OT September Chit Chat

[Howie]

Joan, it took me a year to remember my phone # and even now, it's in my head with the area code. That's how I remembered it so that's the way it is in my head. For a year, I had it written on a piece of paper I kept in my billfold.

But my SS number has always been in my head, I guess because I remembered it at a young age and it never changed. Hard-wired as they say.

[SalpalSally]

Sorry I compared Joan. We are all different in our MS bodies. I'm going to try to transfer to the other rehab, that has a better PT program and isn't so short staffed.

Ann, yes the sofa came, DD loves it and I'm hoping I will.

Jeanie, you are amazing. Praying for your continued strebgth and for Jamie's painless and peaceful days.

Howie, i loved mowing the lawn when I could. Too prode in my yard.

Parsi, how is our DSon doing?

[Howie]

Joan, shopping without a list is a male thing I think, unless the little woman is sending you to the store, and SHE made a list for the man.

Ann, I don't have a cell, and you couldn't give me one. That's just me. I wonder how many lie in a graveyard because of someone talking and driving? I do use sticky notes if I need to get something I don't usually get. But this time I kept a writing pad and pen beside me all week, and wrote things down as I thought of them.

Sally, you can come and mow my yard if you want, you know, for old times sake!

Well, as soon as I finish my coffee, I'm grabbing a ride on the chore train. Later!

[Howie]

I'm back, I didn't kill anyone, and no one killed me. I got everything at the store. Perhaps women are on to something making a list.

[Parsi]

Joan, it took me a year to remember my phone # and even now, it's in my head with the area code. That's how I remembered it so that's the way it is in my head. For a year, I had it written on a piece of paper I kept in my billfold.

But my SS number has always been in my head, I guess because I remembered it at a young age and it never changed. Hard-wired as they say.

My SSN and my WI cell phone #, as well as my husband's Iranian cell phone #, I do have memorized. The SSN was used as the student # that we had to write on tests when in college and grad school. The WI cell phone is the same as the one I used when I sold AVON (so gave it out a lot). And I call my husband often enough.
However.... sometimes the numbers just disappear into a hole in my brain. :(

[Frog42]

I got everything at the store.

Well if you got everything at the store, no wonder you didn't need a list!

[Howie]

Vicky!!!

[Pegakafarmgirl]

gmta Vicky.. I thought the same thing,,Howie could open up his own store,,lol

[Howie]

But you know if I had a store, Sam would run it. It would always be overstocked on sliced turkey, and cheese, and cat treats. Come to think of it, that's about all I got today!

[SalpalSally]

Hi All!!! I can't get online much at this rehab, so here I am for a short visit.
PT was pretty good today. I'm moving it and maybe getting a bit stronger.

I hated grocery shopping, but now I find that I wish I could do all the things I used to hate to do. LOL!

[Lazarus]

Glad your sister is doing well or better today.

I live right near Baystate and they always take good care of me too.

This certainly is not an easy time for any of you.

[Cat Dancer]

Howie, you really should send me your email address so I can send you my little book, "The Story of Catterville". Or send me a street address and I'll send you a hard copy: ralph131@centurytel.net. I think of you and your cats whoever I think about Ric the Archeologist, one of the main characters in the book, and how he is treated by his cats -- with loving firmness. ��

I continue to heal, ever so slowly. Have to get back to my exercises, and get my legs stronger so that I can transfer more confidently. Then I hope to get rid of this catheter. That will take awhile, and a lot of patience, I'm sure.

Anybody else who wants to read Catterville, just email. If you can open a Microsoft word document, I can send it electronically to you.

[Howie]

That you so much Cat, but I don't read anything these days. With my vision, even reading the computer is tricky. But thanks for the offer!

[Howie]

This would be a good time to bring this up. Reading large blocks of text is hard for me because I read a sentence or two, then my eyes will jump a sentence or two ahead, or I will read the same sentence several times. It's an MS thing that I hate more than balance or numbness or anything.

And Cherie, you know I love you, but your last post had a giant, unbroken paragraph that took me two days to read. I know you had more important things to think about, but everyone try to keep that in mind. And I don't want special treatment, I just wanted to mention it.

I read everything posted here, and you are all family to me. I want to read everything anyone posts. Cherie is my friend, and I know she will understand. If not, I'll put the cats on her!

[Frog42]

I know how that feels, Howie, and I hate it too. I used to love reading books but there's no way anymore.