I would like to thank Liz B for teaching me to eat steak, at home that is! You just pick it up with your fingers and eat it! hahaha When you are in a public place, this looks bad though! i have the use now of my BPI hand so I can manage, though I tend to get some on the floor! Anthony too a fork and filed down one side, as to make it sharp like a knife. It worked ok but he did cut his mouth a few times! Best of luck!
Court xx
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cbe411
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- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: January 1980 Yamaha RD200 vs 16 wheeler truck, result, 1 totally paralysed right arm. I was 21, now 54. I had no surgery, I don't regret this. Decided to totally ignore limitations (easily done aged 21) adapted very quickly to one handed life, got married, had 3 kids, worked- the effect of the injury on my life (once the pain stopped being constant) was minimal and now, aged 54, I very rarely even think of it, unless I bash it or it gets cold, then I wish I'd had it amputated :) Except for a steering knob on my car, I have no adaptations to help with life, mainly because I honestly don't think of myself as disabled and the only thing I can't do is peel potatoes, which is definitely a good thing.
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From the word go I've asked the waiter to have them cut up my food in the kitchen and I've only had one bad reaction in 24 years (last year, here in NZ, the waitress laughed.....but not for long.....). They really don't mind.
Jen NZ
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That ULU knife looks like a terrific bit of kit! Trouble is, if I carried that around with me to resaurants and such I would be arrested for carrying a lethal weapon!!
Joking apart tho, eating out has never been a problem for me, even when its a serve yourself buffet. They NEVER leave a space where you can put the plate down to ladle the food on, so, if I'm on my own, I ask the nearest good looking fellah to help me out! Two results here; no embarrasing juggling of the plate AND you make a new friend at the same time! Perfect!
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Joking apart tho, eating out has never been a problem for me, even when its a serve yourself buffet. They NEVER leave a space where you can put the plate down to ladle the food on, so, if I'm on my own, I ask the nearest good looking fellah to help me out! Two results here; no embarrasing juggling of the plate AND you make a new friend at the same time! Perfect!
Lizzy :0)
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hi Narelle & michael!
yup, i help mum take laundry off the line the same way. putting it ON the line is a different story tho'! lol.
i suppose some men's shoes are different than women's (for tying up vs slipping on, before the smart alecks pipe up *grin), but a few months after my injury, my mum bought me the best gift ever -- runners that have velcro! i LOVE velcro! lol
i tend to want to see if i can do something first before asking, but i've also learned to ask when needed. do you think michael could figure out how to do a bra for me? lol
thanks for your encouragement.
my best to you both,
hugs,
jan
yup, i help mum take laundry off the line the same way. putting it ON the line is a different story tho'! lol.
i suppose some men's shoes are different than women's (for tying up vs slipping on, before the smart alecks pipe up *grin), but a few months after my injury, my mum bought me the best gift ever -- runners that have velcro! i LOVE velcro! lol
i tend to want to see if i can do something first before asking, but i've also learned to ask when needed. do you think michael could figure out how to do a bra for me? lol
thanks for your encouragement.
my best to you both,
hugs,
jan
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david,
thanks for the link. i actually have something similar that i bought to chop herbs (when i was 2 handed). i tried it tonite and it worked well! so i'm going to get another for regular use!
hugs,
jan
thanks for the link. i actually have something similar that i bought to chop herbs (when i was 2 handed). i tried it tonite and it worked well! so i'm going to get another for regular use!
hugs,
jan
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good idea, court, but i know i'd cut myself with that knife/fork combo! amazing how we invent things, ain't it?
btw, i'm just west of toronto, so not that far from you in MI.
hugs,
jan
btw, i'm just west of toronto, so not that far from you in MI.
hugs,
jan
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jen i can't believe a waitress would laugh at that request! i think i would have thumped her! -- with me bad arm, so i didn't feel it =o)
to be honest, i'd never thought of asking, but it seems to be almost routine. i'll try it next time i go out.
the one place where they do pamper me tho' is our local indian restaurant. ever since my injury, the owner serves me (and only me - the rest at the table have to fend for themselves!)by putting a bit of each dish on my plate, tho' i think he's trying to fatten me up by the portions he gives me LOL PLUS he sugars and stirs my tea for me LOL i'm quite capable of doing all that myself, but it is nice to have a young man cater to me like that now and then lol!
hugs,
jan
to be honest, i'd never thought of asking, but it seems to be almost routine. i'll try it next time i go out.
the one place where they do pamper me tho' is our local indian restaurant. ever since my injury, the owner serves me (and only me - the rest at the table have to fend for themselves!)by putting a bit of each dish on my plate, tho' i think he's trying to fatten me up by the portions he gives me LOL PLUS he sugars and stirs my tea for me LOL i'm quite capable of doing all that myself, but it is nice to have a young man cater to me like that now and then lol!
hugs,
jan
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oooh! great idea lizzie! i've actually found that it's the younger guys that offer to help me in those situations - and at grocery stores, etc.
i like the way you point out those "benefits" - woman after my own heart! =o)
hugs,
jan
i like the way you point out those "benefits" - woman after my own heart! =o)
hugs,
jan
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cbe411
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Jan i think I am about 3 hours maybe fro Toronto. I live just north of Detroit.... not far at all. Give me a shout if you are ever in the area.
COurt xx
COurt xx
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Where can I purchase a rocker knife?