Mary-Anne said:
What is the time line you are looking at to determine if Goose will be able to walk again?
Where is Gooserider?
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What is the time line you are looking at to determine if Goose will be able to walk again?
BrowningBAR said:
I'm not.
First, I do whatever I must do
to contribute to whatever benefit Goose gets
from the Rehab Hospital.
He also does whatever he must do.
Second, assuming his abilities are at least
as good as they currently are,
I do what I must do
to make it possible for him to come home,
with health insurance of some kind in place.
He also does his part of that.
Third, after he gets home, we work on making
him able to drive himself, and on making sure that
he gets as much benefit as practical from
whatever therapy or equivalent is recommended,
and on getting back as much of "normal" life
as possible with current financial resources.
If his abilities improve, we cheer.
If not, we deal.
No time limits.
The leg will take years to heal.
The spine could take longer.
Mary-Anne said:
I didn't mean it like that, I wasn't referring to a time limit. I guess it didn't come out right over a message board. I'll just say I hope things progress well and I hope Goose get's back on his feet.
Sorry I am late toe the game on this. Goose, Mary-Anne, my best wishes and thoughts head your way. From the sound of it, you are both very determined which is he right mindset to have. The human body is an amazing instrument . . . be sure to listen to it as it tells you when you are doing too much/not ready for something.
Goose and Mary Anne,
what thought, if any, have you put into heating needs and options for the future? I know you have NG backup, but is it enough to be your primary source of heat? is that even a financially viable option? if walking is not an option would that impair your woodburning (like if you had the wood, could you burn it?) I understand if this sort of thing hasn't been a topic of discussion yet, but I've been worrying about it for you, lol.
what thought, if any, have you put into heating needs and options for the future? I know you have NG backup, but is it enough to be your primary source of heat? is that even a financially viable option? if walking is not an option would that impair your woodburning (like if you had the wood, could you burn it?) I understand if this sort of thing hasn't been a topic of discussion yet, but I've been worrying about it for you, lol.
At the moment, the broken ribs preclude Goose lifting more than 10 pounds
with his arms. Until that heals enough, it will be unclear how mobile he
will be even assuming his legs stay as they are.
If his arms become strong enough to lift his own weight, then more
things become possible than are possible now. If his legs move at all,
whether or not this happens well enough to allow standing or walking,
then yet more becomes possible.
For the moment, I have used up the wood which was already indoors
and have been heating the house with Natural Gas forced hot air since.
Goose refers to this heating method as "the money burner", but I felt
I had higher priorities for time and effort in the short run.
Goose has said he would like to keep heating with wood, but might not be
able to start with log-length, as he has done before. He has a splitter,
so if he can get to where the wood is, and pick it up with a pulp hook,
which he also has, then that seems practical to me,
but we will see in time.
Certainly if we do that, then whatever allows the wheelchair to enter
the house will also need to allow a cart of wood to do so, whether he
can fill or push the cart or not.
with his arms. Until that heals enough, it will be unclear how mobile he
will be even assuming his legs stay as they are.
If his arms become strong enough to lift his own weight, then more
things become possible than are possible now. If his legs move at all,
whether or not this happens well enough to allow standing or walking,
then yet more becomes possible.
For the moment, I have used up the wood which was already indoors
and have been heating the house with Natural Gas forced hot air since.
Goose refers to this heating method as "the money burner", but I felt
I had higher priorities for time and effort in the short run.
Goose has said he would like to keep heating with wood, but might not be
able to start with log-length, as he has done before. He has a splitter,
so if he can get to where the wood is, and pick it up with a pulp hook,
which he also has, then that seems practical to me,
but we will see in time.
Certainly if we do that, then whatever allows the wheelchair to enter
the house will also need to allow a cart of wood to do so, whether he
can fill or push the cart or not.
I kinda knew your answer would largely be "it all depends", but the part i wasn't sure about what what desire he had to keep burning wood given any range of potential conditions.
