You may recall reading (if you are a regular reader) in ‘Two contrasting days’ that I am struggling with the Disability Facilities Grant. While the OT (Occupational Therapist) is going round the houses talking to my amputee physio, prosthetist, GP and any other healthcare professional they can dig up I was left to do two […]
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Déjà vu!
March 26, 2012 
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Yesterday we sprung forward into British Summer Time, right now I would be happy to just take a step. Saturday was the first day of wearing the prosthesis with the hole in the liner, what can I say? Déjà vu! Yet again I couldn’t get the stump fully in the socket. My train of thought […]
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I have a brilliant prosthetist
March 23, 2012 0 Comments
A glorious sunny day and I spent the morning in hospital, was it worth it? It may well have been. Having been unable to get my prosthesis on since I’ve had the second socket it was back to Lynne (my prosthetist) to see if she could remedy the situation. After explaining the problem two solutions […]
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Another set of manual wheels
March 21, 2012 0 Comments
Yesterday I was at The Mobility Aids Centre, Peterborough looking for a wheelchair. Now I have probably one of the best wheelchairs already, definitely one of the lightest in the world, it is great but can be really impractical to travel anywhere with it. Sure it folds down but only the wheels come off, cushion […]
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No car for a year!
March 19, 2012 4 Comments
Today I was on a high, we were off looking at a new car and my driving license turned up in the post, what timing. I wanted to get a Peugeot 3008 Crossover so armed with the wheelchair, dog cage and crutches we went over to check it all fitted in and I could get […]
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It just won’t fit!
March 18, 2012 0 Comments
Yesterday I thought I would put my prosthetic leg on just before lunch, sit for lunch and then do the dishes after. I thought that would be a nice little trial for the first day and then go from there, that was the plan anyway. Like all best laid plans of mice and men it […]
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DVLA Decision
March 17, 2012 0 Comments
This morning the Postman delivered a letter that had DVLA on the front of it. I thought at first it was my license back so was immediately excited. That excitement was short lived as feeling the envelope there was no card inside and it felt very thin. I thought maybe it was just confirmation that […]
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A new socket!
March 16, 2012 0 Comments
Today I was at Addenbrooke’s Hospital to see Lynne and have the new socket fitted on my prosthetic leg. In some ways I was dreading the long morning but also a bit excited at the thought of the new socket, which I hope will be a lot better than the old one. The different shape […]
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