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   PID: Synchronet 3.19c-Win32 master/eb8114bd1 Jan 11 2022 MSC 1928   
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   Sean,   
      
    SD> The good thing is that the ulcer on the bottom of my deformed foot is   
    SD> healing quite well, much to my surprise and relief.  I've been trying   
    SD> to be good about my blood sugar also.  I am now waiting for a pair of   
    SD> prosthetic house shoes--basically a pair of ankle-high prosthetic boots   
    SD> sans the large and rather heavy "calf lacer" brace on my right leg--to   
    SD> be made that will allow me to walk around the house safely and without   
    SD> the risk of contracting cellulitis again in my foot.   
      
     I go to a podiatrist once a month or so, to get the toenails trimmed. I   
   have arthritis so bad throughout my body, that I can't bend over to get to   
   the feet, let alone squeeze the clippers. It had been a few months since I   
   had last had them trimmed, so they were starting to look like eagle talons;   
   but the podiatrist assured me that "he has seen longer ones". I have to pay   
   $65 for the trim, but it's worth it.   
      
     I've had several surgeries on my feet, as follows:   
      
   1) Arches built into them when I was 11 -- I was born without them. Had I   
   not had that surgery, I would've been in a wheelchair long before now.   
      
   2) Plantar fasciitis (bone spurs) in both feet, 11 years ago. I wore   
   special shoes for 6 weeks, and had both feet done at the same time. It's   
   the most common ailment podiatrists see.   
      
   3) Toenails removed off of 2 toes on each foot...both due to freak   
   accidents...never mind I'm such a klutz.  My late wife, Janice (who   
   you got to meet) got me a couple of T-shirts before she died, that noted:   
      
   FRONT: WARNING!! KLUTZ ON THE LOOSE!!   
   BACK: DANGER!! ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!!   
      
     Her response?? "That's him!!". Nice to have the spouse so supportive.    
   Every time I think of the front of the shirt, the tune of "Band On The Run"   
   pops into my head. :P   
      
    SD> I'm trying to get more active lately.  I'd love to get a Cubii   
    SD> (cubii.com; the little "stationary bicycle"-like device where you can   
    SD> pedal while sitting) and some hand weights to help fight this muscle   
    SD> wasting I have in my upper arms.   
      
     I had one of those little foot pedal deals, but the garage is still full   
   of stuff when I had to move back to the house 4 years ago, just before I   
   put my home in a nursing home, before her death 2 1/2 years ago. Yet, after   
   having hernia surgery a couple of years ago, I can't lift those boxes and   
   crates.   
      
    SD> It's good to keep working on my other projects in BBSing though to keep   
    SD> my mind active and fight off boredom.   
      
     Between editing a square dance publication and working on a square dance   
   related website, plus the BBS and ham radio, I certainly am not bored. Of   
   course, when there are thunderstorms in the area, I unplug everything and   
   try to get some sleep. There were 2 very close lightning strikes here the   
   other morning, that shook the house...I thought I was in an earthquake.   
      
    SD> Now if Social Security would quit bending me over the desk, I'd be   
    SD> great. Not having had an income for two years sucks.   
      
     I feel like that right now...on a diet of Buddig lunch meat sandwiches,   
   and Kroger's version of "lemon Koolaid"...not very nutritious. As the   
   tagline goes, "I'm only one step away from being rich...all I need is   
   money".    
      
   Daryl   
      
   ... Hemlock: A device that prevents garment alterations.   
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