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You are in the bottom of the trough currently, you know where you will be in 6 months ie walking again and more mobile. Concentrate on how you will get there rather than where you are now.
I had 1m of colon removed as it had died, I was a couple of hours away from them not being able to operate so they opened me up before they knew what was wrong and found the dead septic colon. I woke up with the colon gone but they also had repaired my incisional hernia which was the root cause. I was told I could never lift more than 2kg, no more kickstarting or putting a bike on a centre stand or the hernia repair would reopen and be unrepairable. Well I decided that was not for me so I took my time but exercised to get muscle strength back in all areas but no exercise for the stomach wall. I am now lifting 25kg bags of coal, riding the Norton after kick-starting it and putting it on the center stand. I still have the scar to remind me and wear a support brace during waking hours for the stomach but essentially I am back to normal. You will get there.
I had 1m of colon removed as it had died, I was a couple of hours away from them not being able to operate so they opened me up before they knew what was wrong and found the dead septic colon. I woke up with the colon gone but they also had repaired my incisional hernia which was the root cause. I was told I could never lift more than 2kg, no more kickstarting or putting a bike on a centre stand or the hernia repair would reopen and be unrepairable. Well I decided that was not for me so I took my time but exercised to get muscle strength back in all areas but no exercise for the stomach wall. I am now lifting 25kg bags of coal, riding the Norton after kick-starting it and putting it on the center stand. I still have the scar to remind me and wear a support brace during waking hours for the stomach but essentially I am back to normal. You will get there.
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I will get there no problems there I want to walk and walk sooner than later, but in the mean time I am getting a bit frustrated in not able to do things like I need to do, falling yesterday wasn't good and didn't help drinking so much was the root cause of me falling, I didn't think I drank that many beers but I lost count after 10 cans, just way too much, but 10+ cans is what I normally drink when I have beers when I feel like a beer of course, I don't drink much these days but they just went down so nicely and didn't think I was that pissed, but wasn't till I hopped up that I sure was I had a few too many.
But being home and not much to do but to vegetate instead of doing things to keep me busy is hard for me, stuck in a wheelchair all day till I go to bed, I just feel so helpless and it not good for me and my house is not made for someone in a wheelchair, even cooking for myself is a task in itself, keeping my stump leg up all day doesn't help, its hard adjusting getting in and out of the chair, going for a bath or using the toilet is a major task, its coming up to 3 months in 4 days time and I have another 6 months, the unknown doesn't help as well, I never lost a leg before but its starting to put a strain on me, but I am not going to let it beat me and I am sure things will get worst before it gets better I am sure of that.
Ash
But being home and not much to do but to vegetate instead of doing things to keep me busy is hard for me, stuck in a wheelchair all day till I go to bed, I just feel so helpless and it not good for me and my house is not made for someone in a wheelchair, even cooking for myself is a task in itself, keeping my stump leg up all day doesn't help, its hard adjusting getting in and out of the chair, going for a bath or using the toilet is a major task, its coming up to 3 months in 4 days time and I have another 6 months, the unknown doesn't help as well, I never lost a leg before but its starting to put a strain on me, but I am not going to let it beat me and I am sure things will get worst before it gets better I am sure of that.
Ash
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Your fortitude will carry you through.
Getting shitty on beer was a release.... we know better, but that was a fuckit moment. After all that's happened, a little burst of fuckit is understandable.
You will need to close the booze throttle some overall to avoid the bad side effects. And you're clever enough to know when.
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Your body was "off the juice" for long enough to make a difference.
The POSITIVE to take out of this, is that you REALIZE IT YOURSELF.
You are no lilly-livered weakling, you've got fortitude and determination. KEEP USING IT!
Maybe inventory your train set, organize your tools, whatever, give your MIND some work to do, your body is getting PLENTY of therapy.
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Well another set back for me this Wednesday I have another visit to the amputee rehab at 10:30 and Debra has a app at 1pm at the same hospital but up on the 7th floor so she is going to get the cab with me and wait around till her app as the amputee section is paying for my cab up to the hospital any other app we have to find our own way there.
The set back is our daughter she is getting a full cares pension as well extra money for looking after both of Debra as well myself but she had a parttime job 2 hrs in the morning and 2 hrs in the afternoon caring for a disable child on the disability bus but this year she hasn't had any work but Sunday they phoned her asking if she can do a shift on Wednesday which we also need her help, she said she do it but has made me angry as she can't be our carer or a carer on a bus, she has to decide which one is more important, she is getting good money for her cares pension so I be asking her what she wants to do care for us or care for someone else child, as really need her for our hospital visits.
