Bill Horne snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@telecom.csail.mit.edu:
I just got back from seeing a surgeon about the injuries to my
> wrist: his "second opinion" boils down to a prediction that I'll
> probably need to learn to write with my other hand, and that my left
> wrist will wind up locked in a fixed position, even though he said
> I'd still be able to type.
>
> I've got some "Winter Work" to do: I'll need mechanical aids to open
> cans and jars and bottles with a single hand, and shoveling snow will
> be out of the question, so I'll have to make a list of supplies to lay
> in: Kerosene, dry goods, medicines, batteries, books to read, and
> traditional winter clothes such as Long Johns and watch caps. I'll
> need a few smaller fuel cans to divide my emergency fuel into:
> containers small and light enough to pour from with one hand. Plus, of
> course, time for practice runs.
>
> It's quite a list, and if there are gaps in the Digest during the next
> few months, it's because I'm doing Winter Work.
Bill,
What a wonderful story. You seem do be doing well. Whatever you do, enjoy life along the way. I'm glad you're with us.
David
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