking lemons and turning them into lemonade:+) God bless~

  • @RThailand
    @RThailand Před rokem

    This was so interesting. Thanks for sharing so openly.

  • @andyevans8221
    @andyevans8221 Před rokem +1

    Very informative, thank you. The backing music was annoying though.

  • @dantimber
    @dantimber Před rokem

    Love you girls! PCA's and CNA's are angels. God bless

  • @mikemartin5073
    @mikemartin5073 Před rokem

    Thank you for answering this questions. I admire you both very much and hope that you have love in your life and are happy

  • @chalyceattwell
    @chalyceattwell Před 4 lety +1

    Great video, thank you! So so helpful ❤️

  • @unclee8936
    @unclee8936 Před rokem

    C5-6 here, after 18 years of using suppositories, I converted to a colostomy. Best decision of my life!! I had always feared it but would never go back to the old way….

  • @njsmkmmsthatsit3518
    @njsmkmmsthatsit3518 Před rokem

    Thank you some very good info expressed in a very matter of fact way. No one could ask any more. Good luck with it.

  • @rogertyler3237
    @rogertyler3237 Před 4 lety +4

    I have epilepsy & a vision impairment
    That doesn't allow me to drive or work
    I also wear pullups incase I have an accident.
    I use a chai r to get around town
    & I do for my self

  • @tabithalawrence1518
    @tabithalawrence1518 Před rokem +1

    very intresting lovely ladies xx sending all the love in the world

  • @steveoh9285
    @steveoh9285 Před rokem

    Very interesting presentation, I learned a few things (thank you).
    Abby, you should consider modeling and/or beauty pageants - you have the look and the confidence to succeed!

  • @susrev88
    @susrev88 Před 3 lety

    Abby, your voice is as beautiful as you are. you ooze calmness and confidence.

  • @mikeblair3769
    @mikeblair3769 Před rokem

    Thanks ladies ...both of you have amazing auras about you.

  • @jozeemacthehappygimp7481

    You ladies are awesome.

  • @kathaus9688
    @kathaus9688 Před rokem

    Girl power💪 Wow this is so powerful! Thank you!!

  • @lancemillward2462
    @lancemillward2462 Před rokem

    I was going to ask if you could try out for American Idol. But you already answered that ;)

  • @glenntankard2534
    @glenntankard2534 Před 3 lety +3

    Hi I am C5-C6 from staph infection. You mentioned having babies which is great but my Q is do you have sexual feeling down there? I have zero.

  • @ducttapedigger7811
    @ducttapedigger7811 Před rokem

    Very informative. Thank you ladies.

  • @blake9742
    @blake9742 Před 4 lety +3

    Oh I have a lot of pain . The type of pain that lets me know , hey I’m here how you feeling? I’m like , miserable and the medicine is making me lazy and tired which is mentally blocking me from doing things

  • @WeWillBeDream
    @WeWillBeDream Před 4 lety

    Great video responding to all the questions!

  • @speedracersan
    @speedracersan Před rokem

    Very informative. Thanks

  • @wayupnorth9420
    @wayupnorth9420 Před rokem

    You are beautiful young ladies. Best of luck and times in the future. Your strengths are many and great and outweigh any shortcomings. Outstanding role models.

  • @TrustJesus333
    @TrustJesus333 Před rokem

    You two are truly amazing!❤️

  • @briancole942
    @briancole942 Před rokem

    Always curious but didn't have the courage or obnoxiousness to ask. Thank you.

  • @gingerstoudt6978
    @gingerstoudt6978 Před rokem +1

    You ladies are very inspiring:)

  • @jigsey.
    @jigsey. Před rokem

    Great honest interview ladies

  • @howardsimpson489
    @howardsimpson489 Před rokem

    We undamaged people don't know how lucky we are. What great honest women.