Ok I am almost finished with my second week with "THE BOOT". Getting used to it now. But it is still like dragging around a small monkey wrapped tightly around my leg that won't let go.
I went to get checked out for orthotics for both feet today. A mold was made and in two weeks I will have the devices to insert in walking shoes. It surely will beat the alternative of ankle surgery if all this works to stabalize the foot.
Fingers and toes are crossed in hopeful anticipation.
Friday, July 29, 2005
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
From the Vent :)
in our local newspaper
The best treatment for wrinkles? Soft lights and older friends
The best treatment for wrinkles? Soft lights and older friends
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Oh well
I was hoping that the foot doctor I saw yesterday could just give me a quick shot of cortisone or something and immediately cure my problem ankle which has been paining me for about 6 months now. It usually only hurts as I am descending stairs. Something about the toe lift motion. So I had accomodated my life in a three story townhouse to compensate. I simply set my left foor down flat footed and did not bend my ankle at all on the stairs. But I decided I needed to go get the ankle checked out. Dr Beskin X-rayed. ( did not show up much but ruled out some possibilities for the pain and discomfort.) With a visual exam and with local examination, he diagnosed my problem as a torn tendon and he said he sees this frequently in women of a certain age and it is usually the left foot. The foot we seem to step out with. Perhaps it has something to do with right handedness??
Anyway, surgery is usually a last resort with this sort of problem so he put me in a knee high rigid boot with a stiff plate and air pockets that can be inflated and deflated for tightness and support. It is very much like a leg cast from knee down over foot. I am supposed to wear this contraction for 6 to 8 months( revisit Dr Beskin in a month) and hope for the best as the tendon heals itself with immobility. And also get a custom insert for my shoes for support. Problem is, we are going to the beach for our one week annual vacation with family and it will be a problem as I cannot get down to the beach and through the sand,with the leg boot-brace on.
I have been feeling sorry for myself today but I will get over that and just deal with the situation. I have no other choice. The alternative is either surgery which has an extremely difficult recovery period, or a foot that rolls completely inward eventually with stiffness, flat footedness and arthritis in the heel and difficulty wearing shoes.
Getting older has some downsides and this is one.
But the upside today was my 6 year old sweet and empathetic grandson who was trying to comfort me when I got so frustrated wearing the boot-cast that I cried a little. He hugged me and said "Don't cry, Bebe. I love you. You look just the same to me in that boot as you did before." :)))
So dear. Love in the eyes of a grandchild makes life worth living.
Anyway, surgery is usually a last resort with this sort of problem so he put me in a knee high rigid boot with a stiff plate and air pockets that can be inflated and deflated for tightness and support. It is very much like a leg cast from knee down over foot. I am supposed to wear this contraction for 6 to 8 months( revisit Dr Beskin in a month) and hope for the best as the tendon heals itself with immobility. And also get a custom insert for my shoes for support. Problem is, we are going to the beach for our one week annual vacation with family and it will be a problem as I cannot get down to the beach and through the sand,with the leg boot-brace on.
I have been feeling sorry for myself today but I will get over that and just deal with the situation. I have no other choice. The alternative is either surgery which has an extremely difficult recovery period, or a foot that rolls completely inward eventually with stiffness, flat footedness and arthritis in the heel and difficulty wearing shoes.
Getting older has some downsides and this is one.
But the upside today was my 6 year old sweet and empathetic grandson who was trying to comfort me when I got so frustrated wearing the boot-cast that I cried a little. He hugged me and said "Don't cry, Bebe. I love you. You look just the same to me in that boot as you did before." :)))
So dear. Love in the eyes of a grandchild makes life worth living.
Monday, July 11, 2005
Growing older
George Burns expressed it well and he lived to be 100...
"You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old."
George Burns
And I had this thought when I saw a woman of about 80 having the time of her life blowing out the candles on her birthday cake at a birthday dinner celebration ...
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HAVING BIRTHDAYS MAKES YOU OLDER.
CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS MAKES YOU YOUNGER...
"You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old."
