Re: Had another fall - more damage :-(

[Guest guest]

Jo

We are all thinking of you and certainly hope your string of bad luck &

injuries stop. Prayers & healing thoughts are coming as fast as they can.

Please take it easy. Good luck on Monday.

Betty

Had another fall - more damage :-(

> Well Friday the 13th really lived up to it's reputation for me today

> I'm afraid, as I took yet another tumble - my fourth biggie in three

> weeks. Yet again it happened at the hospital as I was hobbling along

> the corridor after returning my cardiac monitor. Walking has been

> getting harder and harder for me since my ankle dislocation and

> casting, but today things just got really ugly. As I took a step my

> ankle tried to roll out on me again, but of course couldn't due to

> the cast - so the force shot up my leg causing my right knee to

> collapse under me and plonk me on the floor in seconds. The shock of

> the whole event was tremendous with people around me actually

> jumping at the almighty thump and clatter I made!

>

> I finally realised what had happened as several nurses ran to my

> aid, but as I looked down my lower right leg was bent at 90 degrees

> from the knee in wards and my left ankle was pointing somewhere it

> shouldn't. It was obvious both my right knee and left ankle had

> dislocated in the fall, so I was scooped up by the A&E staff and

> whisked round to what is rapidly becoming my second home. The ER

> consultants were terribly concerned about me but thankfully once we

> reduced my joints the x-rays showed no fractures. The one bit of

> good news I got all day.

>

> The next hurdle was how this whole incident would affect my mobility

> as both legs are now as stable as jelly and feel ready to collapse

> every time I stand. Ideally from the ligament damage I've done to my

> right knee, they wanted to extend my ankle cast into a full length

> cast, but can't because of the instability in my left knee and

> ankle. The left ankle has been splinted in a fancy gel pack splint

> as the damage isn't too bad by my usual standards, but my right knee

> has proved impossible to splint or bandage at all. There's just no

> way to immobilise it without putting way too much strain on my other

> leg. :-(

>

> The concern was growing at this point, so PT were called down to try

> and find a way to make me more stable getting around at home - the

> only option they could find was to give me a walking frame which is

> more stable than the crutches but still awkward with my arm in

> plaster. My ER consultant wasn't overly happy with my ability to

> cope at home and actually wanted to admit me to the hospital over

> the weekend so they could look after me properly. Fortunately, he

> agreed to let me try coping at home, but only if I took another

> walking frame so I had one on each level of the house and that I

> arranged to borrow a wheelchair tomorrow too.

>

> So I am now splinted up to the eye balls, hurting like I've been run

> over by a train and struggling to even get around my own house on an

> old peoples walker. I feel sad, degrdaded, pathetic and beaten

> tonight - for the first time since my diagnosis I feel that EDS has

> gotten the better of me. It is getting so hard to find the good

> things at the moment and I just feel completely overwhelmed by

> injuries, current bad luck and immense, constant pain. I'm so sorry

> for not having my usual humour and spark...I hope it will come back

> soon as I feel very lost without it, but I just can't find it

> tonight.

>

> I have to spend the weekend staying as immobile as possible and

> return to the hospital on Monday morning to talk with Mac about the

> situation. Just hope he has some bright ideas for keeping me on my

> feet for a while as I really am tiring of examining floor tiles.

>

> Take care all and please forgive me if I can't be around as much as

> I'd like or if I owe you emails - I am thinking of you all honest!

>

> Love and hugs.....Jo

> xxx

>

>

>

>

> To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca

>

[Guest guest]

Ah, Jo --

Not again!! -- I can see how discouraging it all is for you. Maybe it is time

to get a wheelchair - at least temporarily - to just let your body heal and get

back on an even keel. Hey, maybe if you are really, really, really good, you can

go outside and pop wheelies around the barnyard!?! - only kidding!!)

I will be keeping you in my prayers and sending healing thoughts your way.

