Guest guest Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 ? Why are you falling so much? I hope you've mentioned this to your doctor and gotten yourself checked out. You don't strike me as the " clutz " type, so I hope there is nothing medically wrong. Get checked, Sweety! Jackie :o/ **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=http://\ www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=fe bemailfooterNO62) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 > ? Why are you falling so much? I hope you've mentioned this to > your > doctor and gotten yourself checked out. You don't strike me as the > " clutz " > type, so I hope there is nothing medically wrong. Get checked, Sweety! > Jackie > :o/ She did mention it was BLACK ice, and there is no walking on black ice. I remember it well when we lived in Kentucky over 20 years ago. I hope I never see black ice again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 > Excuse me if this is an ignorant question, but what's the difference > between black ice and ordinary ice? > > I don't like walking on any ice, but I can navigate regular ice if I walk carefully and slowly. Black ice always seem so greasy and I can't stand on it without falling, much less walk on it. Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Hey , Thanks for the advice on how to take a fall. In both cases, it was quite sudden, slipping on ice I didn't realize was there. Apparently I'm good at falling, since I do tend to land on arms, etc. Maybe it was all my dance lessons when I was a kid. Graceful when she falls as an adult. Trying to keep my posture good. Physical therapist is always harping at me about how bad my posture is. So try to do that, which doesn't include bending at the knees. Thanks, One thing I was taught by my childhood mobility (indoor/outdoor travel for the blind) instructor is to walk with my knees slightly bent. When walking, she recommends that you walk with your body leaning slightly forward so that if you do fall, you can twist your body to the side and fall on your arms and legs instead of your head and back. ____________________________________________________________ Click now for fast, effective bail bonds! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw2QoLYWJxBHtK3D3rILlyv1qNBxzafS\ geUjpwWLvN9FNOyiP/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Hi Jackie, Thanks for being worried. I mentioned it to the physical therapist. Is this MS, Parkinsons, some other dread disease? She said, NO, it's ICE, and everyone is falling. Just be careful. So it has been checked out. Also put ice on my recently injured shoulder, and it feels 100% better today. Go figure. Little " hair of the dog what bit me " . If you saw how many times I ALMOST fell but didn't, you'd know I have good coordination and fairly good balance. ? Why are you falling so much? I hope you've mentioned this to your doctor and gotten yourself checked out. You don't strike me as the " clutz " type, so I hope there is nothing medically wrong. Get checked, Sweety! Jackie ____________________________________________________________ Click here to find the right business program for you and take your career to the next level. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw1UFt3yfW8mgRAVmYwUhIKuTzXKzL2R\ HadhjJSSZ3ivLsnnV/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 AHHH - I missed the black ice thing. For sure it;s easy to miss that and fall. Hope they get some salt out there! Jackie ( **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=http:%2\ F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Glad you are feeling better, . I somehow missed the " black ice " part when I read your first post. I certainly know what it is and am always warning my hubby of it when he insists on going out for late night snacks on a cold icy night! LOL Jackie ) **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=http:%2\ F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Hey Jackie, and , A hubby who will go out in foul weather to get snacks is a keeper for sure. I try to run all my errands at once, so I don't have to go out late at night. Make sure I have the basics (soda, potato chips, pretzels,dip) before the big storms. You can't find milk in the stores when they predict a snowstorm around here. You'd think we lived in Little house on the Prairie. I personally have a stash of powdered milk, worse comes to worse. As for falling and breaking your ankle and lying in an alley for 6 hours, , couldn't your dad have crawled closer to where people were and asked for help? I've walked on broken ankles more than once. Hurts like the dickens, but beats frostbitten butt. And alleys have close walls to hang onto. I was walking my dog at 1 AM when I fell. She didn't even mosey over to see if I was hurt because I immediately started cussin and swearing. She figured, " Mom's OK, she's cussin " But the past few nights, she walks very slowly, and stops every few feet to make sure I'm still on my feet. What a sweet dog. You'd almost think she understood what I tell her about " no running, Mom is old. " Worth brewing her coffee every now and again as a treat, even though I don't drink it myself. Snowing outside again. Who needs this? Not I, not my pooch. Glad you are feeling better, . I somehow missed the " black ice " part when I read your first post. I certainly know what it is and am always warning my hubby of it when he insists on going out for late night snacks on a cold icy night! LOL Jackie ) when I was a child, and my dad was walking down an alley to come home one night, slipped on ice, fell, and broke his ankle. No one else came along in the alley, and he wasn't found until the next morning, about 6 hours later. He had frostbitten his rear end, plus the ankle, so he was in a lot of pain for a long time. ____________________________________________________________ Search online for local cooking schools and classes http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTIvlBCIQglMhT9fafzNsheUVJHs7Ze\ mG8cnrjjuIjcxxFl0PwnmsZ/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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