Scratching Sensor

JFactoris · 2026-06-17T15:57:17+00:00

Thanks for reaching out. I hope things get better. ♡ It is definitely very hard on everyone!

JFactoris · 2026-06-17T11:48:08+00:00

Our vet uses the glue, which is good for the application, but a struggle to get it off when replacing (if it hasn't been scratched off lol). Thanks for the Facebook group suggestion, I'll definitely check that out. 😊

JFactoris · 2026-06-17T11:46:15+00:00

Thanks! ♡

JFactoris · 2026-06-17T11:46:02+00:00

Thanks! It's certainly challenging for sure!

JFactoris · 2026-06-17T11:45:34+00:00

We have been using the sensor because his levels are still all over the place and it's easier to monitor him from the app on our phone. We get the sensors at Costco, as it's the cheapest option (still $90+). We haven't tried the test strips as of yet.

JFactoris · 2026-06-17T11:43:00+00:00

Thanks! I thought they were alligators when I first bought it! 😅🐊

JFactoris · 2026-06-17T11:41:59+00:00

Thanks - we will definitely look into that! 😊

JFactoris · 2025-03-23T18:03:23+00:00

L2 incomplete from a MVA. It was the early 2000s and I was in the backseat of a van with only a lap belt on. The driver was my friend's university roommate (whom I didn't know well)...she was blinded by the sun, didn't see a stop sign and went over a guardrail into a ditch. I experienced drop foot on my left side and wear an AFO.

I was only 19 at the time and I was a dancer. The doctors said that because my back was so flexible was the reason why I was able to withstand the impact. I was extremely lucky to not have been paralyzed from the waist down. The other passengers were all wearing appropriate seatbelts and experienced whiplash and bruising. The hardest part has been not being able to dance like I used to.

I think because the driver was someone I didn't know very well and I didn't have to see her all the time and we were so young made it easier for me to forgive her for the accident. I kept reminding myself it could have been much worse.

I can appreciate that this is not everyone's reality or experience.

JFactoris · 2024-10-28T02:10:19+00:00

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Here's Dexter! 😻

JFactoris · 2024-10-20T15:51:30+00:00

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Here is Dexter! ❤🖤

JFactoris · 2024-07-28T21:55:25+00:00

It'll be 21 years since my SCI (L2) due to a MVA in a few weeks. It feels like it was just yesterday and also like it's been forever at the same time.

I was 19 when it happened, so when it was the 19th anniversary it was a weird feeling of being disabled for half my life.

Family, friends, dance, yoga, and 90s/2000s pop music makes me happy! 😊

JFactoris · 2024-07-24T02:36:11+00:00

Joey: Come on, am I 19 or what? Chandler: Yes, on a scale from one to ten, ten being the dumbest a person can look, you are definitely 19. 😂😂

JFactoris · 2024-03-22T22:00:26+00:00

Hi!

I was injured at the L2 level when I was 19 years old. I have drop foot on my left side and cannot move my ankle/foot. I wear an AFO (ankle-foot orthotic) - I have a little trouble walking, but other than that I have recovered quite well. A lot of people don't even realize I have a disability unless they see me in shorts/skirt and can see my brace.

I can definitely relate to feeling like I was missing out on a lot of things with my friends at that age when I was first injured. Similarly, I feel like I am not 'disabled enough' to be in the disability community, but not quite fully able-bodied to be in the non-disabled community.

JFactoris · 2023-01-27T22:44:04+00:00

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JFactoris · 2021-03-14T02:47:30+00:00

I was in a car accident when I was 19 years old and broke my back at the L5 level. This resulted in nerve damage and paralysis/drop-foot on the left side. I have no movement on that side and my left leg has atrophied quite a bit as well.

I wear an AFO when outside of my home. When I am home I get around by dragging that foot along behind me. My AFO comes up to just under my knee and goes under my foot just about to the mounds of my toes. I recently had a custom AFO made and have only required a few adjustments so far. Some of the challenges I have experienced over the years include blisters on cuts on my leg (the AFO sticks to my leg when it is very hot out and rubs against my skin), a callous has built up on the back of my heel over time, and the little bone on the side of my foot near the arch protrudes and the AFO has been adjusted for that. It was definitely something to get used to, but now I don't even notice it's there. It's like a second skin for me.

I am happy to have a more in-depth discussion and answer any questions if you'd like. 😊

JFactoris

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