We went to a lot of troubles to get her a cares pension for our needs and she deserves it as she suffers epilepsy and should have been on a pension years ago because of her health , when she has an attack she just drops with no warning and her doctors told her she could never work full time and when she does go down it takes her 2 weeks to fully recover from it, stress is one main thing that brings on her epilepsy but its been sometime since she had an attack as they now know what side of the brain is causing it and her medication is doing its job, but she still can have an attack with it.
So today she coming over to help with shopping and mums return home so going to put it to her, do what the Gov is paying her to do to look after mum and me or do work where she is not guarantee work, 4 hrs this week for the first time this year is not worth it or getting paid good money for looking after us, she has to decide one or the other.
After my fall Saturday has shown me I need help, on the piss didn't help but I do need help and things are going to get worst when Debra comes home as she be restricted even more than me till she is walking on both legs without aid and her injuries be with her for the rest of her life, because she not 67 yet (that is our pension age) and she not working she getting unemployed money although when you get to 60 you no long need to look for a job but must do 30 hrs a fortnight community work but she has to now get medical certificate every 3 months as she can no longer do any work, the doctors are giving her long term medical report today to take to Centrelink to put in for a disability pension, she still has 2 years to go to get the old age pension but she be won't be able to do her 2 days a week working at Vinnies doing her 15 hrs a week work for the dole.
What a situation to have ourselves in at no fault of our own, yes accidents happen but it has fu cked our normal lives up forever from on persons mistake and the sh it we have to go through, its starting to take its toll on me and I won't be able to look after Debra when she comes home as I am restricted in what I can do, what a mess our lives have come too, not a good position to find ourselves in, near 3 months since the accident and we still a long way to full recovery, I don't wish this on anyone to be in the same position we find ourselves in.
Sorry for this as things are starting to hit me hard and now I have tears rolling out of my eye just writing this and finding it hard to handle at the moment, but I be alright as its all new to me in what care we both will need, thinking about it and having a bit of a cry has helped me as each day something will pop up that I will have to deal with, just got to get back on top of things and do what is needed to be done, but fu ck its hard, I thought things were going OK but now I don't know, its the unknown that is the worst thing on my mind.
Ash
The set back is our daughter she is getting a full cares pension as well extra money for looking after both of Debra as well myself but she had a parttime job 2 hrs in the morning and 2 hrs in the afternoon caring for a disable child on the disability bus but this year she hasn't had any work but Sunday they phoned her asking if she can do a shift on Wednesday which we also need her help, she said she do it but has made me angry as she can't be our carer or a carer on a bus, she has to decide which one is more important, she is getting good money for her cares pension so I be asking her what she wants to do care for us or care for someone else child, as really need her for our hospital visits.
We went to a lot of troubles to get her a cares pension for our needs and she deserves it as she suffers epilepsy and should have been on a pension years ago because of her health , when she has an attack she just drops with no warning and her doctors told her she could never work full time and when she does go down it takes her 2 weeks to fully recover from it, stress is one main thing that brings on her epilepsy but its been sometime since she had an attack as they now know what side of the brain is causing it and her medication is doing its job, but she still can have an attack with it.
So today she coming over to help with shopping and mums return home so going to put it to her, do what the Gov is paying her to do to look after mum and me or do work where she is not guarantee work, 4 hrs this week for the first time this year is not worth it or getting paid good money for looking after us, she has to decide one or the other.
After my fall Saturday has shown me I need help, on the piss didn't help but I do need help and things are going to get worst when Debra comes home as she be restricted even more than me till she is walking on both legs without aid and her injuries be with her for the rest of her life, because she not 67 yet (that is our pension age) and she not working she getting unemployed money although when you get to 60 you no long need to look for a job but must do 30 hrs a fortnight community work but she has to now get medical certificate every 3 months as she can no longer do any work, the doctors are giving her long term medical report today to take to Centrelink to put in for a disability pension, she still has 2 years to go to get the old age pension but she be won't be able to do her 2 days a week working at Vinnies doing her 15 hrs a week work for the dole.
