thistlebloom
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Fell On Ice Today
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Beekissed
Garden Master
thrown in!
majorcatfish
Garden Master
be thankful you remember to get up to use the bathroom.....otherwise plastic sheet time....
ninnymary
Garden Master
I fell last year on ice on a State park trail. Lots of people around. First thing I do is look around to see who saw me! As soon as I got home, I ordered the most expensive snow boots with the best traction, haha.
Mary
Mary
seedcorn
Garden Master
Which is why I love my smart phone. Not only place things in calendar but add reminders and alerts. So when I forget, I get alerts.
digitS'
Garden Master
Oh, are you talking about being "olde?" I guessed that you weren't hurt because of your later posts ... now, don't go out, fall down and wet your pants ...
They sayyyy, that we are as old as we feel. What the heck does that mean? Are you old if you have joint pain, difficulty moving and you are only 7 or 8?
I think constantly about how I am moving. I can't lift my left foot ... I can lift the leg. I can lift both legs but they aren't strong. Pain comes fairly quickly from sitting. The body feels better if I get up and move!
I had a "wellness" checkup last month and was asked how often I fall. "About 3 times a year." "Maybe you should have a leg brace." I had one once but if you want muscles to atrophy, put a limb in a brace. I realized that I'd soon need to use it even indoors - I do have some muscles!
I once answered that I fall about monthly. When the nurse freaked out, I decided I'd have to slow down or carelessness might turn me into a paraplegic! I pay careful attention to the terrain and, you know when I usually fall? When there is no good reason for it! Fortunately, that means that there usually isn't anything for me to fall on and, other than getting tangled up in my arms and legs, I am not likely to injure myself. Yay!
Forgetfulness? What? Okay, I question every mistake, every false start, every failure of memory - as a sign of aging. Luckily for my mental wellbeing, I've always been forgetful and easily distracted.
Steve
They sayyyy, that we are as old as we feel. What the heck does that mean? Are you old if you have joint pain, difficulty moving and you are only 7 or 8?
I think constantly about how I am moving. I can't lift my left foot ... I can lift the leg. I can lift both legs but they aren't strong. Pain comes fairly quickly from sitting. The body feels better if I get up and move!
I had a "wellness" checkup last month and was asked how often I fall. "About 3 times a year." "Maybe you should have a leg brace." I had one once but if you want muscles to atrophy, put a limb in a brace. I realized that I'd soon need to use it even indoors - I do have some muscles!
I once answered that I fall about monthly. When the nurse freaked out, I decided I'd have to slow down or carelessness might turn me into a paraplegic! I pay careful attention to the terrain and, you know when I usually fall? When there is no good reason for it! Fortunately, that means that there usually isn't anything for me to fall on and, other than getting tangled up in my arms and legs, I am not likely to injure myself. Yay!
Forgetfulness? What? Okay, I question every mistake, every false start, every failure of memory - as a sign of aging. Luckily for my mental wellbeing, I've always been forgetful and easily distracted.
Steve
baymule
Garden Master
baymule
Garden Master
When I get thrown off a horse, it hurts now. I used to bounce up and get right back on. Now I lay there awhile, but I still get up and get back on. LOL
bobm
Garden Master
We had below freezing temperatures all week so black ice all over the roads, driveways, and sidewalks. Our driveway drops 3' from the garage to the street. I have been sliding standing up... down the driveway several times a day. WEEEEE what fun !!! 
buckabucka
Garden Addicted
I tend to move around quickly, and last year there was ice under the fluffy snow. I went down hard on my left side, and that shoulder wasn't quite right for about a year. The good news: the two eggs I had slipped into my right pocket were unharmed!