Love, Patti

Had another fall - more damage :-(

To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca

[Guest guest]

UGH.....Sorry things are happening like this. But at least you where in the

right place for it to happen. ) What better place to have an accident then

in a Hospital. My prayers are with you.

HUGGLES

EDS, It's a Life Thing

http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca/whateds.htm

Had another fall - more damage :-(

Well Friday the 13th really lived up to it's reputation for me today

I'm afraid, as I took yet another tumble - my fourth biggie in three

weeks. Yet again it happened at the hospital as I was hobbling along

the corridor after returning my cardiac monitor. Walking has been

getting harder and harder for me since my ankle dislocation and

casting, but today things just got really ugly. As I took a step my

ankle tried to roll out on me again, but of course couldn't due to

the cast - so the force shot up my leg causing my right knee to

collapse under me and plonk me on the floor in seconds. The shock of

the whole event was tremendous with people around me actually

jumping at the almighty thump and clatter I made!

I finally realised what had happened as several nurses ran to my

aid, but as I looked down my lower right leg was bent at 90 degrees

from the knee in wards and my left ankle was pointing somewhere it

shouldn't. It was obvious both my right knee and left ankle had

dislocated in the fall, so I was scooped up by the A&E staff and

whisked round to what is rapidly becoming my second home. The ER

consultants were terribly concerned about me but thankfully once we

reduced my joints the x-rays showed no fractures. The one bit of

good news I got all day.

The next hurdle was how this whole incident would affect my mobility

as both legs are now as stable as jelly and feel ready to collapse

every time I stand. Ideally from the ligament damage I've done to my

right knee, they wanted to extend my ankle cast into a full length

cast, but can't because of the instability in my left knee and

ankle. The left ankle has been splinted in a fancy gel pack splint

as the damage isn't too bad by my usual standards, but my right knee

has proved impossible to splint or bandage at all. There's just no

way to immobilise it without putting way too much strain on my other

leg. :-(

The concern was growing at this point, so PT were called down to try

and find a way to make me more stable getting around at home - the

only option they could find was to give me a walking frame which is

more stable than the crutches but still awkward with my arm in

plaster. My ER consultant wasn't overly happy with my ability to

cope at home and actually wanted to admit me to the hospital over

the weekend so they could look after me properly. Fortunately, he

agreed to let me try coping at home, but only if I took another

walking frame so I had one on each level of the house and that I

arranged to borrow a wheelchair tomorrow too.

So I am now splinted up to the eye balls, hurting like I've been run

over by a train and struggling to even get around my own house on an

old peoples walker. I feel sad, degrdaded, pathetic and beaten

tonight - for the first time since my diagnosis I feel that EDS has

gotten the better of me. It is getting so hard to find the good

things at the moment and I just feel completely overwhelmed by

injuries, current bad luck and immense, constant pain. I'm so sorry

for not having my usual humour and spark...I hope it will come back

soon as I feel very lost without it, but I just can't find it

tonight.

I have to spend the weekend staying as immobile as possible and

return to the hospital on Monday morning to talk with Mac about the

situation. Just hope he has some bright ideas for keeping me on my

feet for a while as I really am tiring of examining floor tiles.

Take care all and please forgive me if I can't be around as much as

I'd like or if I owe you emails - I am thinking of you all honest!

Love and hugs.....Jo

xxx

To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca

[Guest guest]

UGH.....Sorry things are happening like this. But at least you where in the

right place for it to happen. ) What better place to have an accident then

in a Hospital. My prayers are with you.

HUGGLES

EDS, It's a Life Thing

http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca/whateds.htm

Had another fall - more damage :-(

Well Friday the 13th really lived up to it's reputation for me today

I'm afraid, as I took yet another tumble - my fourth biggie in three

weeks. Yet again it happened at the hospital as I was hobbling along

the corridor after returning my cardiac monitor. Walking has been

getting harder and harder for me since my ankle dislocation and

casting, but today things just got really ugly. As I took a step my

ankle tried to roll out on me again, but of course couldn't due to

the cast - so the force shot up my leg causing my right knee to

collapse under me and plonk me on the floor in seconds. The shock of

the whole event was tremendous with people around me actually

jumping at the almighty thump and clatter I made!

