Guest guest Posted May 30, 2001 Report Share Posted May 30, 2001 Once upon a time, I could wear a ladies size 5, as wide as I could find them. Then I had to go to a boys size 4 for the width...Now it's a 3 custom made. The joke is that my feet are almost as wide as they are tall and long <G> Of course, I only own one pair of shoes at a time now...good thing I live in the south where I can go barefoot around the house! -- Life shrinks or expands In proportion to one’s courage. Anais Nin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2001 Report Share Posted May 30, 2001 That's too funny, wide as they are tall! You crack me up. I am FROM the South, Texas, but married a yankee, so I now I am in Wiscosin, where we can't go barefoot except in Summer- which is July 10th- July17th. Ha!Ha! (Actually, it's ten months of Winter-2 months of mosquitos) I never thought to try a men's shoe for width. I wear a Ladies 7, but need a tall toe box for my toes. Now that they are not hammertoes, instead of curling under, they stick up- as if waving hello, so I still need that tall toe box. Amy > Once upon a time, I could wear a ladies size 5, as wide as I could find > them. Then I had to go to a boys size 4 for the width...Now it's a 3 > custom made. The joke is that my feet are almost as wide as they are > tall and long <G> Of course, I only own one pair of shoes at a time > now...good thing I live in the south where I can go barefoot around the > house! > > > -- > Life shrinks or expands > In proportion to one's courage. > Anais Nin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2001 Report Share Posted May 30, 2001 hammertoes, instead of curling under, they stick up- as if waving hello, -- And believe it or not, that is called "hitch hiker's toe" I had one once, then it got hammered. Actually, my heart went on strike when they were trying to make me unconscious enough for the surgery - so it was canceled and I got an ambulance ride to another hospital to stay on the cardiac ward. Only to discover nothing wrong with my heart - It took several months to get thru all the tests after I was released and to get the back surgery rescheduled. Final conclusion was a tendency to dehydrate easily and bad reaction to general anesthesia. So I was admitted the day before TCS surgery, put on IV liquids and heart stabilizing meds before "going under the knife" again - no complications that time, and the surgery went fine until the incision got infected three days later.... But that's another surgery. Those are all complications that could happen from ANY surgery - no matter how simple or complicated. I'd had several operations in the late '70's, when I was in my 30's... maybe it was old age!!!! Life shrinks or expands In proportion to one’s courage. Anais Nin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Trina,What kind of chelation did you all do, and where was it done?We are in a pickle. We tried milder forms of chelation when Ethan was younger (oral, transdermal, and suppository), but they did not work. We began IV chelation in August of '06, and we chelated with EDTA first and then added DMPS and a LOT of metals came out and Ethan made gains. Then after seven months, he had an asthma attack after a treatment. I told his doctor who said it was just a coincidence (gee where had I heard that before?). I didn't think it was, and we went back in two weeks and I was scared, but we chelated again. He had another asthma attack, only this time it spiraled and sparked a bout of pneumonia. We stopped for a while and then went back a few more times for EDTA only. Then we had to stop due to finances. We started back up in June, using EDTA only. We've been going once a week, and a lot of lead , arsenic, uranium, and other stuff has come out, and Ethan is noticeably ore " with it. " We went last Friday and my husband was with me, and though it is usually hard to get a good vein, everything went smoothly. My husband was with me and I have told him the horror stories of how hard it is to find a vein, and it is very emotionally draining for Ethan and me, but everything went so smoothly my husband was joking with me about it. the nurse said to bring my husband every time. We waited a little while and then left and then when we were on the freeway, our son had a bad asthma attack! I called the nurse and then had to hang up because I thought I needed to call 911. We finally managed to pull off the highway and I gave him some Benadryl, and the worst passed. We got home and gave more Benadryl and used his rescue inhaler and about fifteen minutes later he was fine again. I spoke to his doctor yesterday, and he wanted to continue to chelate but wanted to give oral Prednisone before treatment. Ethan had oral Prednisone years ago and had a psychotic episode on it. so then the doctor says just to do nothing. This was ridiculous to me as he has high lead levels and other metals, including mercury. Now he has given us NCD. What are we to do? Are we going to ever be able to get all these metals out of our son? He doesn't detox well on his own and so metals from the environment will just continue to build up in his body over time. Do you have any experience with NCD or is it just a proverbial sugar pill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Lands End also has a good selection of slip on rugged shoes for both boys and girls. in lether and tenny styles. Both my boys like them. Just to give you a quality review. my children get 2 pairs of shoes 2 times a year. so for winter one lether (hicker style and one sport)and I have NEVER had to replace them for wear only when they grew out. I have tried other brands and they always fell apart before the boys grew out of them. Also lands end is very moderatly priced. AndresS. > > SKETCHERS > shoes > > > > > Regarding shoes without laces, you can also get Van's slip ons, they come in lots of colors and styles, my 15 year old who suffers from lazyness has a pair, my autistic son learned to tie his shoes finally...and learned to ride a bike lol > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 I have a ten yr old boy with Autism and they told me he would not do so many things and potty training and riding a bike was one or two of those things I taught him both, bike was not really easy but with a lot of patients ( which I am not blessed with ) except for with Garrett (my son) I was able to teach him first I would ride him on the bike with me, and right away let him get on the bike I would hold the seat and the handle bars and walk with him makeing sure to remind him to put his feet on the peddle, I would do this for about 45 mins aday, then I got him his own bike and one with training wheels and walk withthe bike and him on it several more times and finally after about a week, of this I dug a little gully or cratter big enough for his tire to fit and not the training wheels so his wheels would spin and I rode my bike in circles around him so he could watch the technique and he finally got it, at first he was coasting down hill in the yard, and we would get in the cratter again to show in how to peddle. he wanted this very much I feel because he watched so intensly, finally on a flat smooth surface he was peddling and oh my he fell but I reacted as if it was no big deal and told him get up get on your bike garrett, (all the while scanning every inch of him looking for blood and scrapes) lets do it agian you did good and now he can ride a bike with no training wheels and stand up when he is peddling, he is even trying to jump ramps OMG he is fearless. but we have about ten acre and it is fenced ( about 3 1/2 of it ) just for garrett to ride his bike. I think the most important thing is to do it with him, it was for me and my son. Keep Idea's Developing Sociallycheck us out on the web: www.twokids.org Sincerely Yours a J. Benge To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Sent: Tue, July 13, 2010 9:31:00 PMSubject: Re: shoes Please, tell me how you taught him to ride a bike. I so want Ethan to learn!Haven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 Hi, you can order shoes by New Balance online and they have Velcro , so you don’t have to worry about tying shoes.. they come in white or black.. they can also be found at Academy.. I find it easier to order them online.. and they do come in wides.. they are very nice and clean up well..I hope this helps. Corinne From: Texas-Autism-Advocacy [mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of wellen Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 4:25 PM To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Subject: shoes Regarding shoes without laces, you can also get Van's slip ons, they come in lots of colors and styles, my 15 year old who suffers from lazyness has a pair, my autistic son learned to tie his shoes finally...and learned to ride a bike lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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