Onehandcan

Stroke Survivor - female
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About Onehandcan

  • Birthday 01/21/1951

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  • Stroke Anniversary (first stroke)
    01-01-1995
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    Rosanna
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    CA

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  1. Yeah, it kinda’ scares me. I’ll have lots of rest time to post during my recovery!
  2. Thanks, GreenQueen. Surgery scheduled for mid-October. The wait is okay because I need the time to get my head around the whole thing. It’s a difficult, 2 day surgery and a long recovery. I’ll be glad when it’s past tense,
  3. Alansd, that’s terrific! Finding tools that work for us is a big part of getting things done with our particular challenges. At onehandcan.com you can find a list of kitchen tools I find very helpful in the kitchen. There may be something there that will work for you too. Celebrate your triumphs, even the teeny tiny ones!
  4. I haven’t contributed to the strokeboard in a loooonnnnggggg time, but OneHandCan.com is still here. I’ve been dealing with horrific, debilitating back pain for months and am now facing major back surgery sometime before year’s end. My days usually go something like this...bed...recliner...bed...kitchen...recliner...bed... yes, KITCHEN! That’s what’s keeping me going. I love to cook and, although I have to rest numerous times in the middle of cooking a meal, using my One Hand CanDo Cutting Board allows me to continue to do what I have always found pleasure in doing, cooking and eating good food. Can anyone relate? Check out onehandcan.com and share your thoughts and experience with cooking post stroke.
  5. Happy Anniversary Onehandcan!

  6. Happy Birthday Onehandcan!

  7. Happy Anniversary Onehandcan!

  8. For nearly 21 years I've lamented losing the use of my left hand due to a stroke. When I fell and broke my left hand 3 weeks ago, ending up first in a functionally limiting soft cast then a thermoplastic splint it didn't take long for me to realize, stroke or not, just how much I use that very same hand I've long thought useless. Who knew? The lesson here -- keep using it even if you think you can't. You may surprise yourself. Visit onehandcan.com and onehandcanSHOP.com, home of the One Hand CanDo Cutting Board
  9. Hey Sue...had I only known...next time...
  10. For as long as I can remember I've wanted to go to Australia and New Zealand. Now I can happily say, "been there, done that." Half of it anyway. I'm just back from two weeks in Australia. New Zealand? Maybe in another lifetime. What's important here? A long and potentially difficult trip came off without a hitch and I'm more than happy to have faced down my post-stroke travel fears once again. I've traveled to numerous foreign destinations since having my stroke, but this trip was special. Not only was it a dream come true; it was a wonderful affirmation of what life can be post-stroke, full, productive and thuroughly enjoyed. We went to Cairns where the Great Barrier Reef is. Okay, so I was unable to snorkel the reef as I had hoped. Had it not been too choppy and too cold to snorkel the first day for even my fully able-bodied partner and; had I not picked up an intestinal bug the second day, I was ready and willing to test my able-ness to snorkel. What's important here? I was prepared to give snorkeling my all, scared or not, had the circumstances been different. We went to Melbourne, a lovely city where we figured out the bus and tram system in terms of accessibility a little too late, but we did figure it out. In Sydney we met my email pen pal of 2 years, another stroke survivor, whom I've mentioned in a previous post as the crazy guy who paid more for shipping a One Hand CanDo Cutting Board than he paid for the board itself. He had arranged for me to present my "One Hand Can Cook!" demonstration at the hospital where he does his rehab. The presentation was a bit more complicated and a bit less organized than is typical, but what's important here? I was given the opportunity to share my post-stroke experience and know-how with a whole new group of survivors. That was the cherry on top of a rich, sweat and yummy travel sundae! Visit onehandcan.com and onehandcanshop.com
  11. I may present a demo around Graystanes. Not sure yet. I'm waiting to hear from my contact there. Thanks for the comment.
  12. I am presenting another "One Hand Can Cook!" Demonstration this week. If you are in or near Reno, Nevada this Thursday, 9/24, please come. The demo is FREE and everyone is welcome. It is at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno at 5:30 PM. And then... The next day, Friday, my partner and I leave for 2 weeks in Australia! I'm excited. This has been on my proverbial bucket list forever! In Sydney we will be meeting my email pen pal who bought one of my One Hand CanDo Cutting Boards a couple of years ago and,since then, we have become fast internet friends. I look forward to meeting the guy who wanted a CanDo Cutting Board so much he paid more for shipping than for the board itself! After Sydney we travel to Cairns to the Great Barrier Reef. In Cairns it gets a bit dicey. We booked a 2 day snorkeling tour. I've snorkeled twice before, once pre and once post stroke. Post stroke was kinda' scary, but how could I go to Australia and not snorkel one of the great wonders of the world? The water temp will be around 77*, COLD in my book. I keep my small pool around 86* so I'm concerned, but committed! I keep reminding myself, one hand CAN and does! Visit me at onehandcan.com!
  13. HI EVERYBODY... I will be presenting a free "One Hand Can Cook!" demonstration in Los Gatos, CA on Tuesday, September 8 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Mission Oaks Campus. The time is 3:00 PM. If you are in the area please join us. Come say hello following the demo. I'd love to meet you! Check out my website, onehandcan.com
  14. Thanks for the suggestions Iwisman. My little ones got wet food when in foster care where they were taken care of as foundlings from 3 weeks old until I brought them home. They went from bottle feeding to wet food. I'm transitioning them to dry food now. I'll check out your other suggestions, too! Thanks for the well-wishes from everybody! I'm so happy to have made my home Augie's and Izzie's home!
  15. It's been three months since my grief stricken post about losing my cat, Rocky. I miss her dearly and thought long and hard about whether or not to adopt another cat. Caring for a pet can get complicated for a stroke survivor. Adding more challenges to an already challenged life is cause for pause, for sure. The prospect of, again, changing a litter box, brushing an uncooperative cat, clipping claws. Heck, even opening a can of food with only one functional hand to work with all add up to the inevitable question, "am I really up for this?" When I think about it, that's the same question I have asked myself over and over again since the day I had my stroke, 20 years ago. When one is tired, feeling overwhelmed by the once simple tasks that have become difficult, as is often the case post-stroke, (even for a 20 year survivor), and perhaps one is flirting with depression as well, it is easy to lose sight of the joys and rewards that await us with the affirmative answer to the question posed a couple of sentences back, "am I really up for this?" Sometimes cajoling oneself into believing "of course, I'm ready for this" is what it takes to keep going. Just as I cajoled myself into answering, "yes, I AM up for this" when I made the decision to adopt Izzie and Augie, my two beautiful 4 month old kittens that have quickly become the joy of my life, challenges and all! "Yes, I am" is a good starting point. Visit onehandcan.com!