I finally realised what had happened as several nurses ran to my

aid, but as I looked down my lower right leg was bent at 90 degrees

from the knee in wards and my left ankle was pointing somewhere it

shouldn't. It was obvious both my right knee and left ankle had

dislocated in the fall, so I was scooped up by the A&E staff and

whisked round to what is rapidly becoming my second home. The ER

consultants were terribly concerned about me but thankfully once we

reduced my joints the x-rays showed no fractures. The one bit of

good news I got all day.

The next hurdle was how this whole incident would affect my mobility

as both legs are now as stable as jelly and feel ready to collapse

every time I stand. Ideally from the ligament damage I've done to my

right knee, they wanted to extend my ankle cast into a full length

cast, but can't because of the instability in my left knee and

ankle. The left ankle has been splinted in a fancy gel pack splint

as the damage isn't too bad by my usual standards, but my right knee

has proved impossible to splint or bandage at all. There's just no

way to immobilise it without putting way too much strain on my other

leg. :-(

The concern was growing at this point, so PT were called down to try

and find a way to make me more stable getting around at home - the

only option they could find was to give me a walking frame which is

more stable than the crutches but still awkward with my arm in

plaster. My ER consultant wasn't overly happy with my ability to

cope at home and actually wanted to admit me to the hospital over

the weekend so they could look after me properly. Fortunately, he

agreed to let me try coping at home, but only if I took another

walking frame so I had one on each level of the house and that I

arranged to borrow a wheelchair tomorrow too.

So I am now splinted up to the eye balls, hurting like I've been run

over by a train and struggling to even get around my own house on an

old peoples walker. I feel sad, degrdaded, pathetic and beaten

tonight - for the first time since my diagnosis I feel that EDS has

gotten the better of me. It is getting so hard to find the good

things at the moment and I just feel completely overwhelmed by

injuries, current bad luck and immense, constant pain. I'm so sorry

for not having my usual humour and spark...I hope it will come back

soon as I feel very lost without it, but I just can't find it

tonight.

I have to spend the weekend staying as immobile as possible and

return to the hospital on Monday morning to talk with Mac about the

situation. Just hope he has some bright ideas for keeping me on my

feet for a while as I really am tiring of examining floor tiles.

Take care all and please forgive me if I can't be around as much as

I'd like or if I owe you emails - I am thinking of you all honest!

Love and hugs.....Jo

xxx

To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca

[Guest guest]

UGH.....Sorry things are happening like this. But at least you where in the

right place for it to happen. ) What better place to have an accident then

in a Hospital. My prayers are with you.

HUGGLES

EDS, It's a Life Thing

http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca/whateds.htm

Had another fall - more damage :-(

Well Friday the 13th really lived up to it's reputation for me today

I'm afraid, as I took yet another tumble - my fourth biggie in three

weeks. Yet again it happened at the hospital as I was hobbling along

the corridor after returning my cardiac monitor. Walking has been

getting harder and harder for me since my ankle dislocation and

casting, but today things just got really ugly. As I took a step my

ankle tried to roll out on me again, but of course couldn't due to

the cast - so the force shot up my leg causing my right knee to

collapse under me and plonk me on the floor in seconds. The shock of

the whole event was tremendous with people around me actually

jumping at the almighty thump and clatter I made!

I finally realised what had happened as several nurses ran to my

aid, but as I looked down my lower right leg was bent at 90 degrees

from the knee in wards and my left ankle was pointing somewhere it

shouldn't. It was obvious both my right knee and left ankle had

dislocated in the fall, so I was scooped up by the A&E staff and

whisked round to what is rapidly becoming my second home. The ER

consultants were terribly concerned about me but thankfully once we

reduced my joints the x-rays showed no fractures. The one bit of

good news I got all day.

