This was actually quite a herculean task. It's not easy to make dinner when you're on crutches - so I didn't. I used my walker and made dinner!
Technically, I didn't make everything. I made burgers with ground moose and french fries. Someone else made the salad,
This was a goal of mine and this is the first meal that I've made since returning home. I accepted zero assistance, other than someone making the salad and someone moving the large skillet over (as I made dinner for four, two burgers each). I probably could have moved the skillet myself, but it was just easier and they were already right next to it.
It's amazing how many trips I had to make across the kitchen. Everything has to be done in a different manner and I'm limited in what I can move from one location to another. For some, I have to move them in steps. Reach, grab the item, reach, place the item down, move myself further down the line, and repeat until both myself and the items get to their destination.
It's awkward as fuck and it took about an hour. But, I did it.
It may seem trivial, but I'm actually pretty fucking pleased with myself for having managed. It was not even remotely easy.
Which is to say, I'm pretty sure I deserve a goddamned medal for making dinner. On top of that, it was delicious. The missus made homemade buns this afternoon. They were also delicious.
Yup... I deserve a damned medal. Maybe even two!
That is all.
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[–] TheBuddha [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
It is very much like elk. They're the same family. Also, to add to the confusion, Europeans call what we call "moose" by the name "elk." So, we call 'em moose and they call them elk, even though there's an elk. They're all in the elk family, as are deer, such as the mule or whitetail.
I am home now. I have a nurse here. They are here all day, every day. I still get IV drugs and they are home health care nurses. They work 12 hour shifts and the change-over is at 06:00 and 18:00. However, I think this may be the last week I have them here. I have a missus and an eldest hoodlum who can take pretty good care of me and I've not needed the IV hydromorphone in a while. They do give me some vitamin shots, but I can take those orally.
I no longer need the compression socks, 'cause I'm no longer at risk for blood clots. Well, I'm not at any greater than normal risk for clotting. I'm up and about. I use crutches or a wheelchair, mostly. I do have a walker, but that's in the kitchen. I generally don't use it, as it's a pain in the ass and I'm faster in the chair or on crutches. I also can't really use a walker on stairs!
I have PT done in my home. I do PT for 3.5 hours, every single day. However, I've but their in-home visits to M W F. Three days a week to keep up with my progress is adequate. I can do the PT self-directed now. The stuff I can't do by myself is so infrequent that I can do it just fine on those three days of the week.
My prognosis is pretty good, currently. Because there's so many variables, they can't really say how long it will take. My recovery should take between 12 and 18 months. That gives me lots of free time to do other stuff, i suppose. I'm still performing, or at least I have done one show. I did that one while I was in a wheelchair and the audience didn't seem to mind, so we'll be keeping that going - at most shows. If there's a fall risk, I can't really go onstage. We'll see.
Anyhow, thanks for asking! How's by you?
[–] Gravspeed 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
The road to recovery is long and difficult, but how else are you gonna get out and show off those new scars?
Whoever designed the main fuse attachments on the Mazda 6 should die in a fire. Other than that my weekend is going pretty good.
[–] TheBuddha [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Where are they and what's the issue?