hollydolly
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have I ever seen anyone dragging groceries..?..yes every ferkin day..... have I ever seen anyone dragging groceries where YOU live ...errm... lemme think?
It's such a shock when you fall
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carouselsilver
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@Twostep: What is wrong with being self sufficient? I am not sure what you are objecting to in terms of 'dragging groceries.' When I was a working single mother, I was ever so grateful to have one of those wheeled carts. I lugged groceries from the store, and laundry to and from the laundromat, and didn't need to wait until someone would offer to drive me places. They were capable of rolling up the steps to the bus and down again. Now that I can drive, I look back with fondness to those days.
Now being a senior, I will probably be glad to have one again.
Now being a senior, I will probably be glad to have one again.
gamboolman
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We have been watching our first Grandbaby for our daughter while she goes to work several days per week.
Prior to her her birth, we got on these "Hotrods" installed - as we will not risk carrying #1 Granddaughter on the stairs.
And we figure, that one day, we will need / use the Hotrod for ourselves.
Do recommend.
Prior to her her birth, we got on these "Hotrods" installed - as we will not risk carrying #1 Granddaughter on the stairs.
And we figure, that one day, we will need / use the Hotrod for ourselves.
Do recommend.
Twostep
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- Tiny town Oklahoma, OK
If that worked/works for you - great! Not for me.
againstthegrain
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- Sun Valley, ID
I will fall given my active lifestyle. However, I work towards being able to avoid and survive fall(s) by training since fall(s) will occur. (I just hope a fall does not occur in the bathroom, or when skiing at 60+mph.)
2 main themes of my training are consistently working on balance and agility (to avoid falls) and getting weights overhead (to strengthen bones.)
2 main themes of my training are consistently working on balance and agility (to avoid falls) and getting weights overhead (to strengthen bones.)
Paying Attention! Yeap sometimes my thoughts drift away and I have to remind myself to do one thing at a time, and pay attention! It is nice to know the main reason we forget is we were not paying attention. I studied gerontology but don't think even my professors had a good understanding of being old. We can know the meaning of "words" but not the meaning of the experience until we have had the experience. Just being old requires a lot of work.I've found that things like that happen to me when I'm not paying attention... totally distracted. Well, that's for things like cuts and burns. Most falls I've ever had were because of ice except for one when I wasn't paying attention on steps... thought I was on the bottom step but I wasn't... banged my head pretty badly... but none of it was very recent.
Heal fast, Rose!
My legs are giving me a bad time so I am reaching out to touch something when I move. I am hoping to get the problem fixed. I work out in a pool and a gym and should not be having so much trouble staying on my feet. The doctor always asks if I have fallen lately and I say no, but I would have fallen if something hadn't stopped me from falling.
Oh my dear, you probably aren't ready for a walker but I have to tell how thrilled I am to have two walkers. One stays by my door and is useful for carrying groceries and laundry. The other stays in the car and I use it instead of a shopping carter. I hang bags from the arms of the walker and put my food or other purchases right in the bags. Or if it is a nice day and I want to walk along the river, I have my walker in my car.
Walkers are great for carrying things or sitting down to rest. I consider my walker to be my freedom machine because I can go so much further with one than I can without one.
hollydolly
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they're called stairlifts here...
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
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- Los Angeles Suburbs
We turn business away fairly regularly, @hollydolly.
DH & I are fully content with the amount we're doing now. Don't want any more.
againstthegrain
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- Sun Valley, ID
It feels good to be able to control at least one aspect of the demands of life. Waking away from work on top completely of my own choosing was the icing on the cake for me.
StarSong
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Getting back to the topic of falling. As we reach our 60s & 70s, strength and balance are no longer a given. To improve or maintain them requires effort.
I don't always get around to a half hour or longer walk, but unless literally sick in bed, I do the following every day:
Without using my hands for help or balance, I sit down in the middle of the floor away from any furniture, then stand back up - also without using my hands. Ten times in a row. I also make time for enough stair climbing that I can feel the burn.