The next hurdle was how this whole incident would affect my mobility

as both legs are now as stable as jelly and feel ready to collapse

every time I stand. Ideally from the ligament damage I've done to my

right knee, they wanted to extend my ankle cast into a full length

cast, but can't because of the instability in my left knee and

ankle. The left ankle has been splinted in a fancy gel pack splint

as the damage isn't too bad by my usual standards, but my right knee

has proved impossible to splint or bandage at all. There's just no

way to immobilise it without putting way too much strain on my other

leg. :-(

The concern was growing at this point, so PT were called down to try

and find a way to make me more stable getting around at home - the

only option they could find was to give me a walking frame which is

more stable than the crutches but still awkward with my arm in

plaster. My ER consultant wasn't overly happy with my ability to

cope at home and actually wanted to admit me to the hospital over

the weekend so they could look after me properly. Fortunately, he

agreed to let me try coping at home, but only if I took another

walking frame so I had one on each level of the house and that I

arranged to borrow a wheelchair tomorrow too.

So I am now splinted up to the eye balls, hurting like I've been run

over by a train and struggling to even get around my own house on an

old peoples walker. I feel sad, degrdaded, pathetic and beaten

tonight - for the first time since my diagnosis I feel that EDS has

gotten the better of me. It is getting so hard to find the good

things at the moment and I just feel completely overwhelmed by

injuries, current bad luck and immense, constant pain. I'm so sorry

for not having my usual humour and spark...I hope it will come back

soon as I feel very lost without it, but I just can't find it

tonight.

I have to spend the weekend staying as immobile as possible and

return to the hospital on Monday morning to talk with Mac about the

situation. Just hope he has some bright ideas for keeping me on my

feet for a while as I really am tiring of examining floor tiles.

Take care all and please forgive me if I can't be around as much as

I'd like or if I owe you emails - I am thinking of you all honest!

Love and hugs.....Jo

xxx

To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca

[Guest guest]

I agree.....I was hesitant to get anything that " said " I had physical issues,

especially since I still had the option of replacing my hip and perhaps

regaining some or all of my mobility. But last fall, the kids wanted to go to

the

county fair for the first time in years, so I tried renting one of the awful,

bulky power scooters they had there. Halfway thru the fair trip, I was

starting to relax and ENJOY riding around, figuring ways to get in & out of the

displays, being able to play " pack horse " and carry all the stuff for the rest

of

the family. So when we turned a corner in the products aisles and saw a

Scooter seller right there, I gladly tried them all out and picked out a small,

portable model of my own. Although I don't need it for around the house or

short

errands, it has made going places outside the home fun again. I've gone on

weekend trips again with husband, Disneyland with visiting family, back to

school shopping....and I'm not exhausted for days afterwards! Now I also have a

better idea of what to demand as to features if & when I ever do end up

permanently with a power chair, as well as what changes I would want to make

around

the house to get it ready for that day. And my kids promise they'll even get

me one someday with MORE POWER, metallic paint & flames, LOL! I figure when

the day comes I have to live in that chair, I'll make sure & do it with humor &

STYLE!

Liza

[Guest guest]

I agree.....I was hesitant to get anything that " said " I had physical issues,

especially since I still had the option of replacing my hip and perhaps

regaining some or all of my mobility. But last fall, the kids wanted to go to

the

county fair for the first time in years, so I tried renting one of the awful,

bulky power scooters they had there. Halfway thru the fair trip, I was

starting to relax and ENJOY riding around, figuring ways to get in & out of the

displays, being able to play " pack horse " and carry all the stuff for the rest

of

the family. So when we turned a corner in the products aisles and saw a

Scooter seller right there, I gladly tried them all out and picked out a small,

portable model of my own. Although I don't need it for around the house or

short

errands, it has made going places outside the home fun again. I've gone on

weekend trips again with husband, Disneyland with visiting family, back to

school shopping....and I'm not exhausted for days afterwards! Now I also have a

better idea of what to demand as to features if & when I ever do end up

permanently with a power chair, as well as what changes I would want to make

around

the house to get it ready for that day. And my kids promise they'll even get

me one someday with MORE POWER, metallic paint & flames, LOL! I figure when

the day comes I have to live in that chair, I'll make sure & do it with humor &

STYLE!

