Guest guest Posted January 15, 2001 Report Share Posted January 15, 2001 Rainy Sue, Your attitude is remarkable. You find the bright side of everything. I admire you very much for all that you go through, and all that you have lost, yet you still find something positive. a ----- Original Message ----- From: <Rysu19@...> < egroups> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 5:00 AM Subject: [ ] Hands and Writing > Hello Elly C. > > I just ate 2 chocolates in your honor. Well, I wanted them, too! > > I know what you mean about the hands hurting writing by hand. But I always > make sure I do some writing using my favorite pen everyday to keep the parts > of my hands that I don't use typing, nimble, and to be sure when it comes to > writing checks I can still write my name legibly! If I ever hit the big > lottery, I want to be able to sign my name! LOL. Sometimes, I have to admit, > I can't read my own writing. And that upsets me. Bcs it reminds me that I > have arthritis, when most of the time I can forget about it. Despite the > damage and pain, my handwriting is still really pretty. I can say this > because many people tell me I have pretty handwriting. Though sometimes I > really don't agree. I find writing nicely important so I will sit and > practice. It is part of the writer in me. I have to have the pen in my hand, > and if I don't have anything to write, I write in my journal about stuff. > > Thank goodness for modern tech, Huh! Think about all the men and women and > children who suffered 100 years ago. In bed, day after day in agony. With no > meds to help slow the progression of the disease. Yeah, they had some > narcotics, but the arthritis was free to eat away. I may complain today about > pains and not being able to bend over and pick up the bottle if pills I just > dropped on the floor, BUT I have pills to pick up and that means I must be > standing. > > What happened? I keep seeing the bright side in all of this the past couple > days?? LOL. Must be that breakfast time chocolate! > > Hope you are all doing well! > Love & Hugs, > Rainy Sue > > > I agree with the importance of being able to use one's hands. My biggest > > fear, as this disease progresses, is that I will lose hand function. So, I > > type away and try to keep my fingers moving!! Writing by hand sometimes > > hurts, so I limit that activity. Thank goodness all the typical Real Estate > > forms are on our company website, so I can type in the info! > > > > Elly C > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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