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

Wed Jan 15 11:20:23 PST 2014

Thanks for the suggestion Eddie!

As much as I like aspects of homeopathic medicine, "tradition" and curbing
the abuses of corporate medicine....
modern medicine kind of rules!

I'm reading all these horror stories about people losing limbs using wooden
splints through traditional bonesetters in some cultures, and about people
becoming permanently crippled after injury in ancient times.

I just hope we can find a way to whack down the insanity of the American
healthcare system. I'm lucky I have COBRA, but since it's not active (yet)
I suspect I have to wait a week longer for surgery than if I had  had
insurance from the start. It's always an eye opener.

I'm happily surprised at how comprehensive the social healthcare system is
in San Jose. The Valley Medical Center is pretty good overall for poor
people, and there's even a form of subsidized health insurance for low
income people that I'd find in Germany.  I don't think this kind of stuff
is publicized this much, and I'm wondering how many poor people are aware
of this.

Despite all the issues people have with ObamaCare and although we know the
single payer system is the way to go, it's a step in the right direction
right?

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Romy Ilano
romy at snowyla.com

On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Romy Ilano <romy at snowyla.com> wrote:

> Thanks everyone!
>
> I'd love to "teleport" through the wonders of wifi to participate in the
> sudo meeting tonight. Is anyone willing to webcam me in?
> *(just think, a few years ago before Google Hangoust or skype this would
> have been prohibitively expensive - although I do spend more time looking
> at lolcat photos using social media than I do creating amazing solutions to
> help handicapped people in my life)*
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> Romy Ilano
> romy at snowyla.com
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> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 8:23 AM, Eddie Che <eddiemill at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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