Hands are handy*
- open a lock from the inside by turning the "knob"
- turn a key
- pull and/or turn a doorkob
- open a refrigerator or freezer door
- open a spring-controlled or heavy door, such as those frequently found at business-establishment entrances. (I've acquired a profound dislike of glass doors since breaking both wrists.)
- bathe oneself
- brush one's own teeth
- get dressed
- put one's shoes on
- cook
- wash dishes
- clean house, or just about anything else
- type
- put one's glasses on
- wipe or scratch one's own nose
- pick up a book, or just about anything else
- light Shabbat or Chanukah candles at all, or light them safely
. . . and perform many other of what therapists call "Activities of Daily Living." In the course of the three months since I broke both wrists, I've acquired considerable appreciation for what those with more permanent limitations may have to deal with on a regular basis, and am grateful that I will probably make a complete, or nearly complete, recovery in the long run.
*Note: See first comment for important detail.
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This post was actually published on March 12, 2009, but I "hid" it here to help preserve what's left of my anonymity as a blogger at the office.
I wish you a refuah shleimah, Shira!
Thanks, Katrina, and good luck with the dissertation-writing and job-hunting.
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