Plus it's true. I see things in weird ways and sometimes stuff just makes me laugh. No explanation necessary. How about you? What's your general outlook on life? Half-full, half-empty -- or no glass at all? When things got so bad for me that I needed to use a walker, a dear friend brought me one. Read more at Let's Talk about Mobility.
It's a very solid, very basic walker: chrome, adjustable, and sturdy. See picture above. And then I upgraded to a jazzy magenta one with a shiny paint job. All the more fun to ambulate on... I mean who doesn't love to be noticed?
I got used to it fairly quickly and felt more secure knowing that I would NOT topple over so easily if I kept both hands on the padded handrails. Of course then my wrists starting hurting because I was putting more weight on them. Read more about pain at Let's Talk about Saying "Owww!" Problem upon problem. But that's normal, right? That's been happening to me a lot lately. I try to solve for one issue and find others percolating under the surface. To learn more about my neuropathy journey please read Let Me Introduce Myself.One bright spot is that my grandkids like my walker. They like trying to push it, hang from it, and make faces behind it. They also like to help Grandpa get around with this handy device. Read more at Let's Talk about Walker Envy.
Funny thing, when I was very much younger, my wife and I would visit my Grandpa at his mobile home in Mesa, Arizona. He also had a walker almost exactly like the one in the picture. Our young son, our firstborn, loved hanging from that walker and trying to push it and make silly faces from behind it. There's definitely more to walkers (the non-Zombie kind) than meets the eye.
The other night we were watching an old episode of Monk: Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man. It's a classic. In one of the very first scenes, what did we see? You guessed it. The exact same chrome walker that I had. Below you can see the Very, Very Old Man with his hands on his walker! If I posted a picture of myself you could also see a very very old man! Life imitating art. Wow.
In a weird way it's like I'm famous because my walker was on TV. Or maybe it's more accurate to say that my walker is famous with or without me. Either way, seeing my humble walker highlighted and used as hard evidence on the show made us all laugh.
How cool is that to own a walker like the one that Mr. Adrian Monk used to solve a murder? Very, very, right?
Smile when you can, cry when you must.
Thank for listening.
John
P.S. The death of a child can also add to the stress of neuropathy. Read my story here. For further thoughts visit Giving Mom a Break About her Meds, Let's Talk about Mobility, Let's Talk about Speed, Let's Talk about Changes, or Let's Talk about Giving Thanks. You can also read about Using a Handicap Placard, Walker Envy, Saying "Owww" when it hurts, Calluses and dealing with Pain, or the Humor of finding out your personal walker was a star on the TV show Monk! Here are a few thoughts on Exhaustion. If you have to grab a grab bar click here. Finally, if you ever find yourself dropping things like I do, please read this and its sequel about the difference between Tossing Something and Dropping It!
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