Your Guide to Taking Prescription Drugs

Your Guide to Taking Prescription Drugs

by | Sep 10, 2018 | Rest & Recuperation

Taking prescription drugs is simple right? Just take them as prescribed, and everything should be fine. If only it were so. Making sure you take your medications properly can be a hard habit to get into. Taking new prescriptions can get very complicated. And depending...
How to Buy & Customize Crutches

How to Buy & Customize Crutches

by | Mar 28, 2018 | Rest & Recuperation

You need crutches and want to know where to start? If you are recuperating from injury or surgery, and need them for a couple of weeks or months, you want to make the right choice without breaking the bank. Crutches are not all the same and choosing wisely will make...
Setting Recuperation Goals

Setting Recuperation Goals

by | Mar 2, 2018 | Rest & Recuperation

I have recuperated from surgeries and illnesses a lot, and when people hear my medical history they often say: How do you do it!?! Everybody who has been through it knows the answers. But, we are never sure whether people really want to know or are just looking for...
Designing a Bedroom for Rest & Recuperation

Designing a Bedroom for Rest & Recuperation

by | Feb 16, 2018 | Rest & Recuperation

If you walk into your bedroom right now, does it make you want to crawl in to bed and read a book? Or does it remind you to do the laundry? Can you even get to your bed? Your sleep and rest space is probably the most important room in your home for your rest and...
How to Treat Incontinence When Recuperating

How to Treat Incontinence When Recuperating

by | Jan 12, 2018 | Rest & Recuperation

With the number of surgeries I’ve had, and my openness about my experiences, many people approach me with their most embarrassing questions. So I have had more conversations about bowel and bladder control than I can count. I wish it weren’t so awkward for...
Making a Temporary Wheelchair Comfortable

Making a Temporary Wheelchair Comfortable

by | Dec 28, 2017 | Rest & Recuperation

If you are in a wheelchair most or all the time, hopefully it is customized and tricked out for your needs. But if it is only for a month or two there is no way most of us will go to that effort or expense. So what are the interim solutions? The temporary means by...