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GBC Blog: Pressure Wounds

According to Christian Kirman MD, "Patients with neurological impairments have pressure injuries occur with an incidence of 7-8% annually, with a lifetime risk estimated to be 25-85%. Moreover, pressure injuries are listed as the direct cause of death in 7-8% of all individuals with paraplegia; these individuals also have the highest recurrence rate (80%). In persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) and associated comorbidity, the incidence of pressure injuries is in the range of 25-66%"

Those are some really scary numbers! We interviewed three of our peer mentors about their experiences finding, diagnosing, caring for, and preventing their own pressure sores. Read about their experiences in this month's blog entry and learn valuable lessons about why getting a pressure sore is so detrimental to the SCI/D community.

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SCI Watch

SCI Watch is a new section of Chapter Chatter were we will make suggestions on movies, documentaries, internet videos, or TV shows to watch that are either about SCI/D directly or other disabilities that are inspiring, educational, and/or entertaining. If you know of something that you think our members would like to watch please send ryan@sciboston.org an email with the name and why you think is should be seen.

Crip Camp

Ryan's review: 

100% on Rotten Tomatoes! Need I say more? While watching this Netflix documentary about Judy Heumann and the rest of the Camp Jened participants, I felt all the feels that I felt when participating at Empower SCI (a similar program for individuals with SCI)! This documentary was a visceral experience for me. The honesty about disability that the director captured is humbling. But more importantly, it showed that the people who make up the disabled community are humans that live, think, breathe, love, feel, and dream just like everyone else. And that's how we want to be treated! It shows just how fierce Judy Heumann is and how strong of a force the disabled community can be when we combine our voices. By the time you're done watching this, you will want to grab your picket signs and march to the State House to fight for our rights to be human.

I give it vertebrae!

For Sale!

Do you have Durable Medical Equipment, Assitive Technology, Adapted Vehicles or an Accessible Home for sale? Send us pictures and information about the item(s) to info@sciboston.org and we will post it on our website and social media. *PLEASE NOTE WE ARE NOT THE SELLER AND DO NOT HAVE POSSESSION OF THE ITEMS. WE PURELY POST ITEMS TO CONNECT SELLERS WITH INTERESTED BUYERS.

"It's a Duet Basic Bicycle (without power assist) for sale. I'm asking $2000 firm for it, and it retails between $6000 and $8000. I just put new tires on it. Pickup is in Boston or Brookline." Please email us with your contact information and we will share it with the seller.

2014 MV-1 LX Great wheelchair SUV! More storage room, head room, and maneuverability than mini-vans. Short and long ramp options. Buttons for ramp are accessible from both inside and outside. Luxury edition, black leather interior, new radio with Bluetooth. ONLY TWO OWNERS, selling in order to get a van with hand controls. Low miles, 23,500. Driven in Boston and Connecticut. Serviced at Herb Chambers Burlington, records available. Oil changes every 5k. Comfortable bench seat for three additional passengers besides driver and wheelchair. Lots of storage space, including tow hitch. Please email us with your contact information and we will share it with the seller.

Tom's Permobil chair C-500 Permobil wheelchair 21" front to back 19" side to side. He wants to donate. Interested party needs to pick it up from donor's house. All it needs is batteries. Please email us with your contact information and we will share it with the seller.

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