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  • @betsybabf748
    @betsybabf748 2 місяці тому +7

    People often comment on your positive attitude, but it is really inspiring. Considering even every basic activity takes you so much work and energy, which most able-bodied people wouldn't even think of, you really do have such a good attitude and energy level in life, which is something we all sound take something from. All of us human beings need some perspective checks every once in a while.

    • @EmpoweredPara
      @EmpoweredPara  2 місяці тому +2

      I'm not always positive lol. But would say for the most part I am . Life would be even harder if I were paralyzed and grumpy about it lol

    • @MohawkHalfBreedTheShredder
      @MohawkHalfBreedTheShredder Місяць тому

      ​@@EmpoweredPara do you find it odd that I would not mind a girlfriend like you because I like to take care of a woman? If you were my girlfriend I'd take care of you the best I could. I don't mind a woman in a wheelchair because I like to take care of a woman it's how I show love

  • @chaddalton7024
    @chaddalton7024 2 місяці тому +3

    You are very inspiring to share with others to make things easier for them as well . I'm not paralyzed but still appreciate you very much.. You're amazing .. Thank you darling and God bless you ❤

  • @jr49022
    @jr49022 2 місяці тому +4

    How you put your legs up in the air is a revelation to me!
    Totally gonna try that tomorrow morning!
    It seems like half of my effort to spent pulling the pants over the covers on the bed.
    Thank you!

  • @paolorasador7180
    @paolorasador7180 2 місяці тому +3

    So inspiring. I'm glad I run into your channel. Thank you for sharing all these useful tips

  • @reneebeck3478
    @reneebeck3478 2 місяці тому +2

    Thank you for your videos, I’m new to this and you make life easier with these❤

  • @stevecollins7972
    @stevecollins7972 2 місяці тому +2

    By now I would be worn out and ready for a nap, and you aren't even breathing hard. You are amazing!

    • @EmpoweredPara
      @EmpoweredPara  Місяць тому

      lol it's not hard anymore, but when I was first paralyzed you bet I needed a nap !

  • @outbacktraveller58
    @outbacktraveller58 2 місяці тому +5

    Oh, for God’s sake, I always envisaged that tasks would be harder for paras but holy crap, I had no bloody idea just how much harder and time consuming just putting a pair of trousers would be. The human mind is amazing in how it allows us to adapt, but I think every damned moment of every damned day would frustrate me to no end and totally do my head in.
    I just take wayyyyyyyy too much for granted.
    😀😀 Tongue in cheek comment follows…..
    I dunno if I want to adopt you or I want you to adopt me…..probably the latter coz you’ve got this adulting thing down way better than my own self!!!!
    My occupation deals with adversity each and every day…..at a much higher level than 95% of the community but, girl, you take dealing with crap with economy and alacrity to a level well beyond my comprehension.
    Yeah……except I’m a whole heap of oceans away, and a hemisphere, I think I really need your guidance to be a human!!!!! ALL of us that are exposed to you are so blessed.
    You. Are. Awesome.
    I best stop gushing now!!!!!

    • @EmpoweredPara
      @EmpoweredPara  Місяць тому +2

      Awe, thanks lol. I'm nothing special, trust me. If I had a choice, I wouldn't be paralyzed lol. But since I am I may as well try my best to be happy 😊

    • @outbacktraveller58
      @outbacktraveller58 Місяць тому

      @@EmpoweredPara ummmmmm…….i dunno in what universe someone would volunteer to be a para but I can tell you that you sure as hell inspire me and you’re teaching me, at least, about dealing with my reducing mobility over time to come ……nah……. I’ve not some impending doom(!!!!!!!!!) approaching …..just old age and being that I’ve knocked the hell out of my body for 3 score years and some ultimately will remind me that my 18 year old mind is working with a senior citizen’s body!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂

  • @TheOneEyedWheeler
    @TheOneEyedWheeler Місяць тому

    Oh my stars, that makes so much sense. My spasms are so bad that my legs fight unless I have the toward my chest. Thanks so much!

  • @edl5731
    @edl5731 2 місяці тому

    wish this video existed a few months ago when I was trying to figure out how to get dressed i might adapt part of your technique to make my process easier.

