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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 2,871
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Magnate
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 2,871
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think ahead
Allen a few thoughts that i found helpful inpreparing for eharings. paint a picture for the judge. you can say symptoms, but if you explain about your day, it becomes visual.
Sorry for typos, the fingers are bad today and no time to speel check...
explain about making meals may be from frozen entrees, of light sandwhich and soup, the can of soup, you need the can opener that is electric to open. have problems opening jars. That when you whipe the counter and are finished where the pain is from just that task. i use a lot of paper products to avoid dishes to wach, or drop and break... plastic cups too.
I can not lift pans, so soup is cooked in a gladware bowl in microwave a plate under it to steady and keep heat from burning.
try to do things on better days, becuase the frequent bad days are all about just managing the pain. There is not such a thing as taking two excidrine and feeling better, it is like a swarm of bees or hot wax pourd down and no way to wipe the pain off.
but use the thoughts that are yours that happen to you. for me it was getting out of bed doing a log roll to my knees and hoisting myself up, live in comfy pull on clothes, hours ubntil i get dressed, If i do. it hurts to hold my arms up to even shampoo hair,
making bed is soemthing i need help with. when I get awake ihave a sheet and comforter, just try to pull them up, no Martha stewart bedroom. A lot of time i sleepo in the recliner, on the couch or even pilllows on the floor to find somwhere to try and sleep.
unpredicatable to know when sweelign willpr the painwill falre. no longer do i shop at flea markets, family outing,, the long trips out are done, it is nice to try and see them once every few months hoping for a food day to take a train ride or eat out.
My hair is not cut styled, it is in a ponytail, shoew, even to church have to be comfy, it may be bed Isotoners if feet are swollen. or miss church., i use to be thre every week, now i am a Holiday person, hoping for good health.
9But now I work with kids visiting parents on sunday)
Just some ieas think of your day, how you accomadate, paint that pictute. wwhat home items do you use, i have fat handled eating utensils, use a lot of the pop up wipes, house never looks like it did years ago....
Just getting through the day is a prioroity, not dusting and scouring the toilet.
god luck to you
di
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