[nagdu] additional tasks

Sean Robertson srobertson at roadrunner.com
Sat Oct 1 16:50:55 UTC 2011 

I'm sorry you hurt your foot Julie, Man I sure hope you get better soon.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] additional tasks


> Tami,
> Thanks for the well wishes! You'd think one of these years I'd learn 
> patience.  I seem to be getting all sorts of opportunities to learn it! 
> LOL
>
> It's like owner training round two because now he has to learn all the 
> mobility skills.  I'm just grateful that he's a big enough dog to be able 
> to do what I need.  He's also willing and a quick learner.  This set of 
> skills should go pretty quickly though, since he has all the foundation 
> already in place...unless he's lost it from this extended break.  As I'm 
> writing this he's barking at the neighbors. *sigh*
>
> Julie
>
>
> On 9/30/2011 12:59 PM, Tami Kinney wrote:
>> Wow, Julie! You have your work cut out for you, don't you? That goal
>> setting you do so naturally will certainly come in handy as you push
>> back into normal life and function again. And you thought owner-training
>> was a long-time project involving patience and step by step work from
>> one goal to the next! Think of it as practice. /smile/
>>
>> Sending you good wishes and strength and healing. You can do it!
>>
>> Tami
>>
>> On Fri, 2011-09-30 at 12:42 -0500, Julie J. wrote:
>>> Cindy,
>>>
>>> Until my foot is back to normal...it won't ever be back to the way it
>>> was.   It could take up to a hear for it to be completely healed and for
>>> me to gain as much function as I'm going to.   I doubt I will ever walk
>>> at the same fast pace.  I've lost a fair bit of motion in the ankle,
>>> which will make balancing difficult.  It is quite common with this type
>>> of injury to have difficulty standing for long periods of time and
>>> walking on uneven terrain. I'm hoping to be able to walk short distances
>>> by Thanksgiving.  I want to be able to walk from the curb into a
>>> building by myself by then.  I think walking to work or the grocery
>>> store are a longer way off.
>>>
>>> I got my cast off about a week and a half ago.  I have a boot now.  I'm
>>> not sure how long I'll be wearing it.  At least another three weeks,
>>> maybe as much as two months.  At least it comes off though.  I think
>>> casts are torture devices! LOL
>>>
>>> I think the mobility harness will help a lot.  I think at first when I'm
>>> moving pretty slow that I'll be able to follow his movements as well as
>>> have the balance support all with the upright handle.  I'm thinking
>>> eventually I'll need to switch back and forth between the rigid handle
>>> and a guide handle.  I'll figure something out or perhaps take it to a
>>> local leather worker to see if he can add some D rings for me.  I
>>> haven't had a leather harness in years and years.  It will be different,
>>> that's for sure.
>>>
>>> Julie
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/30/2011 11:55 AM, Cindy Ray wrote:
>>>> Oh, I agree with you. Why shouldn't they be able to do the laundry. It 
>>>> would be different if you were alone. I never made a move to do it when 
>>>> I was using the wheelchair. How long before your foot will be back to 
>>>> normal. Will you be wearing a boot for a few weeks?
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 30, 2011, at 11:51 AM, Julie J. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Cindy,
>>>>>
>>>>> I think it's good for the guys, my husband and teen age son, to be 
>>>>> learning how to do the laundry! LOL
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a wheelchair, walker and crutches.  Mostly though at home I use 
>>>>> my office chair that's on wheels.
>>>>>
>>>>> I ordered a mobility harness for Monty.  It should be here next week. 
>>>>> That should be enough time for me to introduce it to him a bit before 
>>>>> we start using it.  I can begin putting weight on the foot on the 
>>>>> twelfth.  I'm planning on teaching Monty the new harness work as I 
>>>>> need it.  So we'll be learning the new way of walking together.    So 
>>>>> far he's been great around the house with brace with no harness. He 
>>>>> catches on to new things amazingly quickly.  I think it will all go 
>>>>> pretty smoothly.
>>>>>
>>>>> Julie
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 9/30/2011 11:02 AM, Cindy Ray wrote:
>>>>>> Well, you could roll the bag down the stairs. Then to take it up you 
>>>>>> could lift it to the step above you and then crawl up each step. Woe, 
>>>>>> too darned much trouble. I think I'd forget it. I can't remember how 
>>>>>> you are getting about. Are you using crutches or a wheelchair or 
>>>>>> walker? I would forget the laundry and get the help.<Grin>
>>>>>> cl
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sep 30, 2011, at 10:45 AM, Julie J. wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bibi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My washer and dryer are down a flight of stairs.  Since I broke my 
>>>>>>> foot and can't walk on it, I need both hands to help me move about. 
>>>>>>> I suppose I could put the laundry in the bag and roll it down the 
>>>>>>> stairs before I go down.  I still don't know how I'd get it back up 
>>>>>>> though.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Your ideas would work if my washer/dryer were on the same level. 
>>>>>>> Monty could even help then.  I think asking him to pull a load of 
>>>>>>> laundry up a flight of stairs is a bit more than even his large 
>>>>>>> muscular self can handle!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for the ideas though,
>>>>>>> Julie
>>>>>>> On 9/30/2011 12:11 AM, Criminal Justice Major Extraordinaire wrote:
>>>>>>>> When I do my laundry, I stick it into a laundry bag which makes 
>>>>>>>> easier for carrying across the hallway to the laundry room in my 
>>>>>>>> apartment complex.
>>>>>>>> On the days when my housekeeper comes to clean, I have the laundry 
>>>>>>>> bag ready for her and she takes it right across to the laundry 
>>>>>>>> room.
>>>>>>>> Yes, the laundry bags do have a draw string.
>>>>>>>> Another good source is a collaspable laundry basket which can be 
>>>>>>>> found in the houseware's department at Wal-Mart, Target and 
>>>>>>>> probably Kane-Mart.
>>>>>>>> It's made out of nylon and mesh material which handles on the 
>>>>>>>> outtside for carrying and can be folded down when not in use.
>>>>>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>>>>> Bibi and Odie
>>>>>>>> the happy spirited bounty labra wolf
>>>>>>>>
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