When you have a broken leg, you get a cast. Your bone takes 4-6 weeks to heal. Maybe you need physical therapy, maybe you just exercise. You’re done. If you have a cold, you take cold medications, or you wait until your cold is better. If your cold gets bad enough to have bronchitis or […]
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I often take a little nap on the couch before I go to bed for the night. I know, most people take naps during the day. I’m different. So was yesterday. It all started a week ago… Low on Disk Space I started seeing the dreaded, “Your computer is low on disk space message” a
In a comment on Forwards, Backwards, Who Cares?, Sherry noted that she recently started to wear progressive glasses. I’ve been wearing them for more than a decade. So, when I had my first eye exam after my vertigo, my eye doctor wondered if she should take them away. “Why would you do that?” I asked.
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How do you walk downstairs? I suspect you walk downstairs the way most people do: facing forwards. What about with a cup of tea in your hands? Do you still walk forwards? This past summer, when I had an acute back problem, radiculopathy, I found it impossible to balance and walk downstairs to my office
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Mark saw the orthopedist last week. He got the all-clear to wean himself from crutches. He did—in 20 minutes. He walked out of the hospital on crutches and came home. He put the crutches away and that was the end of the crutches. I am happy to report he is doing well, gaining strength and
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Yesterday, Mark came banging down the stairs. Clang, clang clang. “Do you need me to do something for you?” I yelled through the door. I was somewhat alarmed. “Nope, I got it.” He sounded positively gleeful. By the time I got to my office doorway he had stopped making so much noise. He was putting
In the past two months, Mark and I have had more than our share of problem solving and character-building. I want my boring life back. At the end of April, I sprained my right ankle. I do this often. I have vertigo. Vertigo is orthopedically challenging. I have no idea when I wrench an ankle
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Thursday is garbage day on our street. And, today, this Thursday, Mark is out of town. He’s due back tonight, but the garbage pickup will be long done by then. When we spoke last night, he said, “Just forget about it. It’s not that much. We can leave the garbage for another week.” Well, maybe
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Shaina has learned something from her training for her Boston Marathon run. Here is her update: In my mom’s first blog post about my marathon training she mentioned that I would be taking a few steps, getting some feedback and deciding what to do next. She mentioned this in regard to my fundraising commitment, but
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During the past few conferences, I’ve been tired. My knee has been great, but my quads are not quite strong enough to support my weight for all the standing I need to do. So as the day proceeds, I have more trouble walking. The weaker I am, the more my vertigo kicks in. Figures, right?
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