Subj : Cramping
To   : Shawn Highfield
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Sat Jun 08 2024 13:44:54

Hi Shawn,


 RH> OUCH! That's a real pain. I shattered the radius bone in both wrists
 RH> back in 1992, have metal in both of them now after 2 surgeries on the
 RH> right, 3 on the left (and I'm left handed). Some use is better than
 RH> none but when I'm stirring something on the stove, I'll have to switch
 RH> stirring hands every so often.

 SH> Andrea can't figure out how I'm able to do as much as I am.  The
 SH> doctor's tell us one thing about my hands, and I ignore them and just
 SH> find work
 SH> arounds.  One thing that did help was when I stopped driving at work
 SH> and just drive a desk.  The wheelchair connections were starting to
 SH> really
 SH> do a number on them.  However, now I type on a computer for a living
 SH> so probably worse in the long run.

That'll do a number on the hands/wrists but as long as you can work
around it, keep going. I usually wear a light brace on my left hand for
a lot of repetitive motion jobs, typing, hand sewing, etc.


 RH> It should be, tho cutting it out will be a bear--lots of triangular
 RH> cuts. I'll probably have to cut it over several days.

 SH> Ask Steve to help with that part?  Sounds like a decent project for a
 SH> cold winter evening.

Two reasons that wouldn't work: 1) his cutting is just enough different
from mine that seams wouldn't match as well and 2) natural light is
better than artificial for matching colors, points, etc. I'll probably
take it to the American Legion building in town (Steve's a member, has a
key and they let me use it for cutting big projects.) as it's big (can
set up 2 long tables, end to end with walk around room) and is well lit.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net  FIDO 1:396/45.28


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