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Thanks. Paying someone to cut my nails for me is expensive - understandably - and not always pleasant. Nurses too busy... AM thinking of trying an electric sander.... Quoting Kathleen Cochran <[log in to unmask]>: > Hi Amanda, > > Idea # 1: Soak in a hot tub. If you have some bath stuff -- oil, salts, > bubble bath -- so much the better. > > The hot water will relax and unknot you. It'll also soften your toenails. > > Then you can cut your nails in the tub. The sides of the tub will provide > leverage and support to help you find a good cutting position. > > Idea #2: Invest in some top-quality nail clippers or scissors. The cheap > ones don't cut as easily and require more pressure. > > I have tried Idea #1 with some success. > > I've been meaning to try idea #2 and inspired by you, maybe i will! > > Good luck, > > Kathleen > > 2009/2/7 <[log in to unmask]> > > > btw, I'm short-sighted, plump, stiff & shaky - how do I cut my toenails > > without > > tying mysyself into an angry knot ? > > > > any ideas ? > > Amanda > > > > Quoting Kathleen Cochran <[log in to unmask]>: > > > > > Thanks, Moneesha—especially for the compliment regarding my feet! :-) > > Right > > > now I could scrub down decks with them, they're so rough. Ah, winter. > > > > > > I have yet to find a walking stick I like. What kind does Prem use? > > > > > > Kathleen > > > > > > 2009/2/6 Moneesha Sharma <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > > > Kathleen, > > > > Thank you (incidentally, what pretty feet you have!) for this - it > > gives > > > > some insight to a cg. I have noticed that my husband, Prem, is > daunted > > by > > > > some floors - polished marble definitely being one of them. And, like > > > you, > > > > he likes floors that have clearly defined tiles. He has a game of > > > stepping > > > > on lines as he walks. The walking stick he uses seems to give him > some > > > > moral support when he has to traverse floors that are daunting. > > > > Moneesha > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2009/2/6 Kathleen Cochran <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > > > > > The recent discussion of visual aids to help PD patients walk better > > > > > reminded me of some photos I took related to this subject. I meant > to > > > > post > > > > > them on my blog, but didn't get around to it. There was something > > > > draining > > > > > about the blog -- too much writing, too carefully crafted. > > > > > > > > > > Now I've discovered Tumblr, the site of my new improved (I hope) > > > > > diary-style > > > > > conversational quick-and-easy blogette. So...here's where you can > see > > > > those > > > > > photos, if you are so inclined: A Parkinson's-Eye Tour of the Musee > > > > > d'Orsay, > > > > > on Postcards from Parkinsons <http://parkinsons.tumblr.com>. > > > > > > > > > > Kathleen > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > > > > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > > > > [log in to unmask] > > > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > > [log in to unmask] > > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > > This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > > [log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn