[sudo-discuss] hacking broken ankles (knee scooters, etc)

[Chris Bee]

No bueno...wishing you a speedy and full recovery.

-chrisbee

PS- If you need anything, let me know.


On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 9:52 AM, David Keenan <dkeenan44 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh no! I'm sorry romy! Yowch. I did that too once.
>
> That flexleg thing looks WAY better than crutches.
>
> All I can say is be religious with regards attending to any physical
> therapy after you've healed up a bit.
>
> Best
> David
>
>
>
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> On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 7:57 AM, Romy Ilano <romy at snowyla.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Jake! I'm going to check out FlexLeg. It looks like a very
>> interesting option.  I like the fact that they rent the devices out too,
>> giving people the option not to buy them.
>>
>> https://www.flexleg.com/
>>
>> Life is a lot different with an injury. And now I'm wading through the
>> complexities of the health insurance system...
>> I'm much more empathetic to people in wheelchairs and with artificial
>> legs. [empathy is a lot better than sympathy!]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> =============================
>>
>> Romy Ilano
>> romy at snowyla.com
>>
>>
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>>
>> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 9:00 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>>
>>> oh no romy that sucks!
>>>
>>> well, people used to use prosthetic legs which were basically a lower
>>> leg that you kneel on top of.  so picture an upside-down L and your bad leg
>>> is bent at the knee 90 degrees.  your lower leg is strapped onto the top
>>> part of the upside down L.
>>>
>>> you put a bunch of padding on the top, and use padding on the back of
>>> your calf, and then you can wear it for hours and walk on it just fine.
>>>
>>> people whose feet or legs were chopped below the knee walked around on
>>> such things their whole life.
>>>
>>> like this:
>>> http://gajitz.com/running-start-temporary-prosthetic-
>>> for-lower-leg-injuries/
>>>
>>>
>>
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