Today was my first day outside since November.  Far too long for someone like me. We took the wraps off this morning and noticed some swelling where the wrapping was uneven. It is important to keep even pressure or you will end up with pockets of swelling. For my right foot we managed to get...

Day 6 was very interesting, this was the first day of independently wrapping my feet and legs. Thankyou to all who have helped. This week I will be fitted with compression socks....

Today has shown more improvement.  I can see 4 of my toes on the left foot and 3 1/2 on the right foot, my moms observation was right, seeing 3 little pigs and now 4. No little piggies have gone wee all the way home yet, in due time.               Share...

Jello, boy my feet still look huge but they went down alot.  Before this morning they were rock hard masses of swelling.  Today they were soft and jelly like and wrinkly.  ;(    It’s OK, I have alot of other issues to take up my thoughts.  Like dreaming of wearing my favorite...

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Monster Muppet Feet!  Very disturbing.                 Share...

More compression!  A miracle to start seeing edema go down.  This morning as we started taking the wraps off my legs, we first noticed that my calves were down. Then as we got lower down to the foot, it still looked swollen but infact the swelling in my feet has decreased. It now looks like...

Very foggy start to this morning. The fog has lifted slowly and the sky is clear, the sun is out and we have a full moon tonight. Today is just a beautiful day, kind of what I feel like now. I had my legs wrapped this morning and the edema is moving out of my lower legs, just like the morning...

Funding now available for some BC residents with disabilities! The Equipment and Assistive Technology Initiative (EATI) is now accepting applications. What is EATI? In partnership with the Ministry of Housing and Social Development, the BC Personal Supports Network is responsible for...

I really want to get to the point where I can use these  Stix. I used to use walking poles but they are not sufficient anymore. I need the forearm brace. I like the fact that these are ergonomically built and that the crutch tip adapts to varied terrain. Sidestix has a few different...