What a situation to have ourselves in at no fault of our own, yes accidents happen but it has fu cked our normal lives up forever from on persons mistake and the sh it we have to go through, its starting to take its toll on me and I won't be able to look after Debra when she comes home as I am restricted in what I can do, what a mess our lives have come too, not a good position to find ourselves in, near 3 months since the accident and we still a long way to full recovery, I don't wish this on anyone to be in the same position we find ourselves in.
Sorry for this as things are starting to hit me hard and now I have tears rolling out of my eye just writing this and finding it hard to handle at the moment, but I be alright as its all new to me in what care we both will need, thinking about it and having a bit of a cry has helped me as each day something will pop up that I will have to deal with, just got to get back on top of things and do what is needed to be done, but fu ck its hard, I thought things were going OK but now I don't know, its the unknown that is the worst thing on my mind.
Ash
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Thanks Rob, things are starting to look up as Virginia is now coming with us up to the hospital on Wednesday, her boy friend told her she has to do what is best for mum and myself and can't do both, has given her something to think about.
I have had a bit of a melt down this morning and was a bit upset about how things have happened to both of us and now Debra be home after 1pm, was talking to her just before when I lost the plot and just being upsetting for me, but I didn't want to upset her, things well workout but today I just needed this melt down to make me take control of the situation we are in.
We are both good people and it just seems we been punished for being good, I just need to get back on track and on top of things, not going to let this get on top of me, I need to get on top of it.
Ash
Ash, it's normal to have a setback or two on your way back to a decent level of mobility, but if you look back on where you both started the day of the accident, you and your dear wife have survived and progressed forward an incredible amount. Now that you are back home in your comfort zone, I'm sure that your lives will settle down to something much more comfortable and pleasant than a hospital ward. Everyone on here is rooting for you. I know you have a lot of mates where you live, but if you have a WhatsApp connection I'm sure some of the chaps on here would be delighted to give you a call from time to time just to keep your spirits up - I know I would. Warmest wishes to you and Debra from Hong Kong.
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Well the wife has been home since Monday afternoon and all she has done since she been home is complain, complain and complain, that nothing has been put back it its place in the kitchen, she forgets that I been home for over 2 weeks, stuck in a wheelchair and I have everything I need down low so I can reach without getting out of the chair, she is on crutches while at home she got to wear a moon boot for another 4 weeks and not put too much weight on her banged up leg, she carried on so much she drove her daughter away who suppose to be caring for both of us, they are so alike they both clash with each other and it drives me crazy.
Well Debra can't do much and she expects me to do everything for her but I am having my own problems being in a wheelchair, although our daughter is our carer she don't live in and only stays over when we need her for a few days at a time or when we have hospital visits she comes with us, but Debra needs to learn to do things on her own without help as I have done, I have adapted to my situation and she needs to do the same instead of complaining.
More good news on my part, my solicitor, the other party insurance and the amputee rehab have all got together and have made contact to the Prosthetics company who will be making my new leg and I had to make contact to them to visit them so they can put a plan together for me to get my new bionic leg, so Monday will be going to them for a interview and put a plan together for my new leg, I will still be working with the hospital amputee rehab as they will be making the mould for my stump and they will also be making my new training leg, the other company will be making my new everyday leg once I learn to walk again, the good thing it be made sooner than later once the wheels start turning, I still got another 2 week of wearing the pressure stocking on my stump and leg as it needs to shrink a bit more before they make the mould that will fit into my new leg, yesterday at rehab I stood up again on 2 legs to do my hip exercises, because my taxi was late to pick me up I got to rehab 30 minutes late so only had 1/2 a session to a normal session in rehab, I was going to take my first steps with 2 legs again but time ran out before that happen, so now have to wait till next Thursday for my next rehab time.
So the wheels are turning but still will be about 4 or 5 months before everything is put together and I be walking again on 2 legs, well I be walking before that but to be walking un aided and doing things as normal as I can will also be up to me, I am so keen to walk sooner than later but I still got to take it slowly and not push past my limits, they won't let me take my training leg home till they know for sure I can do things without aid or help and walk on my own 2 legs, so when I do get my new normal leg I will still be keeping my training leg so I have a spare if I need it, as over time the new leg will need maintenance done to it and parts replaced from wear, sounds like working on a Norton as it gets older and worn.