  • @LyndaSherry-xk7cr
    @LyndaSherry-xk7cr 2 місяці тому

    Thanks looks good

  • @user-vz5tx4bj7s
    @user-vz5tx4bj7s 2 місяці тому

    Always done it the same way Brittney, always wear work jeans. Hardest pants to put on are my motorcycle winter waterproof, big and bulky

  • @WheelchairWonders
    @WheelchairWonders 2 місяці тому +1

    This is exactly how I do it... I call it "Rock n Rolling".. (Phil)

  • @susietopspin
    @susietopspin 2 місяці тому

    You go girl.😎

  • @Leesion73
    @Leesion73 Місяць тому

    bravo! 35 years as C5/6 quad, you pants on the same as me!

  • @kevinlstephenson6759
    @kevinlstephenson6759 2 місяці тому

    The majority of the time I put my pants on while in the wheel chair, but putting my pants on in the bed is how I was first taught in rehab to get dressed. But now about 14 years of life in a chair getting dressed in the bed is more tiring and time consuming than getting dressed in the chair.

  • @johnmaude5065
    @johnmaude5065 2 місяці тому

    That’s exactly how I put my pants on 😊

  • @charles_wipman
    @charles_wipman 2 місяці тому

    I had a friend on a wheels chair and she explained me how she used to get dressed and seems that was more on the lines of the girl that you'd posted at the begining; there isn't a "wrong" technique if it works, some are just more common than others or taught more than others i guess, it's not the same to dress up yourself than to dress or undress someone else.

  • @chevon2real
    @chevon2real 2 місяці тому

    Hello yes this is exactly the way I put my pants on. When spasms aren’t as bad I use my chair.

  • @user-zj9mh8pk6s
    @user-zj9mh8pk6s 2 місяці тому

    That is how I do also. I found it much easier putting pants on in the bed and in my chair for sure. Love you channel. Keep up the good work.

    • @EmpoweredPara
      @EmpoweredPara  2 місяці тому

      I knew I couldn't be the only one!

  • @westiepower2020
    @westiepower2020 2 місяці тому

    I’ll never understand women’s fashion, as why you buy jeans that are pre-ripped and drafty. But question: Would looser pants be easier to put on or would tighter ones (assuming both have no rips)? And IMHO, for a T6 with few, if any, tummy muscles, my goodness, you can sure move your body well! I guess it proves that with a combination of developing skills and much practice, one can do many things! Amazing Brittney!!

  • @VulcanOnWheels
    @VulcanOnWheels Місяць тому

    I'm tempted to leave a link to the video I made about how I transfer into and out of my wheelchair.

    • @EmpoweredPara
      @EmpoweredPara  Місяць тому

      Please do!

    • @VulcanOnWheels
      @VulcanOnWheels Місяць тому

      @@EmpoweredPara Here you are! v=KG6Bps17eCA
      I know about UA-cam removing comments with full URLs in them, so I only posted the last bit. I expect you can complete the URL.

  • @rmmccoy51
    @rmmccoy51 2 місяці тому

    I am not in your condition, but the method you put your pants on was roughly what I imagined. There were couple of places where you mentioned a maneuver that I hadn't thought about and that made the video all the more interesting. Thanks for showing us, and I suspected that you are not the weird one.

  • @youcefamarache4801
    @youcefamarache4801 Місяць тому

    Have you ever thought about trying to stimulate nerves with bee stings?

  • @morgancalvi6675
    @morgancalvi6675 2 місяці тому

    Blue pads supposedly make transferring easier too. I love biker shorts....by the way if there are any hip disarticulates or hemipelvectomy amputees watching this video...biker shorts are great support fr the skin flap.

  • @cpr58
    @cpr58 2 місяці тому

    I kind of been doing what the other lady was doing. Don't like it takes to long for me anyways. Going to try your way in the morning when I get dressed looks a lot faster and easier

  • @paralifetv-youreverydaywhe8314
    @paralifetv-youreverydaywhe8314 2 місяці тому

    Great tips! When I was first injured I dressed in bed.. as time went on I regained lower function (T12 Incomplete) balance and strength.. Now I dress fully in my wheelchair. I see you have some leg spasms.. Do you find spasms beneficial in any way or a hindrance?

    • @May-gq7wn
      @May-gq7wn 2 місяці тому +1

      They can reduce atrophy as the nuclear are engaging.

    • @EmpoweredPara
      @EmpoweredPara  Місяць тому

      Spasms are definitely beneficial!

  • @SkivbarKaviar
    @SkivbarKaviar 2 місяці тому

    I also roll on the bed but I start by putting my pants on while in the chair and then pull them up in bed

  • @christopherabdiel6780
    @christopherabdiel6780 2 місяці тому

    😇😇😇😇😇👍👍👍👍

  • @annaparaplejicaenmedias5856
    @annaparaplejicaenmedias5856 Місяць тому

    And how you put a dress or skirt with tights/pantyhose?

