“The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.” – Walt Disney
My brother and I head to Columbus for the finishing of my stimulator to get programmed. By now we are pros at where we are going and where to park. We should have a frequent flyer card. lol. I’m excited as it is working so far and so seeing how much more it can help is very exciting to me. After getting home the first time the first thing I noticed was how much easier it was to put tooth paste on my tooth brush. That is a plus and I am sure as the days and months go on I will see more improvements and notice more things that are easier. As the rep from Abbot and the Nurse Practitioner are talking it feels like they are talking in code. They are each talking numbers and words that they only understand and I do my job of holding my arms out straight and bring them in when I am told. I have the easiest job I believe. As she is setting it on different settings every once and awhile I have to draw my circles and lines. That is how they judge how my tremors are coming along. I will take a pause right there and fill you in on something I probably should have already typed about. Back when I was in the hospital the Abbot representative put the app on my phone and also gave me a controller for the stimulator. The nurse practitioner makes a program and I have the capability to turn the strength up by .05 each time if I am finding that my hands shake more. At first I was nervous to do it, but now I am getting the hang of it. Now the nurse practitioner controls the frequency so I do not have access to that. After this visit I got home and worked the last half of the day and I will have to say using the keyboard, the mouse, and even my speech was perfect. I was so elated. I am a crier and am sure some tear were shed about how perfect it was. I’ll tell you these appointments couldn’t have happened if I didn’t have an awesome God. It is because of him and his hands on the medical professionals that has made all of this possible. I also want to take this time to do a shout out to my big brother Dick Jones. Without him I wouldn’t have had a ride to Columbus all those times. He was also interested in how this works. That was so awesome to me. Stay tuned for more life with the stimulator.
COOKING WITH GRANDMA JUDY
SHOE PEG CORN SALAD
3 cans of white corn (drained)
1 6oz jar of olives (drained)
1 c chopped green pepper
1 c chopped onion
Mix altogether, pour a small bottle of Italian dressing over the mixture. Marinate overnight.