The good thing the other party is paying for everything to do with my rehab as well Debra's and they be looking after all my new bits for the rest of my days as well in time I will also get a big compensation payout as well Debra, their OT rep is coming to visit Debra and myself next Wednesday to see about all our needs at home, all the mods we need to the house as well to arrange someone to look after our yard maintenance, lawn mowing and all and see if they will come to the party in paying for a new car we both can drive and mods to it.
I had a big melt down last week as frustration sets in from not being able to do the things I want, I want so badly to get back into my train layout so for the time being I getting more things for the layout and a bit more shopping therapy today I brought another switch loco for the layout so slowly building up the trains, so far 4 new locos, 2 older locos and one loco kit to make.
Ash
Well Debra can't do much and she expects me to do everything for her but I am having my own problems being in a wheelchair, although our daughter is our carer she don't live in and only stays over when we need her for a few days at a time or when we have hospital visits she comes with us, but Debra needs to learn to do things on her own without help as I have done, I have adapted to my situation and she needs to do the same instead of complaining.
More good news on my part, my solicitor, the other party insurance and the amputee rehab have all got together and have made contact to the Prosthetics company who will be making my new leg and I had to make contact to them to visit them so they can put a plan together for me to get my new bionic leg, so Monday will be going to them for a interview and put a plan together for my new leg, I will still be working with the hospital amputee rehab as they will be making the mould for my stump and they will also be making my new training leg, the other company will be making my new everyday leg once I learn to walk again, the good thing it be made sooner than later once the wheels start turning, I still got another 2 week of wearing the pressure stocking on my stump and leg as it needs to shrink a bit more before they make the mould that will fit into my new leg, yesterday at rehab I stood up again on 2 legs to do my hip exercises, because my taxi was late to pick me up I got to rehab 30 minutes late so only had 1/2 a session to a normal session in rehab, I was going to take my first steps with 2 legs again but time ran out before that happen, so now have to wait till next Thursday for my next rehab time.
So the wheels are turning but still will be about 4 or 5 months before everything is put together and I be walking again on 2 legs, well I be walking before that but to be walking un aided and doing things as normal as I can will also be up to me, I am so keen to walk sooner than later but I still got to take it slowly and not push past my limits, they won't let me take my training leg home till they know for sure I can do things without aid or help and walk on my own 2 legs, so when I do get my new normal leg I will still be keeping my training leg so I have a spare if I need it, as over time the new leg will need maintenance done to it and parts replaced from wear, sounds like working on a Norton as it gets older and worn.
The good thing the other party is paying for everything to do with my rehab as well Debra's and they be looking after all my new bits for the rest of my days as well in time I will also get a big compensation payout as well Debra, their OT rep is coming to visit Debra and myself next Wednesday to see about all our needs at home, all the mods we need to the house as well to arrange someone to look after our yard maintenance, lawn mowing and all and see if they will come to the party in paying for a new car we both can drive and mods to it.
I had a big melt down last week as frustration sets in from not being able to do the things I want, I want so badly to get back into my train layout so for the time being I getting more things for the layout and a bit more shopping therapy today I brought another switch loco for the layout so slowly building up the trains, so far 4 new locos, 2 older locos and one loco kit to make.
Ash
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...am I a bad guy for thinking a 'Busa powered wheelchair?
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Ash, I've been gone a few days and had some time to reflect on priorities. I can only image what you must be going through, and even then nothing comes to mind that would be "magic words", I'm certainly no where near an expert on rehab, so THAT's out, and of course have never been in your shoe (singular, pun intended).
I hope posting over here at least lets you "scream at the world" with your friends picking up some pieces and sorting them into encouraging words. That's about the best we "AccessNorton" guys can do from however far away we are. I don't know that I'd be ANY good to you if I booked a flight over and spent a week "helping". I can be so dense that I might just make it worse.
Anyway, I know I speak for at least 1 or 33 of us that IF there was something we could help with, you know full well, we'd be there doing it.
Meanwhile, make sure you select one or 2 of your local mates to help keep your bike fired up once in a while, so once the rehab, physio, and prosthetics mob is done, your bike will be in a right state to perhaps treat you to some wind in the face.
I hope SOMETHING I say will at least be a glimmer of hope for you, I got nuthin' much else to offer...
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Hey Ash, keep on going. As far as the complaining goes, I think @robs ss had a thread on here about ear plugs? Might help?