My interpretation of your response is that it sounds like he's gonna be burning something/somehow as long as he can open a stove and throw some wood in it. His involvement in wood processing and what size splits he's working with, etc, etc. all depend on long term outcomes that we don't know yet. In retrospect, this is what I should have guessed without asking, given what little I know about Goose from the things I've read on this forum....
My interpretation of your response is that it sounds like he's gonna be burning something/somehow as long as he can open a stove and throw some wood in it. His involvement in wood processing and what size splits he's working with, etc, etc. all depend on long term outcomes that we don't know yet. In retrospect, this is what I should have guessed without asking, given what little I know about Goose from the things I've read on this forum....
When I suggested to Goose that we might move into a Condo,
he was not in favor, and said something to the effect that he
wanted to retain as much of normal life as possible. Burning
would be part of that. His vegetable garden also.
he was not in favor, and said something to the effect that he
wanted to retain as much of normal life as possible. Burning
would be part of that. His vegetable garden also.
It will be interesting to see how you guys work these things out. Goose seems to be a pretty bright guy. That, his determination, and Mary-Annes support will make for some awesome solutions. I hope that you two can somehow make this life changing event into into something positive.
Flatbedford said:
Where's Bonnie? ;-) Damn, you're a lucky girl
Mary Anne, I apologize for not contributing more here, but my desk top is down, and I borrow the Dixettes lap top when time allows, which isn't often.
A condo can have a FP & an insert, barring condo rules, and veggies can be grown in flower pots.
~~~ to Goose
Bonnie's around. Now we know why we haven't heard from you lately. I'll let her know you asked about her.
Looking good Goose. You make my visit to the hospital 19 years ago for cancer look easy. Dr. said "I don't think I broke any of your ribs" but it sure felt like it. Don't you love the beathing thing? Is that a 22 target pistol on the table ;-) . My mother was in a wheelchair from when I was 1 (brain tumor). One word of advice on the house - make sure your main doors including interior doors are wide (36 inches) if you can handle it. You may need some interior doors chaged but perhaps the carpenters could help out. Remember, necessity is the mother of invention. And yes, those OSHA rules for ramps do make sense, even if it make the ramp long.
"beathing?" breathing? beating?
I assume you mean the breathing tube.
Goose is very nauseous and tired right now -
unable to read or play with the computer -
reason, treatment and prognosis yet unclear,
so if we don't see him online for a while,
that is why.
I assume you mean the breathing tube.
Goose is very nauseous and tired right now -
unable to read or play with the computer -
reason, treatment and prognosis yet unclear,
so if we don't see him online for a while,
that is why.
Greetings--I've been following this thread but haven't yet posted.
Mary Anne,
First off, Goose was the first person to give me advice with a woodstove (smokedragon!) four years back--if not for him, I wouldn't be in the game today.
SO: if y'all think you want to use wood heat in the fall, I'd be willing to come over and help cut/split/stack. Maybe one or two other people here are available and we could make it a day. I work in Billerica and live in Merrimack, NH so I'm close enough.
Let me know,
Shawn
Mary Anne,
First off, Goose was the first person to give me advice with a woodstove (smokedragon!) four years back--if not for him, I wouldn't be in the game today.
SO: if y'all think you want to use wood heat in the fall, I'd be willing to come over and help cut/split/stack. Maybe one or two other people here are available and we could make it a day. I work in Billerica and live in Merrimack, NH so I'm close enough.
Let me know,
Shawn
Mary Anne,
Give Goose our regards. I meant the "breathing" thing. Inhale and get the the thingy up to a certain level for a certain period of time.
Mark
Give Goose our regards. I meant the "breathing" thing. Inhale and get the the thingy up to a certain level for a certain period of time.
Mark
Mary Anne,
When Goose gets back into the woods there are many ways to make things easier if his physical abilities are not what they uses to be. An old snow blower with the blower removed can be fitted with a few more wheels and platform to get him, the saw and the wood around. I know it may sound silly but if your budget is low and you have some mechanic skills it can be fun. A big 4 wheeler would be even better. A condo might be nice but it would not suit me. I would rather be bitten by ticks in the woods than sittin in a condo in the city watchin tv. Think positive, move forward and re-invent old ways to get er done.
