Meet Gertrude,🚶♀️she’s my walker.
She will soon leave me. I am going to give her away to some who needs her.
Some day you or someone you know may use a walker!
For me, it’s a balance issue. My brain got whacked out from a stroke. This walker faze is a temporary thing. I have been hitting the treadmill, and it’s working!
Walkers are a tool to help a person while they heal.
So don’t freak out. 👍👍 It’s a good thing, RIGHT?
Below was my first walker. The hospital gave it to me.
When I had my stroke, yes, the hospital gave me this. It kind of makes sense. I mean if you break a leg, does the hospital give you crutches? Of course, they do.
I had a cute bag hanging on the old walker.
I once cleaned it out and found some cheese I had stashed and forgotten about. Luckily the bag was washable!
I finally upgraded to a walker with 4 wheels.
My first walker had 2 wheels. I named my first walker Gertrude, so now I have Gertrude #2.
Walkers are frames designed for those people (usually senior citizens and the disabled) who require additional stability and support while walking.
The basic design consists of a lightweight frame that is about waist high, approximately 12 inches (30 cm) deep, and slightly wider than the user. Walkers are also available in other sizes such as pediatric (for children) or bariatric (for obese persons).
It was over 5 years ago.🎬 This is pretty pathetic!
My front came out when a nurse was brushing my teeth. — I had been ina coma for 2 months when she did it, so I was pretty foggy. My hair was in knots from laying in bed for 2 months, so it had to be chopped off. Video runtime…⏰1 min 22 sec.
Fast forward a few years, and I found Medium!
I was pretty lost, but Medium changed everything! I REALLY HARDLY TOUCHED MY COMPUTER. — I couldn’t even remember how to turn it on!
In October of 2021, I wrote I Threw Away My Recliner, The Asshole.
Why? Because it was so comfy, but that f*cker scared the crap out of me! — I thought it was trying to kill me!
The recliner would maybe be the death of me. I had a flash in my mind, that someone could get so lazy in a recliner, that would turn to mush. I traded it in for a desk chair! — Lazyboy was the PERFECT NAME for a recliner!
So upgraded my walker to the 4-wheel model.
Walker slow ya done. There ain’t no hurrying after a stroke. You learn patience for sure. But Gertrude has been a Godsend! — My helper.
When you need something from the kitchen…
Like salad. When you have 2 hands on a walker, how do you transport your salad? — Good ole Gertrude to the rescue.
FYI, I was broke as a joke! — But I love salad.
🥗 Because of Medium, I have salad money! 🍕Pizza money also, of course.
Poor folks can only afford junk food!
So I am feeling very blessed right now! — I do love ramen noodles, but they get kinda boring after a week, and they aren’t very healthy!
THE DESIGN OF THE WALKER IS brilliant!
They keep you safe when you are recovering. You cannot sweep a floor with a walker, cuz you need 2 hands for a broom and 2 for the walker.
There is a seat, which is great!
I used to walk around the block, and I had to stop and rest. I was pretty out of shape! — The brakes are so it won’t roll when you’re sitting down, or to slow down on a hill.
Under the seat is a secret storage…
Because I love you so much, I will reveal what I stash.
Is it booze I AM hiding? 🍸 Maybe it’s full of candy bars. 🍫
💸Maybe $100 dollar bills! — I wish! — Maybe old cheese? — Nope! 🙏Thanks to Medium and all you Medium friends out there, my brain is clear now! I 🧀 AM NOT FORGETTING CHEESE IN MY WALKER ANYMORE!
🎬 I made a quick one-minute crazy video tour…
OF ALL THE BULLSHIT IN MY WALKER! —👵🏽 Old people are funny!
I am so excited to be video editing again! — Thanks for letting me share!
So a walker can be our friend.
I will be parting ways with Gertrude someday soon, so she can go help someone else who needs her! — I will be giving her away.
FYI, I did buy Gertrude at Walmart for $97.00!
Modern walkers are height adjustable and should be set at a height that is comfortable for the user, but will allow the user to maintain a slight bend in their arms.
The design is amazing!
This bend is needed to allow for proper blood circulation through the arms as the walker is used. The front two legs of the walker may or may not have wheels attached, depending on the strength and abilities of the person using it. It is also common to see caster wheels or glides on the back legs of a walker with wheels on the front; additionally felt products adapted to glide with the legs such as adhesive feet, along with tennis balls with holes cut into them to place them onto the legs are also utilized on surfaces such as hardwood, epoxy and linoleum flooring common to institutions.
For a happy ending, I finally got a Taco Bell Enchirito!
I haven’t had one for years! — I wrote about it recently! — It was just like I remembered! — I got it today!…YUMMY!
So who is this Jan Sebastian writer chick?
I had a stroke so I am disabled and am kicking major ass.…well in some ways. I can’t walk or talk well but I’m a writing MO-FO! Kickin’ serious BUTT 100%!
This is my silly stroke therapy video. The focus on my face is hilarious! A crazy-ass redhead who is not at all normal and proud of it. I love people and love helping them. Unconventional seems right. Fearless and focused.
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🎨🎨🎨 Just for fun a time-lapse painting!🎨🎨🎨
🍸Huge martini paintings ROCK! — TIME LAPSE!
I painted a few. 🎨 HERE’S ONE I RECORDED WHILE PAINTING!🎬Which I did before my stroke.
🍸A huge time-lapse martini painting is cool — ⏱1 min 51 sec
