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Hi, my name is TheNamesZach!

TheNamesZach
TheNamesZach Community member Posts: 18 Connected
Hey lovelies, as you can tell by my username, my name is Zach and I am 21! I am new to this so I  don’t know what to put , but it would be lush to get to know you all!xx 
Have a good day and keep smiling❤️
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  • steve51
    steve51 Community member Posts: 7,153 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi @TheNamesZach

    Good Afternoon & Welcome to our online community/family.

    I am one of the Community Champion’s here at Scope.

    Please please let me know if you need any help getting around???

    @steve51
  • TheNamesZach
    TheNamesZach Community member Posts: 18 Connected
    @steve51 Hi Steve, lovely to hear from you, hopefully you will be the first of many comments(here’s me being positive lol!) 

    have you got any tips generally for first time site goers? 

  • steve51
    steve51 Community member Posts: 7,153 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi @TheNamesZach

    No probs my friend.

    Yes you should be getting more post’s shortly.

    Can you please let us know a bit more about yourself if you don’t mind?????

    Yes please come back to me and I will try to point you in the right direction.

    @steve51
  • leeCal
    leeCal Community member Posts: 7,550 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi @TheNamesZach I’ve posted on your other thread but hey! Welcome, it’s nice to meet you. ?

    “This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.” 
    ― Dalai Lama XIV

  • TheNamesZach
    TheNamesZach Community member Posts: 18 Connected
    @steve51 , yes! I have cerebral palsy, hydrocelphus, epilepsy and I’m partially sighted/registered blind , in my spare time I’m a wheelchair basketball player! What about you? 
  • TheNamesZach
    TheNamesZach Community member Posts: 18 Connected
    @leeCal hi thank you! It’s nice to meet you too! 
  • emmarenshaw
    emmarenshaw Community member Posts: 710 Pioneering
    Welcome to the community @TheNamesZach
  • steve51
    steve51 Community member Posts: 7,153 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi @TheNamesZach

    “Wow” that is fantastic my friend.

    @steve51
  • TheNamesZach
    TheNamesZach Community member Posts: 18 Connected
    Welcome to the community @TheNamesZach
    Thank you x hope you’re well and keeping safe 
  • emmarenshaw
    emmarenshaw Community member Posts: 710 Pioneering
    @TheNamesZach I am thank you. I hope you’re well too. Please let me or any of the others know if you need anything or have any questions at all. 
  • Ami2301
    Ami2301 Community member Posts: 7,942 Disability Gamechanger
    Welcome to the community @TheNamesZach I hope you're having a good weekend! :)
    Disability Gamechanger - 2019
  • steve51
    steve51 Community member Posts: 7,153 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi @TheNamesZach

    Yes I have had my left hand side taken by the first Stroke this includes my eye & ear and much more.

    Then the 2nd bout has affected my right side leaving me with chronic pain 24/7.

    So I no longer have a “Good Side”

    @steve51

  • TheNamesZach
    TheNamesZach Community member Posts: 18 Connected
    @Ami2301 thank you so much! It’s been very boring so far but joining this community has made it much more happier! How are you this weekend? 
  • TheNamesZach
    TheNamesZach Community member Posts: 18 Connected
    @steve51 I am so sorry to hear about that , i hope you are receiving the right treatments etc from the specialists? 
  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Community member Posts: 16,007 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi @TheNamesZach -  I'd like to add my welcome to the community too, Zach. Many of us here on Scope have various problems, but we also have much in common such as neurological problems, chronic pain, etc.
    I have a genetic disorder (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) but knew nothing about this for a long time. It affects my mobility + I also have neurological issues which in a few are associated with this.
    After I qualified as a physio, I worked on a spinal injuries unit. I tried wheelchair table tennis, but was often resoundingly beaten by a tetraplegic who had his table tennis bat strapped to his hand. I also tried wheelchair basketball, where I was even worse. Would like to say my admiration for doing the latter; it's way harder than it looks!
    As far as tips go about using this site, you can always chat here. Also should you wish, you can also make a new post by clicking on 'New discussion' close to the top of this page on the right. Other than that there are links at the top of the page to our virtual 'Coffee lounge' for a light-hearted chat, & also to 'Recent discussions,' both of which you are most welcome to join in with. Hope this helps, & you find this community helpful. :)
  • TheNamesZach
    TheNamesZach Community member Posts: 18 Connected
    chiarieds said:
    Hi @TheNamesZach -  I'd like to add my welcome to the community too, Zach. Many of us here on Scope have various problems, but we also have much in common such as neurological problems, chronic pain, etc.
    I have a genetic disorder (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) but knew nothing about this for a long time. It affects my mobility + I also have neurological issues which in a few are associated with this.
    After I qualified as a physio, I worked on a spinal injuries unit. I tried wheelchair table tennis, but was often resoundingly beaten by a tetraplegic who had his table tennis bat strapped to his hand. I also tried wheelchair basketball, where I was even worse. Would like to say my admiration for doing the latter; it's way harder than it looks!
    As far as tips go about using this site, you can always chat here. Also should you wish, you can also make a new post by clicking on 'New discussion' close to the top of this page on the right. Other than that there are links at the top of the page to our virtual 'Coffee lounge' for a light-hearted chat, & also to 'Recent discussions,' both of which you are most welcome to join in with. Hope this helps, & you find this community helpful. :)
    Hi @chiarieds Thank you very much for sharing your wonderful story and I fully admire you for the role you do as a physio! I found with certain disability sports that you’re better at some of them then others, for me, I can’t imagine me playing wheelchair tennis any time soon! Haha!! 
    I’ve never actually heard of wheelchair table tennis though, is strapping the bat to his arm legal in that sport? I guess it was if it wasn’t fully able to function itself! 

    Thank you so much for the tips, is the virtual coffee room a live chat room? As I have no clue to look ? x 
  • steve51
    steve51 Community member Posts: 7,153 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi @TheNamesZach

    Don’t worry my friend.

    Yes I have only got one specialist left now.

    I had to have major  stomach reconstruction a few years ago now.

    They have made a channel from my belly button in to my bladder.

    Due to the nerve damage in my bladder  I need to empty it manually.

    Unfortunately I need to have more surgery as the channel has become blocked.

    How are things going this morning?????

    @steve51
  • Ami2301
    Ami2301 Community member Posts: 7,942 Disability Gamechanger
    I'm not too bad thank you, I much prefer the weekdays as I find the weekends quite boring now!
    Disability Gamechanger - 2019
  • TheNamesZach
    TheNamesZach Community member Posts: 18 Connected
    @Ami2301 ah yes I get you! There’s not many weekend days is there! Plus in a normal situation , the shops are normally either packed or shut lol! 
  • TheNamesZach
    TheNamesZach Community member Posts: 18 Connected
    Hi @steve51 sorry for not replying sooner! I hope that after your next set of surgeries , that will be the last of them, in terms of my days , there’s not really much I do at the moment , but I do have several travelling plans around the UK planned out , hopefully! 

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