Mike
When Goose gets back into the woods there are many ways to make things easier if his physical abilities are not what they uses to be. An old snow blower with the blower removed can be fitted with a few more wheels and platform to get him, the saw and the wood around. I know it may sound silly but if your budget is low and you have some mechanic skills it can be fun. A big 4 wheeler would be even better. A condo might be nice but it would not suit me. I would rather be bitten by ticks in the woods than sittin in a condo in the city watchin tv. Think positive, move forward and re-invent old ways to get er done.
Mike
Well, I've now gotten my own laptop, and sent Craig's loaner home w/ Mary-Anne... It's a Lenovo Thinkpad SL500 that I've set up with Kubuntu Linux... Not working as nicely as I'd like, as I haven't taken all the time that it would take me to learn the innards of how Kubuntu does stuff and fine tune the configuration, but at least it lets me get online and post...
Rehab continues, they tell me that overall I'm doing well, but will probably be here another 4-6 weeks by current estimates, and assuming the insurance cooperates... As such places go, Spaulding is a nice operation, I can't say enough good stuff about all the nursing and rehab staff. Everyone is really professional and just nice to deal with as people in addition to being very good at their jobs....
Downside is that while nobody knows how much and to what extent I'm going to "hook back up" again, I'm being rehabbed to deal with life in a wheelchair as a T-5, ASIA-B spinal cord case, which essentially means paralyzed from the waist down, with limited sensation in my legs and feet, but no motor control... Anything I get above that is essentially a "bonus" from the Gods...
Not sure it's an outcome I would have picked, but having gotten to this point, I have to deal with what I'm dealt and make the best of it, whatever it turns out to be...
I do want to thank everyone once again for the fantastic support you've given me, including the many phone calls and cards, not to mention the financial support and offers of help in getting the house accessible and otherwise making it possible for me to return home...
I will need to sign off in a couple, as I need to go to bed shortly so they can pump me full of anti-biotics... My latest not so great happening is that I've managed to pick up an antibiotic-resistant UTI, which they are now working to knock down (not anticipating any problems) - however it isn't all bad, as it got me a private room so I now don't have to listen to "second hand video" - a thing I consider slightly more obnoxious than second hand cigarette smoke....
Gooserider
Rehab continues, they tell me that overall I'm doing well, but will probably be here another 4-6 weeks by current estimates, and assuming the insurance cooperates... As such places go, Spaulding is a nice operation, I can't say enough good stuff about all the nursing and rehab staff. Everyone is really professional and just nice to deal with as people in addition to being very good at their jobs....
Downside is that while nobody knows how much and to what extent I'm going to "hook back up" again, I'm being rehabbed to deal with life in a wheelchair as a T-5, ASIA-B spinal cord case, which essentially means paralyzed from the waist down, with limited sensation in my legs and feet, but no motor control... Anything I get above that is essentially a "bonus" from the Gods...
Not sure it's an outcome I would have picked, but having gotten to this point, I have to deal with what I'm dealt and make the best of it, whatever it turns out to be...
I do want to thank everyone once again for the fantastic support you've given me, including the many phone calls and cards, not to mention the financial support and offers of help in getting the house accessible and otherwise making it possible for me to return home...
I will need to sign off in a couple, as I need to go to bed shortly so they can pump me full of anti-biotics... My latest not so great happening is that I've managed to pick up an antibiotic-resistant UTI, which they are now working to knock down (not anticipating any problems) - however it isn't all bad, as it got me a private room so I now don't have to listen to "second hand video" - a thing I consider slightly more obnoxious than second hand cigarette smoke....
Gooserider
Gooserider,I just read about the fight you're in just today,sad news to be sure,never like to hear about a fellow wood cutter being injured.I read earlier in the thread you wanted the garden,well I'd be willing to go over and do the tilling for you.My machine is large so there might be a little collateral damage but man does it till good.If you want I can bring the grapple over and push any brush back into the woods or whatever.Let me know.
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