Tag: ferncohen
member name: Fern Cohen
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May 21, 2008 03:55 PM EDT --
For everyone who scratches his head, wondering why the dollar is "cheap currency" in other countries, and why companies are outsourcing to India, and why we are in the ensuing recession, here . . .
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August 01, 2008 06:41 PM EDT --
Last week the Access-a-Ride driver referred to my aide Lynette [who is one year younger than I] as my granddaughter. I looked in the mirror, and I knew why. I have had to stop coloring my hair . . .
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May 06, 2008 07:53 PM EDT --
Wheelchair Woes:
So my wheelchair has been at Rehabco for more than 3 weeks already.
Yes, I got a loaner from ALSA , but of course it had no mount for my Mercury communication device, so that meant . . .
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May 15, 2008 07:08 PM EDT --
Saturday, I did half of the last day of the Ride For Life. It was so nice to be out and around the city. Lately, I have only seen the city from the inside of an Access-a-Ride bus. We met the group . . .
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June 17, 2008 09:57 AM EDT --
Here is why everyone is so scared of us. We are the poster children for assisted suicide!
Reprint of a posting I made last week on the "Living with ALS" message board:
All over . . .
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July 08, 2008 06:09 PM EDT --
I feel overwhelmed sometimes, especially with paperwork. It gets so easy for me to sit in front of my computer, as the day flies by. I have been writing a lot, and investigating opportunities to . . .
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July 16, 2008 01:54 PM EDT --
Went for my quarterly clinic appointment monday. my muscle strength is stable, and I even rated higher on some functions. They are going to order a home PT to come in ad train the aides with . . .
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April 11, 2008 04:44 PM EDT --
I went back to the internist today. The blood pressure was 144 over 88. This was acceptable to her, but it's still too high in my book. It should be more like 125 over 75 or 80. . . .
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April 20, 2008 02:42 PM EDT --
I got my AFOs[ankle-foot orthotics] and stretchy shoes to wear with them. They make a huge difference when I stand and transfer, but I want to have some physical therapy sessions to see if I can . . .
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April 25, 2008 09:51 PM EDT --
It's been an interesting week for sure!
Saturday night, I went to an extended-family seder given by the family of a friend and her husband [he has ALS]. It was nice; we took Access-a-Ride, . . .
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August 20, 2008 10:18 AM EDT --
I didn't put in an entry for day 6 because my day was packed. My aide dyed my hair at home and saved me about $50. Before I turned around, it was time to leave to go to my ALS support group. . . .
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August 17, 2008 12:05 PM EDT --
Every week a volunteer comes to spend the afternoon with me. Since we usually go to Starbucks, I have had to be extra careful lately not to succumb to sugary, fatty temptations. Instead . . .
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August 14, 2008 08:33 PM EDT --
In 2004, my whole world was turned upside-down and inside-out, when I was diagnosed with ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease. Always an active person who loved to walk, cycle, and do aerobics, I now learned . . .
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August 15, 2008 06:48 PM EDT --
Today I had a consult with a urologist. My primary care physician keeps finding bacteria in my urine and continues to give me antibiotics, which I hate because this unbalances my intestinal flora. . . .
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August 18, 2008 09:28 PM EDT --
My blood pressure was okay this morning when my physical therapist came, but higher than it should be. When we finished our session, I was tired. I drank an ensure in the afternoon, and my . . .
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August 16, 2008 06:48 PM EDT --
Staying true to my goal of 30 mins. of sun daily to beat the vitamin D deficiency running rampant these days, I went out with my aide to do some errands. It's getting tougher and tougher for . . .
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