How easily can you get out of a beanbag chair? That’s what I thought! For a person with joint problems, all low furniture resembles beanbag “#30 – My Perch”
Category: Auntie Stress Cafe
#29 – Sit, Slip and Pivot
I was in immense pain prior to my first hip replacement. It didn’t seem to matter whether I was sitting, standing, moving or sleeping. It “#29 – Sit, Slip and Pivot”
#28 – Gripping or Griping?
I like to be as self-reliant as possible, so I look for tools and techniques to make my life easier. Whenever possible, I prefer to “#28 – Gripping or Griping?”
#27 – Electronics “NoGoZone”
Are you in bed, cozying up to a nice, hot…computer, cell phone or other electronic device? Sleep patterns can be negatively affected by the allure “#27 – Electronics “NoGoZone””
#26 – Mentally Preparing for Your Surgery
Learn and practice stress techniques that you can use before, during and after your surgery. I even do mine as they wheel me into the “#26 – Mentally Preparing for Your Surgery”
#25 – Double-Duty Luggage
Laptop. LCD projector. Books. Props. Prizes. These are just a few of the things that I bring with me whenever I present at a conference or “#25 – Double-Duty Luggage”
Surgical Success – Activating Your Control
There’s no doubt about it. Going for surgery is stressful, regardless of which way you look at it; mentally, emotionally and physically. So, it stands “Surgical Success – Activating Your Control”
#24 – Not Magical, but this Wand does Wonders
I am both blessed and cursed with a small mouth, which makes it difficult to floss. The task becomes that much more challenging when it “#24 – Not Magical, but this Wand does Wonders”
#23 – Horning Your Way In
I never owned one before 1997. It was the year of my first hip replacement. I was at the Pre-Admission Clinic meeting with an anesthesiologist, nurse, “#23 – Horning Your Way In”
#22 – Nutcrackers – Not Just for Christmas
Use a nutcracker to open water bottles and jar lids. It works so well, that I keep a second one in the car! Even thieves “#22 – Nutcrackers – Not Just for Christmas”
#21 – Laundry Helper
I keep a footstool in front of the washing machine. It’s not for me, though. It’s for my laundry basket! It is much less of “#21 – Laundry Helper”
#20 – Health: A Jenga™ Game?
Do you ever wonder what causes health to disintegrate? When you have lived with a chronic disease for as long as I have, that question “#20 – Health: A Jenga™ Game?”