    • @EmpoweredPara
      @EmpoweredPara  Місяць тому +1

      I never where tights or pantyhose. A dress I just put on over my head abd the pull it under my butt:)

    • @jazmineminner7644
      @jazmineminner7644 Місяць тому

      Anna, as a tights/pantyhose loving para, I put them on the same way I do pants (which is pretty similar to how Brittany puts hers on). If I’m wearing actual pantyhose (the ones that are thin and easily rip), I do have to be more careful when pulling them up, so I don’t actually put a hole that turns into a giant run. Making sure I get plenty of the fabric is essential for getting them up completely, especially if they’re super tight. As for skirts, I find them even easier than pants because no pant legs to deal with. You just gotta adjust once they’re up to ensure they’re not too crooked.

  • @theresaansell8516
    @theresaansell8516 Місяць тому

    I have never gotten dressed on the bed I always get dressed on the commode even putting my pantyhose on we have to pull up our pants when we go to a public commode So I just learned to get dressed there

  • @before1995
    @before1995 2 місяці тому

    Where to find her video?

    • @EmpoweredPara
      @EmpoweredPara  2 місяці тому +1

      on Instagram

    • @before1995
      @before1995 2 місяці тому

      @@EmpoweredPara thanks ,both of you do good foot care👍👍

  • @Tony_Ca.
    @Tony_Ca. 2 місяці тому

    That's the way I do it as well. Brittany, you need to get a new pair of pants. Those are too torn.... Kidding..

    • @EmpoweredPara
      @EmpoweredPara  2 місяці тому

      They actually are too torn lol. Practically falling apart!

  • @robertjordan445
    @robertjordan445 2 місяці тому

    I'm a little less ignorant than I was 8 mins, ago. Thank you

  • @naimarrofiq3707
    @naimarrofiq3707 2 місяці тому

    After uploading this video, please make a video on how to urinate using a nursing catheter because people rarely use airplane catheters

  • @naimarrofiq3707
    @naimarrofiq3707 2 місяці тому

    or after this, make a video on how to use your version of Pampers correctly and well

    • @EmpoweredPara
      @EmpoweredPara  2 місяці тому +1

      I don't use pampers:)

    • @MsElfi90
      @MsElfi90 2 місяці тому +1

      Imo also a very strange request.

  • @oldmaninthemirror
    @oldmaninthemirror 2 місяці тому

    Pretty girl 😊

  • @outbacktraveller58
    @outbacktraveller58 2 місяці тому

    Girl…….I’ve commented before on how your positive attitude just blows me away, as I’m fully able bodied (well, as much as a 65 year old old fart is) so have no concept of your ….challenges.
    Now, a couple of things were apparent to me which I actually would prefer to communicate privately to you (for fear of embarrassing you) but I dunno how to do that on the EweChube these days.
    Immediately before you dragged yourself onto the bed, as you were fully turning to face it,I think, a look of either embarrassment or apprehension crossed your face. As it’s obvious that you do this daily, so the trepidation wasn’t, I assume, due to the difficulty of the task, but more likely due to people seeing below your waist…..and certainly NOT because you were going to display your ummmm…….intimate area coz you had shorts on, so a light bulb went off in my head as to possibly why…..and thus this comment.
    It occurs to me that you’re used to discussing your …challenges….and you face the camera enough so it ain’t that. I think it was the entirely normal “ girl” thing of feeling vulnerable about how you present because the few vids I’ve seen of you, your legs are always covered and I want to reassure you as best I can with my complete lack of filtering!!!! Never having seen a para’s legs sans covering myself, I was sorta expecting knobbly knees and kinda not much flesh and mostly bone, due to lack of muscle use. Girl, YOUR legs look far better than mine and better than so many women who parade their own, who are fully able bodied, so if you were worried about that, throw that thought out the window.
    I guess the further reason for this comment is that DESPITE your obvious trepidation, you continued with the project and presented an entirely informative and interesting presentation. That takes a whole heap of pure guts. My admiration for you just rose to the sky…..as if it wasn’t already immense.
    Lemme just say that you’ve now elevated yourself in my mind way above just ‘bout anyone I know. In my life, due to some the behaviour of a lot of individuals, I now NEVER put women (or anyone else) on a pedestal……..but you now reside on one as far as I am concerned.
    Kindest regards
    Indy

  • @MohanSingh-lk8ig
    @MohanSingh-lk8ig 2 місяці тому

    Please go physiotherapy center because you'r injury is incomplete