When the coffee is brewing, and standing as far from my kitchen counter as I can reach, I do 15 slow standing pushups against it.
While brushing my teeth before bed I practice my balance. Standing next to, but not touching the bathroom counter, I stand on one foot and hold that position for a full minute (my electric toothbrush acts as my timer - it pauses every 30 seconds). Repeat with the other foot. I keep my left hand by my side and brush with the right.
These little life routines may sound silly, but many people my age (72) can no longer do any of these. The only way to regain or maintiian strength and balance is to work at it. Use it or lose it, as the saying goes.
I don't always get around to a half hour or longer walk, but unless literally sick in bed, I do the following every day:
Without using my hands for help or balance, I sit down in the middle of the floor away from any furniture, then stand back up - also without using my hands. Ten times in a row. I also make time for enough stair climbing that I can feel the burn.
When the coffee is brewing, and standing as far from my kitchen counter as I can reach, I do 15 slow standing pushups against it.
While brushing my teeth before bed I practice my balance. Standing next to, but not touching the bathroom counter, I stand on one foot and hold that position for a full minute (my electric toothbrush acts as my timer - it pauses every 30 seconds). Repeat with the other foot. I keep my left hand by my side and brush with the right.
These little life routines may sound silly, but many people my age (72) can no longer do any of these. The only way to regain or maintiian strength and balance is to work at it. Use it or lose it, as the saying goes.
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Wow, that is amazing. My morning routine (which I remember to do at least a few times a month) is to stand up and sit down without using my hands, from a sitting position in a chair.
againstthegrain
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Fell twice today - no problem. One fall was skiing, and the other in the parking lot where 8" inches of new snow hid a nasty sheet of ice. Yesterday there was an ambulance picking up an injured person from the same parking lot.
I love your routine but despite going to the pool/gym almost daily, I can not do what you do. When I started in the gym I expected better results. I have gained strength and I can do the dishes in a senior center for about 80 people without the pain I used to have, but I can not get off the flour without something to lean on, nor is my balance good.
Next week I am going to a woman's 90 birthday and she looks younger than me (78). Physically she is more agile than I am. If you saw us you would think she is the younger person. I used to feel like an Amazon woman and hoped to return to that. I think my doctor would say we age differently. Exercise routines can help but some of us will have a harder time than others.
CooCooforCoCoPuffs
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The only fall I've taken in which I suffered an injury is when I was on active duty and playing volleyball. Think "Topgun". It is all fun and games in the military until you step in a hole and tear an ACL playing volley ball. Down I went. One or two less beers on the beach would likely have been prudent.
Had that happened the last four years I'd likely have been awarded a Purple Heart.
Had that happened the last four years I'd likely have been awarded a Purple Heart.
hollydolly
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Just remember to get a helmet to protect your head..and some knee and elbow pads....
MaddHollander
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I am 72 and walk through my town 3X everyday.
Last Monday morning, like a cartoon character I slipped, slid several feet and finally flopped on an icy sidewalk.
Wildly flapping my arms like a bird to stay on my feet didn’t help one bit.
A teenager walking to school quickly jogged over to help me up. He was immediately joined by another. All three of us were laughing out loud at my antics. Good kids!
Last Monday morning, like a cartoon character I slipped, slid several feet and finally flopped on an icy sidewalk.
Wildly flapping my arms like a bird to stay on my feet didn’t help one bit.
A teenager walking to school quickly jogged over to help me up. He was immediately joined by another. All three of us were laughing out loud at my antics. Good kids!
Twostep
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- Tiny town Oklahoma, OK
Count your blessings and please be more careful in the future.
Nathan
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- High Desert- Calif.
Last summer I was stepping over a little makeshift wire gate, maybe 2 ft. tall. Wasn't paying proper attention(mind going in 5 different directions), my foot caught on the gate, and I went completely down on my left side, my forearm making full contact with the sidewalk. It was a shock and a surprise...surprised that my arm wasn't broken. I still step over that wire gate, but am more careful, I try to actually focus on what I'm doing.