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Well I been through a lot over the last 3 months as its been 3 months today we had the accident, I can't turn back the clock so I have accepted my situation but I tell you its fu cking hard for both of us and a bit more harder for me as I got to do things for Debra as well, but I do have my limits in what I can do.
We having a lot of help now from mates and family but now the other side insurance is helping out now so things will go a bit easier when things do get done, in 2 less than 2 weeks now the start for my training leg and the fun will begin and I am so looking forward to it, but things still take time and that is were the frustration comes into play, am so sick of sitting around doing nothing, I am not use to that, but this morning had 2 lots of visitors and tomorrow we have a funeral of a good mate who past away 3 weeks ago (younger than us) so a big day is planned down our local footy club the Lenny was involved in and a big day is planned for drinking and memories, so another big day for me, Lenny is a old biker friend and it was me that got him into Triumphs.
GP I think you and I have a lot in common in what we do, I am a old school biker and so are so many of my old mates, my biker life has been the best life I could ask for so many old friendships from our young days of riding back in the early 70s and most are still riding I grew up with to mates I have made in the 52+ years of riding, I also met some who disagree with some on my stories or life with British bikes or think I am lying about my old Norton and Triumph stories until they ask some of my mates and they say yes it did happen as I was there as well, but one of my hates in life are people who lie, who are disrespectful of others, no matter female or male, but I am also not perfect in some of the things I have done, but I never got caught, but I don't take to fools, liars, or abusive people, I never back down with these people when I catch them out, I tell things as it is and have done so all my life.
But as I say the biker life has been a good life and even here so many friendships made that I will never meet with in person but if we did they be welcome at my place and always make room for them and a few beers as well, I can be a bit of a sh it stirrer sometimes but all in good fun.
I have never asked for help as so many have come to our aid and just being here on Access Norton as well Triumph Rat although I no longer own a Triumph I have made lots of friendships world wide, I couldn't ask for more as each day these 2 forums help me forget what I am going through, friendships are so important to me as well Debra and we have always cared for the people we been around and now most are around for us in our time of needs, we are so over whelmed in the help and friends giving us both support when we need it even when we don't ask for it, even strangers offering us help, a big thank you all is all I can say, it has help me get through this, its so important to both of us and a long road to recovery.
Ash and Debra
We having a lot of help now from mates and family but now the other side insurance is helping out now so things will go a bit easier when things do get done, in 2 less than 2 weeks now the start for my training leg and the fun will begin and I am so looking forward to it, but things still take time and that is were the frustration comes into play, am so sick of sitting around doing nothing, I am not use to that, but this morning had 2 lots of visitors and tomorrow we have a funeral of a good mate who past away 3 weeks ago (younger than us) so a big day is planned down our local footy club the Lenny was involved in and a big day is planned for drinking and memories, so another big day for me, Lenny is a old biker friend and it was me that got him into Triumphs.
GP I think you and I have a lot in common in what we do, I am a old school biker and so are so many of my old mates, my biker life has been the best life I could ask for so many old friendships from our young days of riding back in the early 70s and most are still riding I grew up with to mates I have made in the 52+ years of riding, I also met some who disagree with some on my stories or life with British bikes or think I am lying about my old Norton and Triumph stories until they ask some of my mates and they say yes it did happen as I was there as well, but one of my hates in life are people who lie, who are disrespectful of others, no matter female or male, but I am also not perfect in some of the things I have done, but I never got caught, but I don't take to fools, liars, or abusive people, I never back down with these people when I catch them out, I tell things as it is and have done so all my life.
But as I say the biker life has been a good life and even here so many friendships made that I will never meet with in person but if we did they be welcome at my place and always make room for them and a few beers as well, I can be a bit of a sh it stirrer sometimes but all in good fun.
I have never asked for help as so many have come to our aid and just being here on Access Norton as well Triumph Rat although I no longer own a Triumph I have made lots of friendships world wide, I couldn't ask for more as each day these 2 forums help me forget what I am going through, friendships are so important to me as well Debra and we have always cared for the people we been around and now most are around for us in our time of needs, we are so over whelmed in the help and friends giving us both support when we need it even when we don't ask for it, even strangers offering us help, a big thank you all is all I can say, it has help me get through this, its so important to both of us and a long road to recovery.
