Nick

San Diego

Member since: 8/18/2007

About Me

I am a C4/5 quadriplegic, 12 years post injury. I was the victim of an unprovoked attack from a big giant drunk idiot at a backyard barbecue/Pool party the night before my 20 year high school reunion. I was minding my own business, when, of all people, the HOST decided that he wanted to throw me in and chase me around all night, so it was GO time for him. In the course of trying to escape him later on, I was in the pool and he came after me. I raced across the pool, got out and there was a pool slide right there. He was right behind me, so I climbed the ladder to go down the slide, but there was no water going down, so I could not go down it. Meanwhile, he was coming up the ladder, so I dove off. The slide was rickety and I got no spring and went straight out and down into 4 feet of water, breaking my neck immediately. Then he was all over me, throwing me around and dunking me. I've been paralyzed ever since. But I'm doing okay for the most part. I got a small settlement from his homeowners insurance, which was stolen from me three years ago by live-in caregivers while I was overmedicated through my implanted pain pump. So now, I'm fighting to keep my home. I have a website -- an online magazine -- for people with paralysis which is pretty good. You can find it at www.SurvivingParalysis.com. It is my hope that by selling advertising space I can make enough money to support my high cost of living. I am also writing a book about my life. I have a beautiful Golden retriever canine companion named Rica and live in San Diego. I'm 51 years old and single.

My Profile

My Location: San Diego
My Sign: Aries
My Age: 51
My Status: Single

Hobbies and Interests

Hobbies: Music, concerts, writing
Interests: Sports, music, writing and helping people

Favorites

Music: Tears for Fears, Def Leppard, Duran Duran, Beatles
TV Show: Just movies
Movies: Transformers, all Star Wars, Spiderman, X-Men
Books: The Bourne Identity (it's my life)
People: José Canseco, John Lennon, John Wooden, Martin Luther King, Willie Mays