I wait until walks, etc., have been fairly cleaned off - which is pretty
quick. I use my cane for short distances and hold only
my husband. If necessary, we use the wheelchair - again, when it is fairly
cleaned off. In Missouri we can get quite a
bit of snow, so with my husband being retired, we just snuggle in at home til
things get better outside. Janice
----- Original Message -----
From: lynne myers
To: jharpe...@aol.com ; tmic
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 7:43 AM
Subject: Re: [TMIC] Managing in winter
For me the only issues I have with winter is an increase in pain, the
heat makes my spasms much worse than cold. I have never lived any where other
than snowy Michigan so I think coping with the ice and snow have just become
normal. I just wear rubber soled tennis shoes and keep going. As long as
there is atleast a thin layer of snow over any ice that may be there walking is
not that hard. The only problems happen when places try to remove all the snow
from parking lots, side walks etc and then it freezes. I use my cane in winter
but that is just for my comfort, dont think it would actually help if I was
going to fall.
--- On Sun, 6/14/09, jharpe...@aol.com <jharpe...@aol.com> wrote:
From: jharpe...@aol.com <jharpe...@aol.com>
Subject: [TMIC] Managing in winter
To: tmic-list@eskimo.com
Date: Sunday, June 14, 2009, 11:40 PM
This may seem like an odd question here at the beginning of the
summer, but my husband and I were talking about job situations and long-term
possibilities and the like, and he made the comment that he never considered
moving up North where there was a lot of snow because of my situation.
It's true that when we do have snow and ice, which isn't too often
here in SC, I pretty much am confined inside. I walk without a cane or walker,
but my balance and footing aren't sure enough that I could walk where it is
slippery.
Though I love him for taking that into account, I hate that he is
limited in that way.
How DO some of you manage in wintry weather? Does just sprinkling
rock salt on your driveway or front step help, or are there other things you do
to cope, or do you just stay inside when it's slippery out?
Barbara H.
http://barbarah.wordpress.com/
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