I have worked in the field of Rehab Engineering. If you expect these
difficulties to continue the best thing you can do is have a consultation
with a rehab engineer or occupational therapist who specializes in home
and/or workplace modification. There are many new products and methods being
developed that will allow you to continue your quality of life, and they
would be the best resource for accessing them.

Lefty
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Life is for learning



"~patches~" > wrote in message
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> Ok I have eluded a couple of times to some of the problems I'm having
> and without going into detail if anyone out there is dealing with
> physical problems when cooking, would you please mind sharing them and
> your ways of dealing with them. Here's mine - I need a step stool in
> the kitchen. Reaching for anything is not an option. I get very
> frustrated but that's the way it is for now at least. I need things
> consistently in their right place otherwise it is just too difficult. I
> do a lot of canning as everyone knows here. I get DH to put the canning
> pots on the counter as I can't lift them at the moment but I can add
> water and I can get jars out. Freezers are a royal pain in the butt for
> me. I can get into the sbs but the chest freezers are really a pain!
> DH for the most part has to get that stuff out. I cook in bulk as much
> as possible to compensate for those days I can't cook.