Is anyone on the site not mobile? I have a few friends who are not mobile, and have to depend of Care.
2007-10-30 12:06:20 · 21 answers · asked by Telma G 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
My X has MS and is not mobile. He is 61.
My mom has Alheimer's and is not mobile. She is 85.
I can still fly a broom and I'm 116!
2007-10-30 12:23:26 · answer #1 · answered by Granny 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Due to a rear ender that has caused some permanent nerve
damage, I now can't stand long or walk far without pain in
hips and that kicks the nerve thing in and then I have to sit.
So I require a wheelchair when I'm out, if one is loanable at
a clinic, otherwise I use a cane to help with my balance. I do
have a walker but can't use it in the apt. well for all the furniture. I do the best I can, but I don't get out much due to
needing to sit so much of the time. I also have some other
issues with walking right now, so even tho I'm only 64, I do
feel like 84 much of the time. And I regret not being able to
walk in the malls or out on nature trails or even the beach
any longer. I can only be an observer in those locations. But
I appreciate all I can see, right here at home. With birds to
feed and watch bathing in a birdbath, to watching squirrels
help themselves at a nut box on a tree. Or most of all, enjoying
the playful antics of our two Chihuahua's in action. I may be
limited on where I can go, but I enjoy going where I
can. And I don't take anything for granted anymore. You never
know what can happen to you from one day to another. So
enjoy what you can, while you can.
2007-10-30 18:42:26 · answer #2 · answered by Lynn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was getting less and less mobile over the past 2 years, I could hardly get across the room a few months ago, I have now had the first of 2 knee replacements and that's made such a difference, I am walking my dogs again and I'm swimming again, not at the same rate as a fully healthy person but its a start. I can hardly wait for the other knee to be done.
2007-10-31 01:08:29 · answer #3 · answered by Roxy. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm 49,but feel like I'm 149 a lot of the time. I have an arthritic back and also some nerve problems. My mobility is pretty limited sometimes. I try to walk every day. The constant pain has caused depression. Sorry for being so negative, but sometimes it's just really damn hard out there.
2007-11-02 05:37:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not as mobile as I would like to be, due to bad knees and a fall head first down a flight of stairs 30 years ago..it is now catching up with me..I can't stand or walk for any length of time before the back spasms kick in..I use a cane, walker, or scooter..do water aerobics 3 times a week, keeps my joints flexible, and still travel in a R.V.....It makes no difference if am in pain @ home or on the road..so my saying is fly while I still have wings..I expect within the next 5 years they may be clipped..
2007-10-30 20:22:13 · answer #5 · answered by jst4pat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Me and hubby are both 59, and like Janet B, used to do a lot of walking, hiking etc. Nowadays though it hurts a lot to do very much. Hubby had polio as a child, and although it didn't bother him too much when we first got married, and we managed to climb Scafell Pike, it has got worse. Now, he falls a lot, and can only walk short distances. I cannot count the number of times he has broken his toes from falling (his knee gives way due to the polio). Last time he broke 3 metatarsils (two better than a certain footballer !)
2007-10-30 13:46:12 · answer #6 · answered by sasha 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm unable to walk on my own. (for the last five years)
I'm home-bound but I have a wonderful healthy husband who is my care giver.
He cooks, cleans and shops while I supervise.
I don't mind being home-bound. I love my home and love being home.
I have my mind and three fingers for my keyboard.
As long as I can read, communicate, listen to my music, watch NBA basketball, write, work on my slide shows, have my computer, and have a good laugh, I'm sitting on top of the world.
I'm 72 and yes, married to the same attentive man for over 50 years.
I wake up every morning and I can honestly say I love life.
Thanks for the question.
2007-10-30 20:35:45 · answer #7 · answered by DeeJay 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I guess it does hurt to grow old, I broke my hip 5 years ago . and it did slow me down a little, but not to a complete halt , I even do babysitting a lot, I have a real good hubby that does a lot for me, maybe more than he should. I do admit it is fun sometime just being plain lazy,and connect with the computer
2007-10-30 13:06:24 · answer #8 · answered by Jan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm 51 and I'm mobile. My mom is 71 and it's getting harder for her to get around. She's had 2 knees and a hip replaced and neropthy and PAD causing numbness in her feet from her diabetics. She still walks, but it can be very painful.
2007-10-30 12:20:55 · answer #9 · answered by luvspbr2 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Decrepit but mobile, 57
2007-10-30 12:47:48 · answer #10 · answered by slk29406 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