Life can be a Pain

@Owlunar .... 💜💕

Hi @Faith-and-Hope@Shaz51@utopia@Former-Member

I had assisted shopping today - crowded supermarket - kids - ah - I could have done without children wandering around not looking where they are going but an adult - that was when I had to shout - self-protection - and my carer supported me - anyway

I used my crutches - I haven't for some time now- and I went up to the pharmacy here to get some medication and pay my phone bill - yikes - I do need a brace

So I looked them up on the internet and I will ask to see a physiotherapist about which kind to use - there are braces that I never saw before and they can be worn on top of clothing - which is a good thing.

The brace I had was the largest of it's kind - these are different - I am prepared to do almost anything to avoid having surgery - I am quite firm about that atm and let's see how that goes

That's a beautiful picture Faith - thank you

I feel better today - yesterday I was rattled out of my brains - I did sleep eventually but it was late before I went to bed - and I am really tired now

Thanks so much for your support my good friends

Dec

hugs my friend @Owlunar

Thanks @Shaz51

I did a course in Mother Craft when I was in year 9 or 10 - I did rather well but rarely think of it now

But I remember being told not to carry the baby on the hip because it would be bad for the posture - of course I was young and "knew it all but the towers of 9/11, Jerusalem and Troy had yet to fall"

I carried my daughter around on my hip for ages - then when she was a toddler she would hang onto my leg as I walked around her and I ignored her - she had been born early and spent the first weeks of her life in Special Nursuries and I was in a different hospital at first so I think she craved cuddles - and she was a small sociable baby and carrying her around seemed to be natural

The one by one the towers fell - my right knee has suffered multiple trauma and I don't know why the right - still I was an athlete and the same mind runs the same body - I will beat this

But yeah - carrying the baby

I am sorry about your arthritis - are some people more prone than others to get arthritis? I think I am genetically disposed for athritis but one thing I know about myself is that I prefer the devil I know -

Thanks again Shaz

Dec

Hi @Dec, be kind to yourself 🙂 💜🐦💜🐦💜🐦💜

@utopia@Former-Member@Shaz51@Faith-and-Hope

Good morning ladies - I slept for a long time last night - I fell asleep iny chair really early and woke up and went to bed and went on sleeping - until late

I feel so much better - I have made my decision and that is to work my knee with the crutches and see a physio about a brace I can wear over my trousers and walk more - I already walk a lot and let's give this joint my life time - even if I wear the brace for the rest of my life

It's many years since I was told I needed a shoulder replacement and it's still working without one and my determination to work the muscles has worked there so let's see how detemination works - thanks @utopia

I take it easy this morning to recover from the supermarket yesterday and - after all -my knee is the same as it was a few days ago - and all we can do is life one day at a time

Dec

Yes after 25 years of carrying babies and children on my hips , it is a long time to have a baby

I started babysitting when i was 18 , before that i looked after my cousins who think i am heir big sister

so from 18 to 43 , i have always had babies to carry as well as children , I loved every minute of it

soo glad you feel a bit better today my awesome friend @Owlunar, yes one day at a time

Hello @Former-Member, how are you my friend , sending you hugs