Liza

[Guest guest]

I agree.....I was hesitant to get anything that " said " I had physical issues,

especially since I still had the option of replacing my hip and perhaps

regaining some or all of my mobility. But last fall, the kids wanted to go to

the

county fair for the first time in years, so I tried renting one of the awful,

bulky power scooters they had there. Halfway thru the fair trip, I was

starting to relax and ENJOY riding around, figuring ways to get in & out of the

displays, being able to play " pack horse " and carry all the stuff for the rest

of

the family. So when we turned a corner in the products aisles and saw a

Scooter seller right there, I gladly tried them all out and picked out a small,

portable model of my own. Although I don't need it for around the house or

short

errands, it has made going places outside the home fun again. I've gone on

weekend trips again with husband, Disneyland with visiting family, back to

school shopping....and I'm not exhausted for days afterwards! Now I also have a

better idea of what to demand as to features if & when I ever do end up

permanently with a power chair, as well as what changes I would want to make

around

the house to get it ready for that day. And my kids promise they'll even get

me one someday with MORE POWER, metallic paint & flames, LOL! I figure when

the day comes I have to live in that chair, I'll make sure & do it with humor &

STYLE!

Liza

[Guest guest]

Jo,

Get thee a power wheelchair...!!!!!

I can understand your feelings of apprehension toward getting into a

wheelchair but really, it would be a freedom enabler for you, it's so

clearly indicated for you, the benefits are so great and truly, you will be

more mobile and will last greater distances and be so much more safe in your

new wheels.

Jill

[Guest guest]

Jo,

Get thee a power wheelchair...!!!!!

I can understand your feelings of apprehension toward getting into a

wheelchair but really, it would be a freedom enabler for you, it's so

clearly indicated for you, the benefits are so great and truly, you will be

more mobile and will last greater distances and be so much more safe in your

new wheels.

Jill

[Guest guest]

Jo,

Get thee a power wheelchair...!!!!!

I can understand your feelings of apprehension toward getting into a

wheelchair but really, it would be a freedom enabler for you, it's so

clearly indicated for you, the benefits are so great and truly, you will be

more mobile and will last greater distances and be so much more safe in your

new wheels.

Jill

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for your kind thoughts and prayers following my

recent run of falls and injuries. I'm feeling very sore today and

finding lumps, bumps and bruises all over the place. Seems I've

bruised my Coccyx quite badly in the fall and may have to have it x-

rayed at clinic on Monday morning.

I am struggling to get around even with my walkers and actually used

the wheelchair for the first time today. It was hard and very

emotional. It is a borrowed chair so isn't ideal for me, being big

and bulky...so I know that if I got my own chair I would manage it

better but regardless I found it very tough to use and manoeuvre

because of my arm problems. I've always been told of all the things

having a chair would help me achieve but I have to confess that I

was struck by all the things I couldn't do in the chair today. It's

probably just an initial shock reaction to my worst fears becoming

reality I know...but it felt awful not being able to push myself,

get into small places and feel isolated by steps etc.

I know that the wheelchair will be a wonderful thing for me when I

accept it, embrace it and understand it fully. But I guess if I'm

honest the one thing using the chair showed me is how desperate I am

to maintain my walking ability for as long as possible, sparking my

resolve to push for someone to at least try stabilising my legs up.

I am planning on having a good talk with Mac about the situation

with my legs as although I respect his fear of touching them, I am

tired of other people not being willing to even try to fix them up -

just automatically ruling surgery out without trying. I know that I

need very major, invasive and dangerous reconstructive surgery on

both of my legs, but every surgeon backs off not willing to try

because of my EDS. I know exactly how complicated and risky that

makes an already ad-hoc and dangerous procedure, but at the end of

the day isn't it my risk to take? I am at the point where I have

nothing to lose anymore and I'm actually willing to risk losing my

legs in order to try and save them...I'm going to end up in a

wheelchair if nothing is done anyway...so I may as well go down

kicking, screaming an fighting as just roll over from yet another

fall and accept my fate.

