Why is your blog called Seriously Sheila?
I used to have a blog through Blogger titled ‘Seriously’, because I use that word quite frequently. When I created my latest email address, I combined my blog title and my name. When I purchased my dot com, it stuck.
Where do you live?
Missouri. And, unless you’re sending presents, that’s all you need to know.
How long have you and Tom been ‘You and and Tom’?
Who keeps track of these things? Uhm, I think we moved in together in early 2000?
How did Tom get hurt?
If you’re really interested, I’ve written it down.
What is Tom’s actual injury, and what is his prognoses?
Tom has a c-5 incomplete injury. Unless there are great medical advancements in the near future, significant improvement is unlikely.
Okay, okay, I see that link up there… could you just explain it in simple terms?
Sure. Tom is paralyzed from the middle of his chest downward. He has good use of his left arm and fair use of his right arm. He has no use of his fingers. He uses a power wheelchair to get around when he’s not stuck in bed with pressure sores.
Why did you stay?
Why would you go?
What is the donation button for?
Originally, the donation button was to hopefully raise enough money to make our bathroom (and mainly shower) accessible for Tom. Since this project has been completed, any donations will go towards making Tom’s life more enjoyable.
Our next large goal is to raise enough money to pay off the 7 year loan on the wheelchair accessible van that is much more suited to Tom’s needs. You can read about that here.
Wanna see pictures of our bathroom? Check them out here!
If you could have any job in the world, what would it be?
Well, I used to think I wanted to be a published author. I really don’t think that I could pull that off anymore. Instead, I would want to do something artistic. Maybe become a professional portrait photographer? Getting paid to hand make pottery on the wheel wouldn’t suck either, though.
Do you have other sites or pages worth looking at?
Yeah, just a couple – well, I don’t know if they’re really worth looking at, but here ya go:
Do you have a question you’d like to see answered here? Email me at SeriouslySheila AT gmail DOT com.
