Living Alone-------Good Things & Bad Things

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Lon

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Having returned from the Dermatologist this afternoon after having a Basal Cell Skin Cancer removed from the middle of my back with a few stitiches Ithought to my self. I can't see or feel to reach the middle of my back. How the hell am I going to change the bandage. I"ll worry about it tomorrow after I shower. Surely their are other things that make living alone a challenge. Post a few.
 

Doing simple self-maintenance is difficult when one's right arm is immobilized. Restraints come off Friday but a live-in partner would have made life easier the past few weeks. In ordinary circumstances, I enjoy the solitude of living alone.

I'm glad you're rid of the basal cell thingie. On the back it may be hard to care for but removing one from my nose left a lopsided scar.
 

I had some cream for my back to put on.

I used a small paint roller. These are the kind of things you have to come up with. I don't know how to change a dressing though. Sterilize a pair of tongs perhaps?
 
There are a quite a few things I struggle with since my left arm and hand are paralyzed. I live by myself but it would be easier to do things with help. I struggle with bringing groceries in. Most things I can get in except for the 12 pack cokes. I buy them when on sale only and will call the office and one of the guys will run down and get out for me. Its things like washing your back, taking bandages off the right arm after a blood test, etc. So far I can buy long handled brushes to help with bathing etc.. I have learned little tricks over in order to keep my independence through the years. Years of PT and OT have helped. The last time I had OT, the therapist remarked that I could teach others some of the things I have learned through the years. Nice but I would rather have the use of the arm and hand or a partner to help out.
 
I have an acquaintance (a widow) in a wheel chair that does not drive. No grocery deliveries in her area, no neighbors willing to help, no friends strong enough to handle her & her wheel chair. No Uber, but she wants to live in the country. She does not want to be involved with Home Health care or social workers. Any suggestions for her? She has not been receptive to anything I've suggested. Only child lives out of town.
 
The garage is all mine do with whatever I want. Ditto for bathroom counter and medicine cabinet.
I don't hear anyone's alarm or bathroom processes. No worry of anyone flushing or doing a load of laundry while I shower. All the hot water is mine.
No 'compromising' or taking turns on the TV remote or what movies to rent.
I buy, cook and eat food I want, how I want, when I want. I make a sausage corn chowder that just comes alive with rotel or hot sauce.

But...
I could really use some help buying and picking out cloths, home decorating and landscape design.
There are some home and vehicle maintenance things that a third hand really helps - holding a light or ladder, handing me tools or holding something steady.
Sometimes I simply can't decide what to eat; both at home and what restaurant to go to.
 
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