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Article: Employment's perks.(On the Job)
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- Paraplegia News
- Article date:
- February 1, 2004
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"My husband and I have a pretty normal life. We spend most of the time with each other or with family and friends," says Cathy Green. "We go to church, watch videos, and occasionally go out to dinner. Mostly we go through the grind of making a living--just like everyone else."
When Green says she's pretty much like everyone else, she means all people--not just wheelchair users. Her chair is just a small part of her life; most of the time she doesn't give it much thought.
Green and her husband Dale married several years after her injury in an automobile accident. They live in a comfortable and modest home they recently purchased near Birmingham, Ala. ...