What I Miss About Having 2 Good Arms

Until I had only one workable arm and hand, I didn’t know how wonderful two arms are.

Here are some of the simple things I miss being able to do:

scrub things well like pots and pans — if you can’t hold the pot in place with one hand and scrub with the other, Brillo doesn’t do much good. A lot of the difficulty with having only one usable arm is that you don’t have another arm to hold something in place.

slice bread

butter toast

cut up vegetables

unscrew jar lids

open cans

wash my two hands together under the faucet

plump my pillow

sweep

wring out a face cloth

dry dishes

tie an apron

take pictures

If the good arm has an itch, you can’t scratch it!

Posted by Gloria on January 7th, 2009 under these topics
Purely Personal, Godwriting Journal

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Reply from Charles Fines on January 7, 2009

Now if you could just get a picture of Lauren having come over to unscrew the top to a jar of mustard for you with, I am sure, a big smile on her face. Perhaps the camera has a self-portrait timer on it she could use, otherwise it would be very difficult to do. I’m sure she would like a copy of the picture herself.

Reply from One on January 7, 2009

I can think of one really cool thing about having the right arm go on vacation for a while. You become ambidextrous! Your left arm now gets to catch up with the right.

I think it does something for boosting creativity as well.

Reply from Gloria on January 8, 2009

I am pretty good right now at moving the mouse around with my left hand!

Reply from Engin on January 8, 2009

Canim Gloria I wish I was there or you were here :))
then I could have sliced your bread,
buttered your toast,
cooked for you,
fed you, plumbed your pillows…

This is a permanent time off period and ofcourse easier said than done.

Your arm will be much stronger than ever, very soon…

loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove
to you and to Lauren
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Engin

Reply from nancy on January 17, 2009

Oh how true, when we lose the use of something ,whether it be a bodily function or electricity in a power cut we really do realise what we had and took for granted. Luckily we usually get these things back ,how hard sometimes to remember to count our blessings when we have them. These things help remind us !Much love Nancy

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