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----- Original Message -----
From: Chester Worwa <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 6:07 AM
Subject: Re: Staying Warm


> Doesn't anybody take baths anymore?
>
> --- Betty B <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Joy, as you know I don't have CP.  I do have lower
> > extremity circulation
> > problems though and I know the discomfort you are
> > talking about.  When my
> > extremities get cold I have a lot of additional
> > pain.
> >
> > It's kind of a waste of water, but before I shower
> > in the winter, I let the
> > shower run hot for a while with the bathroom door
> > closed.  Then when I go in
> > the room is a bit warmer than usual.
> >
> > Maybe somebody else will offer a better suggestion,
> > but this is what I do.  I
> > have also used the blow dryer to help me warm up a
> > little if necessary.  OH,
> > I just thought of the possibility of a heat lamp.
> > Perhaps you could get one
> > for the bathroom?  That might help a lot too.
> >
> > Betty
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 11/19/2000 5:23:45 PM Eastern
> > Standard Time,
> > [log in to unmask] writes:
> >
> > > I was wondering if any of you had any tips for
> > staying warm during and/or
> > >  after showering.  Since daylight savings time and
> > winter have arrived, it's
> > >  getting harder and harder to shower during the
> > warmer daylight hours.  The
> > >  cold makes me stiffer and more spastic, to the
> > extend that I'm afraid of
> > >  falling off of my shower chair, not to mention
> > freezing and miserable.  I
> > >  feel the cold acutely because I have poor
> > circulation in my legs.  Are
> > these
> > >  reactions to cold common with CP?  What's the
> > best way to get around them?
> > >  Thanks!
> > >
> > >  ~Joy~
> > >
> >
> >
> > Betty
> > aut viam inveniam aut faciam
> > "I will either find a way or make one."
>