I hope I'm not sounding completely off my rocker here and that you

can understand my point of view. I know that surgery is never a

great idea for an EDSer, so surgery on the scale I'm talking about

is a huge gamble and risk...but I really am at that desperation

point now. I realised today how much I will hate being in a chair

for the rest of my life, and I want to know that when that time

comes it was a last resort because I tried everything possible to

avoid it.

The timing of this reality check and having to face my wheelchair

fears is probably adding to my sadness and determination - you see

the start of the Olympic Games is a very mixed emotion and poignant

time for me. I was actually working on an equestrian training

program to reach the Athens Olympics when my joints forced me to

quit horse riding completely. For as long as I can remember I have

always wanted to compete at the Olympic games - I lost my chance as

a runner because of my knees as a teenager and then watched my

equestrian hopes slide away as my body failed again. It gives me

great pride but also hurts so much seeing people I have competed

against and trained with achieving the dream I always strived for -

as with better genetics and luck I could have been there with them.

Urgh, I'm sorry I am on such a downer right now - guess my emotions

are just running a little wild with the mixture that have been

thrown at me this past week or so. Guess I will just have to play

interested spectator again and maybe start training for the first

inclusion of walking frame races at the next Olympiad!

Anyway, enough waffling I need to go get some rest. take care all

and know I'm thinking of you.

Love and hugs....Jo

xx

[Guest guest]

Oh my gosh Jo!

That nasty ol hospital should have had you in a wheelchair!

Argh!

Are you doing a bit better today?

Debbi

Had another fall - more damage :-(

Well Friday the 13th really lived up to it's reputation for me today

I'm afraid, as I took yet another tumble - my fourth biggie in three

weeks. Yet again it happened at the hospital as I was hobbling along

the corridor after returning my cardiac monitor. Walking has been

getting harder and harder for me since my ankle dislocation and

casting, but today things just got really ugly. As I took a step my

ankle tried to roll out on me again, but of course couldn't due to

the cast - so the force shot up my leg causing my right knee to

collapse under me and plonk me on the floor in seconds. The shock of

the whole event was tremendous with people around me actually

jumping at the almighty thump and clatter I made!

I finally realised what had happened as several nurses ran to my

aid, but as I looked down my lower right leg was bent at 90 degrees

from the knee in wards and my left ankle was pointing somewhere it

shouldn't. It was obvious both my right knee and left ankle had

dislocated in the fall, so I was scooped up by the A&E staff and

whisked round to what is rapidly becoming my second home. The ER

consultants were terribly concerned about me but thankfully once we

reduced my joints the x-rays showed no fractures. The one bit of

good news I got all day.

The next hurdle was how this whole incident would affect my mobility

as both legs are now as stable as jelly and feel ready to collapse

every time I stand. Ideally from the ligament damage I've done to my

right knee, they wanted to extend my ankle cast into a full length

cast, but can't because of the instability in my left knee and

ankle. The left ankle has been splinted in a fancy gel pack splint

as the damage isn't too bad by my usual standards, but my right knee

has proved impossible to splint or bandage at all. There's just no

way to immobilise it without putting way too much strain on my other

leg. :-(

The concern was growing at this point, so PT were called down to try

and find a way to make me more stable getting around at home - the

only option they could find was to give me a walking frame which is

more stable than the crutches but still awkward with my arm in

plaster. My ER consultant wasn't overly happy with my ability to

cope at home and actually wanted to admit me to the hospital over

the weekend so they could look after me properly. Fortunately, he

agreed to let me try coping at home, but only if I took another

walking frame so I had one on each level of the house and that I

arranged to borrow a wheelchair tomorrow too.

