# Ask a paraplegic girl. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 15, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606 "2013-07-15T22:48:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jaymac1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/48db29/32.png) [@jaymac1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaymac1)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606/1 "2013-07-15T22:48:21Z")
Considering none of you seem to believe I am a real person and think I am an internet troll by the same identity as this ‘Umkay’, I may as well take advantage of the situation, I am going to let you low lifes build a picture of my life in the same mundane fashion as in the 20 pages of Umkay threads. Go on ask away, but I won’t answer if the questions are too personal. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606/2 "2013-07-15T22:51:54Z")
What aspect of being paraplegic is the hardest to deal with? Do you ever just get used to it, and not miss being as mobile as people who aren’t? What things can’t you do? I know with elevators and ramps, people can go up stairs. And I assume with enough upper body strength a person can keep up for miles (probably going longer than many walkers). What limitations do you face that you can’t overcome due to the disability? ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606/3 "2013-07-15T22:51:58Z")
What is your real name? What city do you live in? What is your favourite colour? ---
**Author:** ![jaymac1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/48db29/32.png) [@jaymac1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaymac1)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606/4 "2013-07-15T23:01:45Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > What aspect of being paraplegic is the hardest to deal with? > > Do you ever just get used to it, and not miss being as mobile as people who aren’t? > > What things can’t you do? I know with elevators and ramps, people can go up stairs. And I assume with enough upper body strength a person can keep up for miles (probably going longer than many walkers). What limitations do you face that you can’t overcome due to the disability? Probably the hardest thing to deal with is peoples attitude towards it. I don’t think you can ever get used to it completely, and yes I miss being mobile. Other than stairs I can do pretty much anything an able bodied person can do, it just takes longer to get ready in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![jaymac1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/48db29/32.png) [@jaymac1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaymac1)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606/5 "2013-07-15T23:03:03Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > What is your real name? > > What city do you live in? > > What is your favourite colour? Jaymie MacInnerie Currently Glasgow Purple ---
**Author:** ![PatriotGrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606/6 "2013-07-15T23:29:22Z")
Wow, an 18 year old with _no_ internet presence under her real name? I’m impressed (if it’s true). ---
**Author:** ![Isaacedwardleibowitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecb155/32.png) [@Isaacedwardleibowitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isaacedwardleibowitz)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606/7 "2013-07-15T23:42:31Z")
How did you become a paraplegic? ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606/8 "2013-07-15T23:44:57Z")
You know, I can’t think of a better way to prevent people from mentally associating you with umkay than by repeatedly trumpeting in every thread “I’M NOT UMKAY!! WHY DO YOU THINK I’M UMKAY??!” ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606/9 "2013-07-15T23:46:31Z")
I can think of much better ways to introduce yourself then calling all of the board members “low lifes” - ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606/10 "2013-07-15T23:49:10Z")
> [@jaymac1](#): > > Jaymie MacInnerie Anyone else stunned by the coincidence to **Ambialid’s** real name? Not that I’m doubting it, per se, but its quite a coincidence. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606/11 "2013-07-15T23:50:15Z")
Where were you born? ---
**Author:** ![brickbacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606/12 "2013-07-15T23:51:11Z")
What is the secret paraplegic handshake and password? Jk. How did you become a paraplegic? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606/13 "2013-07-15T23:54:20Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Anyone else stunned by the coincidence to **Ambialid’s** real name? Not that I’m doubting it, per se, but its quite a coincidence. Jaime McGarry, our resident paraplegic. Yeah, I’m calling BS now (not on you Ambivalid). We have a new paraplegic that has a username oddly similar to an old troll (umkay/jaymac, well, kinda close) and a “real” name that’s extremely close to another paraplegic’s name. Sorry, that’s too much. Pics or it didn’t happen. ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606/14 "2013-07-16T00:02:11Z")
Why do you think that we think you are Umkay? ---
**Author:** ![jaymac1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/48db29/32.png) [@jaymac1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaymac1)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606/15 "2013-07-16T00:02:57Z")
> [@simster](#): > > I can think of much better ways to introduce yourself then calling all of the board members “low lifes” - But I’m only taking the piss. ---
**Author:** ![jaymac1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/48db29/32.png) [@jaymac1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaymac1)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606/16 "2013-07-16T00:04:18Z")
> [@PatriotGrrrl](#): > > Wow, an 18 year old with _no_ internet presence under her real name? I’m impressed (if it’s true). Jaymie is my real name, very unusual spelling. I shorten it to something not really very similar at all. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606/17 "2013-07-16T00:05:31Z")
> [@jaymac1](#): > > But I’m only taking the piss. So you’re into drunks? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![jaymac1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/48db29/32.png) [@jaymac1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaymac1)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606/18 "2013-07-16T00:05:48Z")
> [@Isaacedwardleibowitz](#): > > How did you become a paraplegic? I was on a boat which turned suddenly, I fell backwards onto the edge and bruised my spinal cord before falling into the water. ---
**Author:** ![jaymac1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/48db29/32.png) [@jaymac1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaymac1)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606/19 "2013-07-16T00:06:54Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Anyone else stunned by the coincidence to **Ambialid’s** real name? Not that I’m doubting it, per se, but its quite a coincidence. What is his real name? ---
**Author:** ![PaulParkhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606/20 "2013-07-16T00:08:34Z")
> [@jaymac1](#): > > But I’m only taking the piss. You have to earn that right. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606.md?page=2)