[Nfb-krafters-korner] Linda One more

Mon Mar 20 00:15:27 UTC 2017

Hey, this gives me an idea. If she has a tray over a wheel chair, then how about a book and plastic canvas. The book could hold the plastic canvas half on and half off the tray so she could use the needle to pull the yarn through the canvas (if she can feel enough for this kind of work, I think it was mentioned that she had trouble feeling yarn). She could then move it around as needed. Or someone could create a clamp that would attach to the arm of her chair and the clamp end could hold the canvas.

Cindy

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Hi All,

I haven't followed this whole thread so excuse me if I'm repeating anything.  I assume she is in a wheelchair.  If so, does she have a tray that fits on the chair or does she have some kind of tray with a belt to go around her waist to use as a lap tray?  Has she worked with an O.T. to know what is out there for her?  Or someone who is very creative and can design something for her?  Taking her TB player to dyalysis is a great idea.  A stream is more compact if she can afford one.  Sorry, my brain is too old to come up with any craft ideas at this time.  If I come across something, I'll surely let you know.  Take care and God bless.

Annely   
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On Sat, 3/18/17, Becky Frankeberger via Nfb-krafters-korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:

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 Date: Saturday, March 18, 2017, 11:53 AM

 Linda, double amputee
 doesn't necessarily means she has no legs. Usually  they themselves will describe if you ask  gently. I have a double amputee  friend that  has both knees. So he could hold things between his knees.
 I
 didn't ask what he did during
 dialysis, but my guess is he worked on his  computer as he had a job to keep up with.  He  now walks, smile, with  artificial legs.
 Another acquaintance has her foot off. She came within a  whisker hair from losing the second foot. The  doctors don't amputate the  entire leg  unless it is to save a person's life. The mailman whose  les were  crushed in an accident had one leg  off to  not quite his hip and the other  below his knee.

 With that computer she can take classes to  learn to write or design or any  number of  wonderful things. I hope she has a PCA (Personal Care
 Attendant)
 to take the load off her mother,
 smile. With the PCA she can feel more in  charge of her life.

 Becky
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 Yes, Cindy, she is
 taking her didgital player to dialysis and listening to  books.  Remember she is an amputee and has no  legs to hold anything with.  Linda

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 Linda,

 During dialysis, perhaps she
 could practice holding the weaving sticks  between her legs so that she could weave. The  ball of yarn could be in her  bag easily be  pulled from. If that caused any problem, she could get  someone  to look up on the internet how to  make a yarn ball holder out of a two liter  bottle. This would make her yarn easy to use  and make sure it stays where it  belongs plus  the plastic bottle would be light weight (most of the people  on  dialysis tend to carry bags that would be  big enough for this to easily fit  in).

 Does she have a small portable
 daisy book player (victor, bookport, or even  a phone)? This would also help her pass the  time (usually four hours three  days a week)  and it would allow her to have something to occupy her  while  she is learning whatever craft she  decides on to be proficient enough to  handle  it while at dialysis.

 Tell
 her we are all pulling for her and wracking our brains to  come up with  something she can manage.

 Cindy

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 Thanks, Terry, She
 wants something to do during dialysis.  I don't  think  this would be appropriate.  I will  ask her about doing it this summer at  home,  however.  She has grandchildren, which she may want to make  something  for.  Souldn't that be a good  momento for her grandchildren to have later?
 Linda

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 Linda,

 In thinking more about your
 student. I just found an old article about  making Mosics. Working with plaster, easy to  mix and place things in it to  make coasters  and things. I was looking at making plaster molds of  childrens  feet at the beach or stepping  stones for garden or outside. Made with  marbles and all kinds of things. If you need  more on this, let me know.

 Terry K

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