Subj : Ailments... 1B. To : ARDITH HINTON From : Daryl Stout Date : Sat Mar 03 2018 01:06:00 AH>Hi again, Daryl! This is a continuation of my previous message to you: Hi, Ardith... AH>DS> I saw a T-shirt once that noted "I'm here to save your AH>DS> butt, not kiss it"!! AH>Good one... [chuckle]. I worked in silkscreen printing for 18 years, before rapidly declining health (including severe migraines and arthritis pain) led me to resign 14 years ago. I always looked for these "funny shirts". Before my wife died nearly 11 years ago, she got me a shirt that had on the front "WARNING!! KLUTZ ON THE LOOSE!!" -- on the back "DANGER!! ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!!". Her response?? "That's him". Nice to have the spouse so supportive. A better one had a picture of an ocelot, and it looked like he had been sucking on bitter persimmons or lemons. The text said "I have PMS, and a handgun. Any questions??". AH>Uh-huh. I'll ask if it's really necessary to remove xxx and/or warn AH>them that it could take me awhile, but I don't object.... :-) A friend of mine didn't want to go to the doctor, as "he didn't want them to see him naked". I couldn't convince him with "Like it's something they haven't seen before?? Hello??!!". :P AH>We have similar problems WRT our daughter... no, she can't "just hop AH>up" onto the examining table. When the patient arrives with a cane, a walke AH>or a wheelchair you might think they'd have a clue. Perhaps you find yourse AH>explaining the same things over & over again. I get tired of explaining why AH>won't even attempt to carry a 300 lb. wheelchair (not to mention the weight AH>the passenger!) up & down a flight of stairs, for example. OTOH, I'm gratef AH>that folks with special needs don't have to hide in the back bedroom nowaday AH>Evidently my assignment is to make clear to others what our needs are.... : I use a cane everywhere I go, but I have a walker on standby. Sometimes, the left leg "freezes up in pain", and I have to "stand up", and "straighten it out"...the pain subsides after a minute or two, but it's agony in the interim. And, like with your daughter, I need help getting on and off the exam table. What's worse, getting up from one makes me dizzy. AH>I know many people who use one or another, depending on how far they AH>are going. If you have difficulty getting up onto an examining table & you' AH>concerned about falling I think you'd be a lot happier with a power chair th AH>with a scooter. I'll gladly share with you the various reasons we decided t AH>former was preferable in our daughter's case at such time as the bean counte AH>would like you to use a "shoprider" because the $$$ is considerably less. ; I have considered one, as I may eventually end up in a wheelchair. Right now, I'm doing all the driving, shopping, banking, phone calls, etc. for my Mom, who will be 92 this fall. So, that keeps me busy. She has a hard time moving around and getting up. Thankfully, she doesn't need actual physical care, but she doesn't go out unless I'm driving. Daryl === þ OLX 1.53 þ Why don't potholes knock your tires back into alignment?? --- SBBSecho 3.03-Win32 * Origin: FIDONet: The Thunderbolt BBS - wx1der.dyndns.org (1:19/33) .