Physically Challenged

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Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 2:48 PM filed under General postings

Well, here I go...

The first challenge is eating.  I have a total of 7 teeth and none of them are lined up with another, so finding healthy food that I can "bite" into is not easy.  Of course, there's cooking food.  With one knee and my back in such bad condition, I can't stand longer than 5 minutes.  In addition, I have several severe medical conditions: Type I Diabetes and Stage IV Non-alcoholic, Fatty-tissue Cirrhosis are the two most dangerous.  So, I have to find foods that are most forgiven by my blood sugar and my liver.

The second challenge is the exercise program.  I own one of those little stationary, manual pedal "bikes" (for lack of a better word) so I'm setting that up in the living room.  That way I can watch TV while pedaling.  I also have an arch climber (Gazelle) that I hope to get set up soon so I can work on it a few minutes every day.  And, somewhere in this cluttered home, I have a pedometer so track my steps.

To get around inside the house, I use a cane.  To walk outside, I have to use my rollator (a walker on wheels with a seat built into it).

Today, my husband and I are going to check out the Senior Center here.  They have a gym, a billiards room and a games room that includes foosball, air hockey, and skeeball, to list a few.  It's free for anyone 50 or over.  So far those of us here that qualify, you might want to check out your own local senior center.  To find out more information, I went on-line to my city's website and clicked on the Parks and Recreation Dept.'s button and found a long list of all kinds of facilities for every age group and we live in a medium-size city.  So that's my Tip of the Day for all of you.

Have a great and prosperous day today.

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