Ash and Debra
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Ash, your predicament has sobered and your attitude has inspired myself and many others here on the forum. I hope you and Debra can continue to get strength from each other through the ups and downs ahead. Keep your eyes on the horizon mate. You can't keep a good man down
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Well I watched a good mate I have known since I was 15 he was a younger kid that hang around us on our dirt bike days and use to double him around as well a few of his other younger mates at the old rife range, he past away suddenly 3 weeks ago and his funeral was yesterday but was to hard for me and the wife to go to it but it was podcast on Ytube and the after remembrance was at our local footy club the Roosters at Brighton I was going down there but decided to have a few beer at home for him, safer for me as it would have been fully packed out and I would have been in to much of a drunken mess as would have been so many old friends there.
Well spent the afternoon up in the shed with the Norton and my train layout, up stairs 2 of Debra's friends were up there giving the inside of the house a good clean, although I had the house pretty well sorted they did the work that I couldn't do and they are going to come every week now to do a touch up of the housework, they are all looking after us as it can be a bit hard on both Debra and me.
As for my train layout I can't do much with it at the moment as too hard with only one leg and the next big job is doing the wiring that has to be done under the layout so thinking of getting a creeper so I can lay on my back and just roll under the layout to do all the wiring, I already have all the wiring, connectors, switches, soldering iron and solder to do this job had it all ready before the accident, the track is all laid out and the cork underlay has been done all before the accident, just got to tack the track down was my next job before the wiring.
After all the wiring is done I be able to start running the trains, I need to get a high chain on casters as my wheelchair and lower stool on casters is too low to do any work on the layout, but I so need to get back into working on the layout instead of sitting around doing nothing, have a few layout models to make and some new models on the way, I need to get busy again as sitting around is doing my head in.
Going to be a busy week ahead with the meeting tomorrow with my leg builders and amputee rehab on Thursday as well a few things that Debra has on and we both need to see our local doctor for new scrips for our 5 monthly medication, I have set up my phone for Uber transport to and from my apps but some can be reimbursed by the CTP insurance as well need to get disability tags for the cars we use so we get close parking at the shopping centres, can also get Gov assistance for 1/2 price taxi travel, everything helps.
On Wednesday we have a face to face meeting with the CTP insurance OT person to discuss all our need at home and everything else that has affected our lives since the accident, the list is growing and will be asking about a car so we can both drive to get around, see if they are willing to come to the party in getting a new car that can be set up for our needs, so far they been good at coming on board as they know it wasn't our fault at all from this impact on both our lives.
Ash
Well spent the afternoon up in the shed with the Norton and my train layout, up stairs 2 of Debra's friends were up there giving the inside of the house a good clean, although I had the house pretty well sorted they did the work that I couldn't do and they are going to come every week now to do a touch up of the housework, they are all looking after us as it can be a bit hard on both Debra and me.
As for my train layout I can't do much with it at the moment as too hard with only one leg and the next big job is doing the wiring that has to be done under the layout so thinking of getting a creeper so I can lay on my back and just roll under the layout to do all the wiring, I already have all the wiring, connectors, switches, soldering iron and solder to do this job had it all ready before the accident, the track is all laid out and the cork underlay has been done all before the accident, just got to tack the track down was my next job before the wiring.
After all the wiring is done I be able to start running the trains, I need to get a high chain on casters as my wheelchair and lower stool on casters is too low to do any work on the layout, but I so need to get back into working on the layout instead of sitting around doing nothing, have a few layout models to make and some new models on the way, I need to get busy again as sitting around is doing my head in.
Going to be a busy week ahead with the meeting tomorrow with my leg builders and amputee rehab on Thursday as well a few things that Debra has on and we both need to see our local doctor for new scrips for our 5 monthly medication, I have set up my phone for Uber transport to and from my apps but some can be reimbursed by the CTP insurance as well need to get disability tags for the cars we use so we get close parking at the shopping centres, can also get Gov assistance for 1/2 price taxi travel, everything helps.
On Wednesday we have a face to face meeting with the CTP insurance OT person to discuss all our need at home and everything else that has affected our lives since the accident, the list is growing and will be asking about a car so we can both drive to get around, see if they are willing to come to the party in getting a new car that can be set up for our needs, so far they been good at coming on board as they know it wasn't our fault at all from this impact on both our lives.
Ash
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Most excellent - working on your trains will keep you sane. I think your Norton could use some polishing as well.
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