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Date: | Wed, 7 Feb 2001 10:46:35 -0800 |
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Mornings are the worst- and I even sleep under an electric blanket. Hot showers usually help me to move a bit better but stretching -just getting the blood circulating is what seems to help.
~~~Paige
On Wed, 07 February 2001, "Cleveland, Kyle E." wrote:
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> I do the same a lot of the time, Ken. For the life of me I can't button my
> right shirt sleeve, so I try to button it beforehand and then wriggle my
> hand through. Works ok until I get a sleeve that's too tight. In that case
> I ask Laura to help. If she's not available I'll wait 'til I get to work
> and ask a friend. I used to be embarassed, but I figured embarassment was
> pointless. If you ask the same people for help then they already understand
> the deal and don't make a whoop over it.
>
> Dressing the boy wouldn't be a problem if I could do it about an hour later,
> it's just that I'm so spastic for that first hour or so. Anybody else have
> problems being really tight in the morning, but loosening up as the day
> wears?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barber, Kenneth L. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 1:23 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Bobby
>
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> if it is buttons, i'll tell you what i did for myself. i switched to polos
> mostly and when i do wear a button up, i button up enough the night befor
> that i put it on like a polo and with that much done at least the holes are
> lined up and 2 or 3 are all the buttons remaining.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Magenta Raine [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 11:49 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Bobby
>
>
> Kyle, would adaptations on the kid's clothes help? Are buttons hard? Maybe
> check out through the looking glass. www.lookingglass.org they have a ton of
> info for parents who have disabilities.
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