Don't Accept Everything Life Throws At You

Life can sometimes throw you a curve that seems totally unfair to you but you have to learn to accept certain things and certain things you don't.  For instance, there's a Bill that wants to kill No-Fault Insurance.  Don't lay down and accept things like this.  Rather...fight back any way you can.  You may be jobless but you got to keep pressing forward and sooner or later something will open up for you.  I've been there, I know.  I'm a quad in a rehab.  I got through a series of treatments everyday.  I believe that one day my body will be strong enough to use some of the limbs I used to have, such as my arms and hands, and perhaps even my legs.  I have not just laid down and accepted this situation I'm in.  I tried to be as active as I was before the accident.  My outlook on life is good.  I don't know what I may do next.  If you want to give up and wallow in your misery, God will allow you to do that.  If you pray and press forward tell Him what you need and He'll provide it for you.  You have to believe that.  Once again, this is from Jasper Matthews.  These are some of my thoughts.

Be Active In The Political Arena Because It Affects You

My name is Jasper and up till now I've never really thought seriously about what goes on in politics, but now being a quad in a facility, which my auto insurance pays for, I am feeling how seriously this will affect me.  There's a Bill that's in the house and a long story short they want to do away with No Fault insurance.  This would affect me directly because without the auto insurance I could not maintain the life that I'm living right now.  Even if they switched me to Medicaid or Medicare I would not receive the personal attention and care that I get now.  They even want to put a ceiling cap on the money that they spend on us.  They want to give us, if you are seriously injured, $50,000 to work with.  Well if you know anything about the ER or if you have ever stayed in a hospital you know that $50,000 can be spent with one test or one operation.  Going through the ER you could spend $50,000.  Think very seriously about this Bill because it's going to hurt a lot of poor people if it gets passed so I urge you to get into the political arena and pay attention to what the politicians are trying to do.  You may find that it affects you.  This is Jasper, may God Bless You!  Good bye. 

Life Is Too Short

My name is Jasper and although I'm a quad I attended my high school reunion.  It was a beautiful day and also it was a beautiful reunion, getting to see people I hadn't seen in years.  My daughters were there along with my grandchildren and it just made for a beautiful family day.  I really want to send out this message that if you're crippled, or you are going through some type of rehab and you're thinking that your life is over because you can't do the things you used to do - think again.  Life is too short to cut yourself out just because you have a set back.  And that's all that is, a set back, because with the technology they have today you can still live a full life but there are some things you have to do.  First of all, take an attitude check.  Make sure you have a positive, uplifting attitude about yourself, then surround yourself with positive people, doing positive things.  The worst thing you could do is be around a bunch of negative, stand still people, never doing anything different.  I had a wonderful time at that reunion and two weeks before that I went to a church picnic and I had a wonderful time there and I have no control over my body, but I have tons of support.  These are the things you have to do if you can't do things for yourself.  You can still live a joyful life.  Put yourself in the hands of God and go on living your life.  He'll make a way for you.  So don't be discouraged.  It's not the end of the world, not yet.  Put a big smile on your face, take an attitude check and live your life.