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Time slips away when concentration on activities and impaired movement requires.
I don't have as much pain as I do instability (it says here somewhere in my "Recipes for Life"
). Nearly fell in the bathroom the other day. Would have except that it was such a short distance between my back and a tall cabinet. Smooth, flat surface on that door, all the way to the floor - fortunately, one foot was the only body part that made it that far.
Well, I suppose that the other foot has to count, nearly useless thing that it is. No, it is useful as a sorta prop but its toes were pointed behind me and ankle was stretched to some sort of limit and that was supposed to hold the weight of half my body? Wasn't happening and cabinet door was hit with about 100# of weight as I fell against it.
Checked door as soon as I regained complete vertical. Okay. I had just closed it and was turning around to leave. There was nothing on the floor to impede my foot and that impaired leg. I met DW as I left the bathroom. Apparently, there was quite a bit of noise. No injuries, no additional discomforts -- just a reinforced awareness that even the simplest movements require concentration at all moments even milliseconds ... of course, we aren't fully capable of that.
Garbanzo the Dog left a trail of her food on the utility room floor that I was just picking up as the first load of laundry was finished. Had to be careful about falling headfirst into her kennel while doing that. Dad fell while opening the kennel during the months he was staying here. We didn't tell the emergency room people how he fell, while his bruises were being checked out. Thought that it might embarrass him.
Steve
garden time has to be short today as we are caring for DD's Garbanzo, rabbit and lawn while she is away in Seattle for a visit.
I don't have as much pain as I do instability (it says here somewhere in my "Recipes for Life"
). Nearly fell in the bathroom the other day. Would have except that it was such a short distance between my back and a tall cabinet. Smooth, flat surface on that door, all the way to the floor - fortunately, one foot was the only body part that made it that far.Well, I suppose that the other foot has to count, nearly useless thing that it is. No, it is useful as a sorta prop but its toes were pointed behind me and ankle was stretched to some sort of limit and that was supposed to hold the weight of half my body? Wasn't happening and cabinet door was hit with about 100# of weight as I fell against it.
Checked door as soon as I regained complete vertical. Okay. I had just closed it and was turning around to leave. There was nothing on the floor to impede my foot and that impaired leg. I met DW as I left the bathroom. Apparently, there was quite a bit of noise. No injuries, no additional discomforts -- just a reinforced awareness that even the simplest movements require concentration at all moments even milliseconds ... of course, we aren't fully capable of that.
Garbanzo the Dog left a trail of her food on the utility room floor that I was just picking up as the first load of laundry was finished. Had to be careful about falling headfirst into her kennel while doing that. Dad fell while opening the kennel during the months he was staying here. We didn't tell the emergency room people how he fell, while his bruises were being checked out. Thought that it might embarrass him
.Steve
garden time has to be short today as we are caring for DD's Garbanzo, rabbit and lawn while she is away in Seattle for a visit.
. The scenery is great and it is a good long hike around the lower part of the hill and you will want to take some breaks.
