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'So here hath been dawningAnother blue Day:Think wilt thou let itSlip useless away. Out of EternityThis new Day is born;Into Eternity,At night, will return. Behold it aforetimeNo eye ever did:So...

An accident in January 2013 left me with a spinal injury at the base of my neck, paralysis below there, severe spasticity and double incontinence.   NURSES AND CARERS I have visits from my GP as...

This is a personal account of how I have dealt with spasticity following an accident causing spinal injury at C4/5 in January 2013.  I have made no attempt to find out how typical or otherwise my...

In January 2013 an accident left me with spinal injury at the base of my neck, paralysis below that site, severe spasticity and double incontinence.  My urethra and anus are permanently closed...

The Serenity Prayer of Reinhold Niebuhr* was used from about 1934 Serenity Prayer - God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot (beliefnet.com).  Although written in the style of a...

In 2013 I had an accident resulting in spinal injury at the base of my neck with paralysis from there down, spasticity (muscle contractions and spasms) and double incontinence. Both my anus and my...

  Pressure sores (ulcers, bedsores) are caused by blood supply being reduced to such an extent as to result in tissue damage, usually following sitting or lying in one position for too long.  They...

Have you ever tried to find out why you are incontinent?  I believe that incontinence is not always taken as seriously as it should be by the medical profession.  I wonder whether there might be...

Health problems, including incontinence, cause many people embarrassment - embarrassment about exposure of what are conventionally regarded as private, mostly erotic, parts of the body, stains on...

I have a neighbour who calls in to see me 3 or 4 times a week.  Some would find his style of conversation annoying; I find him quite amusing.  He has enabled me to compile a list of 'rules' of how...

An accident in 2013 left me with a spinal injury at cervical vertebrae 4 and 5 (between my shoulder blades) causing paralysis and very limited sensation from there down, severe spasticity (muscle...

  AN  INITIAL  TASTE  OF  HOSPITAL  ADMINISTRATION In 2013 an accident left me with spinal injury at C4/5, paralysis, severe spasticity and double incontinence.  Immediately after my...

PREVENTING URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS AND CATHETER BLOCKAGES                                       CONTENTSAbstract Summary of methods to prevent urinary tract...