So I am now splinted up to the eye balls, hurting like I've been run

over by a train and struggling to even get around my own house on an

old peoples walker. I feel sad, degrdaded, pathetic and beaten

tonight - for the first time since my diagnosis I feel that EDS has

gotten the better of me. It is getting so hard to find the good

things at the moment and I just feel completely overwhelmed by

injuries, current bad luck and immense, constant pain. I'm so sorry

for not having my usual humour and spark...I hope it will come back

soon as I feel very lost without it, but I just can't find it

tonight.

I have to spend the weekend staying as immobile as possible and

return to the hospital on Monday morning to talk with Mac about the

situation. Just hope he has some bright ideas for keeping me on my

feet for a while as I really am tiring of examining floor tiles.

Take care all and please forgive me if I can't be around as much as

I'd like or if I owe you emails - I am thinking of you all honest!

Love and hugs.....Jo

xxx

To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for the advice and support regarding wheelchairs -

I'm pretty certain now that I would have to go for a powered chair

as my poor upper body wouldn't cope with a manual and I hate the

idea of losing even more independence by needing a " pusher " the

whole time. The whole wheelchair issue is a starting to sink in

slowly, it's now a reality that needs discussing and accepting

rather than a looming fear or possibility....I always knew it would

happen but now that it has, it's still shocked me. Strange isn't it?

My legs are very sore and wobbly still today, but I've been resting

up as much as possible. It's all knocked the stuffing out of me and

I'm very tired and sleepy as a result. My concentration levels are

virtually none existent too, so very little writing work has gotten

done this weekend!

I'm hoping to have a good talk with Mac about things tomorrow, I

have a feeling that the jokes will be put aside for once as it's

heart to heart time for us both. I know that Mac will be as serious

as the situation requires and that he will be interested in only one

things - the very best for me. That is the one reassuring thing I

can cling to, having someone like Mac in my corner, fighting for me.

I wish I could somehow manage to explain to him how much he means to

me just for that act alone.

I will let you know how things go tomorrow as soon as I can. Thanks

again for your support, thoughts and prayers - they mean the world

to me too. Thinking of you all and keeping you in my prayers.

Love and hugs....Jo

xx

[Guest guest]

I also see for Jo that getting a power chair would actually allow her

to walk for longer as it would allow her body to rest and not put as

much stress on it thus allowing her to walk for a longer time when

she wants or needs to, being able to get out of the chair to get

things in small spaces or getting out to get things out of high

spaces etc. But if you were to leave it too long and your body gets

too bad then you could end up not having that added freedom to get

out of the chair and walk about if needed.

I know how hard it is menatlly and emotionally but just stopping the

falling and the subsequent injuries has to be a good thing.

Sharon

> Jo,

>

> Get thee a power wheelchair...!!!!!

>

> I can understand your feelings of apprehension toward getting into a

> wheelchair but really, it would be a freedom enabler for you, it's

so

> clearly indicated for you, the benefits are so great and truly, you

will be

> more mobile and will last greater distances and be so much more

safe in your

> new wheels.

>

> Jill

[Guest guest]

I also see for Jo that getting a power chair would actually allow her

to walk for longer as it would allow her body to rest and not put as

much stress on it thus allowing her to walk for a longer time when

she wants or needs to, being able to get out of the chair to get

things in small spaces or getting out to get things out of high

spaces etc. But if you were to leave it too long and your body gets

too bad then you could end up not having that added freedom to get

out of the chair and walk about if needed.

I know how hard it is menatlly and emotionally but just stopping the

falling and the subsequent injuries has to be a good thing.

Sharon

> Jo,

>

> Get thee a power wheelchair...!!!!!

>

> I can understand your feelings of apprehension toward getting into a

> wheelchair but really, it would be a freedom enabler for you, it's

so

> clearly indicated for you, the benefits are so great and truly, you

will be

> more mobile and will last greater distances and be so much more

safe in your

> new wheels.

>

> Jill