George Burns
And I had this thought when I saw a woman of about 80 having the time of her life blowing out the candles on her birthday cake at a birthday dinner celebration ...
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HAVING BIRTHDAYS MAKES YOU OLDER.
CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS MAKES YOU YOUNGER...
Saturday, July 09, 2005
Everyday thoughts.
Tonight--lots of rain. Torrents of rain on the expressway as we drove to dinner downtown. Heavy traffic. I do NOT like the expressway in the rain with poor visability. In fact I do not like the expressway ---period...
Florida is bracing for hurricane Dennis and we in Atlanta are getting unsettled weather from the disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico. Those poor people in Florida have had a hard time in the past year from storms. Many are evacuating now.
Today, before the rain started was beautiful and filled with sunshine. I sat by the pool for a while and watched our little grandchildren play and swim with their daddy(son-in-law) He surprised them by dunking them in the water when he tipped over the rubber raft they were sitting on. They squealed with delight. They wore him out but they still wanted more.
Dinner was delicious. We met our son and daughter- in -law for the "roast beef" dinner special at the City Club. They also had special crab claws on the buffet along with country veggies and salad, onion rings --the whole nine yards. Peach cobbler for dessert. Such fun. Good company. Good food. and even a jazz combo in the lounge as an extra treat.
Life is good.
Florida is bracing for hurricane Dennis and we in Atlanta are getting unsettled weather from the disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico. Those poor people in Florida have had a hard time in the past year from storms. Many are evacuating now.
Today, before the rain started was beautiful and filled with sunshine. I sat by the pool for a while and watched our little grandchildren play and swim with their daddy(son-in-law) He surprised them by dunking them in the water when he tipped over the rubber raft they were sitting on. They squealed with delight. They wore him out but they still wanted more.
Dinner was delicious. We met our son and daughter- in -law for the "roast beef" dinner special at the City Club. They also had special crab claws on the buffet along with country veggies and salad, onion rings --the whole nine yards. Peach cobbler for dessert. Such fun. Good company. Good food. and even a jazz combo in the lounge as an extra treat.
Life is good.
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Blog names
It seems every "great name I thought up and tried to get on "Blogger" was already taken so I just picked up a copy of the magazine"Southern Living" and turned a few pages and came up with "DriftWood Inspiration" so there is no particular significance to the name.
Mainly this blog will be about my thoughts on living to age 75 and still staying active, alert and interested in many things. I came to the computer and the internet at age 68 and have taken to this "new" medium like a duck takes to water. I even relearned to type after a 50 year hiatus. It seems typing is stored in the brain and you never forget. At first it was hunt and peck but then I forced myself to try to remember where my fingers went on the keyboard and then started to type without looking at the keys. The many hours I spent in chat helped my typing tremendously but after a few years I tired of chat and moved on to games, Black Jack, Texas Hold'em Poker, Scrabble, and then Blogs. I have several favorite blogs but I do not yet know how to link to them from here so I will just list a few of my favorites:
www.asenseofplace.net
www.timegoesby.net
www.pureland.blogspot.com
http://stuarthughes.blogspot.com
www.tpmcafe.com
http://mediamatters.org/ ( I do not know if this would be classified as a blog)
Chancy
Mainly this blog will be about my thoughts on living to age 75 and still staying active, alert and interested in many things. I came to the computer and the internet at age 68 and have taken to this "new" medium like a duck takes to water. I even relearned to type after a 50 year hiatus. It seems typing is stored in the brain and you never forget. At first it was hunt and peck but then I forced myself to try to remember where my fingers went on the keyboard and then started to type without looking at the keys. The many hours I spent in chat helped my typing tremendously but after a few years I tired of chat and moved on to games, Black Jack, Texas Hold'em Poker, Scrabble, and then Blogs. I have several favorite blogs but I do not yet know how to link to them from here so I will just list a few of my favorites:
www.asenseofplace.net
www.timegoesby.net
www.pureland.blogspot.com
http://stuarthughes.blogspot.com
www.tpmcafe.com
http://mediamatters.org/ ( I do not know if this would be classified as a blog)
Chancy
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