By Marilyn Hay
This is the second post in a two-part series.
Changes and adaptations to my arthritis didn't end with learning to
manage pain or finding new and fulfilling things to do at home. I could
no longer manage the spiral staircase where I was living—I came close
to falling enough times that it scared me. And the long, brutally cold
winters in Winnipeg brought even more constant, relentless pain. I
couldn’t bend well enough to get boots on, so was often confined
indoors, unable to negotiate the snow. The idea of house-hunting was
exhausting and I really didn’t know where to begin looking. I just knew
I needed somewhere that wouldn’t get as cold in the winter and,
hopefully, wouldn’t have as much snow.
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By Marilyn Hay
Some
bodies weather age better than others. In my case, arthritis has
invaded my whole spine and all major joints, so my mobility has
diminished quite significantly over a relatively short period of time.
While I was never much of an athlete, I was always on the go, with
energy to burn, traveling pretty much constantly in my job and for
pleasure … And then, because of the unbearable pain and attendant
exhaustion, I just had to stop. I couldn’t do my job any longer.
I
scarcely remember the first two months of this change of lifestyle as I
spent most of the time sleeping. When I woke up enough to really look
around, I realized I was no longer the person I had been.[
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