Hey folks, welcome to the new whine/general topic thread. Feel free to use this thread to discuss anything that is on your mind. Caregiving- related stuff, life after a loved one's death, your own emotional wellbeing. Whatever..........anything on your mind.
Are you eating enough protein? DD aims at 150 gms a day which is quite high, but she says she needs it and cautions me to eat lots. You have to work at it to get that much inside you daily. Studies have indicated that as you get older you need more protein. I don't think the current RDA is enough. Happy lifting!!!
Gersh, I noticed the grunts and groans popping out when I reached 50 and I made a conscious decision to put a stop to it. Just like when lifting weights or working out, exhale SILENTLY during the hard part, inhale after. Bonus is that proper breathing actually makes the work easier :)
Ahuuuowww! :O
I have now determined going down is just as impossible as getting up, so knowing my limitations, I won't be attempting that.
After my summer swim program, maybe that will change.
No more gardening feats for me. :(
ff - learn to do squats - You will get up with no trouble!
I wish I could out in the dead of night to weed so the neighbors won't see me :P
Now I am allowed to put on my own socks and shoes as precautions have been lifted. Been doing that for some time as hubby started to rebel. Now if I can just get down on my knees and start pulling weeds. I am pretty sure I can get down it's the getting up that may not work.
We all growed.
Can you imagine standing with your legs slightly straddled, and then slowly toppling backwards with your legs still straight and landing wham! on your backside and then just jumping up again and carrying on regardless?
Or hanging upside down by your knees over a metal railing with nothing but a concrete floor to land on?
It's not so much the fit I miss, as the bouncy and bendy. And fearless.
You are not going to like the answer...
It is cause ......well, wait, that's not the answer.
Because.....
Oh, I don't know.....it's just because.......
Wait, is this a trick question?
Why is it that even when I exercise diligently I can not get even half as fit as I was as a young woman who exercised not at all?
An Amazon comedy drama is a 2017 movie about a lady who hires an obituary journalist to write her obituary, controlling to the extent that she teaches the journalist how to write a good obituary.
Write your own obituary here (btw, AgingCare will be the owner!)
I will start.......
Too soon, she awoke while lowering the coffin...her life was not over yet! There goes Sendhelp, no longer limping or needing a walker! What a close call!
to hubs bicycle. I will sit on the seat and he can take me to the park. It is up a hill, and he needs to build up his upper body strength, his arm, biceps, etc.
Wouldn't walking a dog help? I could house sit someone's dog maybe. August I will get my walker.
Wanting the luxury version, I do plan on careening down the road a bit on purpose, just for fun.
Maybe I can find a few to race with me in my new Shelby, just for exercise, yeah, right.
I like baby silver blue, or red. The seat will store iced tea and cookies.
Still looking..there are so many choices! Is Nova a good brand? We have some real doozy new roads with steep hills, one where the new senior center is being built-out in the desert somewhere, inaccessible to most seniors, Lol. Sitting on the sturdy seat, I can ride it to the cross valley connector! How long do they last? Lol.
My Mother Loved hers with the seat and basket and named it "Red".It took her all over the place,including Las Vegas up until her last fall,when she had to go to a wheelchair.I use my Mom's shower chair now along with her Port a Potty and I'm glad to have it.I think cwillie has the right idea...Try some different one's and see what works for You.Good Luck and don't feel bad about it!Falls are the worst..........
I hope you kept your Dad's FF. It will come in handy one day. I am amazed at the handicapped equipment I have collected over the past few years including a handicaped tag for my car. Hubby wants me to get a handicapped plate like he has but i refused because the tag is issued to the person not the car so if you are out with someone else you can still use the tag in their car
I also tried it and really liked it. In Dad's apartment we used it as an extra "chair" as it was pretty comfortable :)
Well worth the cost, and they come in a variety of different colors.
Try out a bunch of different models, I would personally opt for one that is easy to get into the car. And like Gershun says, always always always lock the brakes before sitting down!
Reminds me of an old Benny Hill sketch where he was pretending to be Ironside (anyone out there remember that show?) He was a lawyer who was in a wheelchair. In the comedy sketch he was rolling down the hill muttering to himself, not even realizing that this was happening to him. LOL
Let this be a lesson to you Send. As for your nosy neighbors. Ask them if they will come in and sit with you every day when you fall and then maybe they'll keep their opinions to themselves.
Do the neighbors offer to fetch your mail ? If not, give them no further thought
Get the handicapped placard - I see folks who practically skip across the parking lot use them - no guilt for you
Look on Amazon for the walker - might be a better deal and quality with a choice of brands
Frankly I like to lean on the cart while grocery shopping- it's kinda like a walker on wheels - lol
Don't wait until you have a fall -
Is this it? I bought a shower chair because it hurt too much to stand in the shower, and I need a daily shower. It has depressed me to think that I need this.
While I was at the really great medical supply pharmacy, gift store, I saw a luxury walker.
Medicare has sent a wheelchair a few years ago that I used as a sort of a walker, and I have tried canes, and crutches. I never use the wheelchair anymore because the neighbors would come out to lecture me that using a wheelchair would result in me never walking again. I was walking, just using the wheelchair for support.
The walker I spied in the store has a seat. I think that I can get out more and take the walker to the swimming pool. Should I buy it? Or, is it true that using these assistive devices may disable a person more? Currently, walking to the car feels unsafe and holding onto t h e walls is not working.
I may need to get a handicapped license plate and a walker. Should I wait?
Things are getting worse, not better. (sciatica).
Self-parody of the day: the restaurant critic reckons that the best dish in the new Chinese place he's reviewing was its cuttlefish toast.
Cuttlefish toast. I ask you.
I agree that companionship, entertainment and ant control are their great strengths, but I must say I haven't had a truly tasty egg since the Night of the Evil Mink. Sniff!
I have to get political now. Letters to the Editor, and The People are up in arms. MPs fiddling their expenses? Vote of no confidence? Tight vote over trade negotiations?
No. The Speaker of the House of Commons has decided that MPs will be allowed to remove their ties in the main chamber during hot weather. It's the end of civilisation as we know it. I quote: "SIR - Mr Bercow [the Speaker] has decreed that ties are no longer essential. How long before the same conclusion is reached about him?"
You know, sometimes I worry I'm going a bit bonkers and reactionary in my old age. Then something like this crops up and I'm reassured that I am in fact the very acme of sanity and moderation.