Re: Re: Need Fibro Help ASAP!: shopping

[Guest guest]

> There are many times that I get to the grocery store only to be

> barely making it to the cashier and then to the car. I've called my

> hubby a couple of times to come rescue me, because I was in so much

> pain and exhausted. It's like I just need to sit and can't continue.

Debra,

Others have mentioned Peapod and other grocery delivery services.

They're well worth checking into. The prices tend to be a bit

higher, and there's a minimum order that you have to place, but if

you can manage it, it's definitely a good idea. I used them a lot

when I was severely mobility impaired, and recovering from various

surgeries.

Another is the carts that stores have. Don't be afraid or ashamed to

use them, and ask store personnel for help to get you stuff that you

can't reach, and to help you out with your bags. You can even ride

the cart out to your car at a lot of places, and the store attendant

will take it back to the store for you. I think you'll find them

very helpful. At the height of my mobility problems, it was the only

way I could go to the grocery store.

There's been some discussion on this list over the past week or so

about being humiliated by measures that we take to cope with the

disabilities. I hope that you don't fall victim to that sort of

thinking. As far as I'm concerned, use what you can find to help

you to do daily tasks and improve your quality of life. It would be

like being humiliated because you can't hammer a nail with your fist,

but have to use a hammer. Things like riding carts in grocery stores

are just tools that don't make life easier, just possible for us.

Good luck and happy shopping!

Z