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

[Eddie Che]

If you find it, there is actually a hack for that-- you can use Comfrey and
put some water in, and make a poultice. You'd be able to find it in any
park in San Francisco, and the former gezi farm had some which is, on Oak
St. and Laguna. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comfrey Good luck Romy!


On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 7:06 PM, Chris Bee <hotelcompany at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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