Re: Digest Number 5335....2 Dennis

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Ha! I hear you Dennis. I guess I probably wouldn't do the same exact things

since my situation is a little diifferent, but it made me laugh just the same.

Sounds like she loves you a lot. I think it's cute. But yeah I would say you

are right about the fiddle thing. <smile>

I think I will be wiser in choosing the next car. This car was what I could

afford at the time. It doesn't have a lot of bells or whistles as they say, so

I am trying to modify it now. Yes, my legs are terribly affected, upper and

lower extremities. So rather than sit home, I have decided to modify the car

where I can do the driving. I have tried the steering wheel covers however. No

luck. I can still try other ones and will check out some this weekend.

I don't think I am as brave as you to get a motorcycle, but I see them a lot

on the road and wonder how would that be for someone with severe RA. Sounds

like fun.

thanks for the suggestions.

peace and healing to you,

love and peace,

Ebony

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In the beginning I didn't realize I had to use muscles up into my chest to

lift my leg from the accelerator to the brake until I desperately needed to.

With the bike, I didn't have to sit down as in a car, so I didn't have to

get up out of it. I'd just set one leg on the ground and swing the other

over to stand up. You know how hard it is to get up and moving, don't you?

Also, it only takes a couple of fingers and toes to operate the whole thing.

With the cruise control set, I could put my feet out on the highway boards,

put two fingertips on one handlebar, lean back against my wife, and we'd go

more than a hundred miles relaxed and enjoying the view. When I would start

getting stiff from staying still, I could exercise all of my body without

disturbing my driving. Try that in a car! I finally told Betty that if we

were to keep riding, we'd have to put a sidecar back on it or convert it to

a trike, so she went and bought the kit and we put it together and painted

it ourselves. I've got over 55,000 miles on this last one, and many more on

the previous bikes.

At one car show we had the bike in, there was a woman that had MS and had

never rode on a bike, but wanted to. I put her on the back and took her for

a small ride. She was very nervous, more than when she rode an elephant, but

soon loosened up and enjoyed the rest of the ride. It was a memorable time

for both of us, I helped her with something she wanted, and I felt good

because I could give that to her. You might be surprised if you rode a bike,

it's easier than it looks and hardly as dangerous as they're pictured. The

way I ride I'll be safer than men that have to go fast and hard, I enjoy it

more and will be able to ride it when I'm not in shape to drive a car.

In lieu of a better padded steering wheel cover, a " suicide (spinner) knob "

from a tractor might help. They were popular in the 50's-60's but were

outlawed in some places for reasons I don't know. It's just a ball that

clamps on the wheel so you can turn without gripping it. Look into that if

you want to try one, they're cheap and people I know of with no hands use

them. There's always a way.

Dennis

Re: [ ] Digest Number 5335....2 Dennis

> Ha! I hear you Dennis. I guess I probably wouldn't do the same exact

> things since my situation is a little diifferent, but it made me laugh

> just the same. Sounds like she loves you a lot. I think it's cute. But

> yeah I would say you are right about the fiddle thing. <smile>

>

> I think I will be wiser in choosing the next car. This car was what I

> could afford at the time. It doesn't have a lot of bells or whistles as

> they say, so I am trying to modify it now. Yes, my legs are terribly

> affected, upper and lower extremities. So rather than sit home, I have

> decided to modify the car where I can do the driving. I have tried the

> steering wheel covers however. No luck. I can still try other ones and

> will check out some this weekend.

>

> I don't think I am as brave as you to get a motorcycle, but I see them a

> lot on the road and wonder how would that be for someone with severe RA.

> Sounds like fun.

>

> thanks for the suggestions.

>

> peace and healing to you,