https://rons-home.net/en/blog Stay up to date with Ron Piggott's day to day life, activites and efforts to serve individuals living with chronic pain, physical disabilities and those who rely on a wheelchair for their mobility. https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3508 I have now learned how to raise up my right leg and make it straight while remaining seated. This has been a really encouraging development. It has been a very hard recovery from my knee replacement surgery. I am really grateful for the progress https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3508 2026-08-24 12:53:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3507 I have done some maintenance to my web site. I am trying to make it more cell phone and tablet friendly. I had hoped Bootstrap would have been able to do a better job of adjusting for the device the website is being viewed on. But I now think my https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3507 2026-08-24 09:52:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3506 I have had the canned beans and diced tomato at my home to make up another batch of bean salad. A few days ago I purchased celery. I have gone ahead and made up another batch of bean salad. I usually eat this with fish and a piece of fruit to mak https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3506 2026-08-23 19:47:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3505 I just finished using the warm water therapy pool. Today I noticed how it was easier doing the stretches compared to 2 weeks ago. My artificial right knee joint is healing. I couldn't be more relieved and grateful. I am really glad this was https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3505 2026-08-18 16:30:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3504 Sir Barry just made me really happy. He woke up from his sleep, walked to the entrance of his sleeping hut and then made the posture hamsters do to show that they feel safe and are content in their hamster life! About 2 hours ago I woke him up t https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3504 2026-08-17 22:51:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3503 My initial 100 day supply of Vitamin B12 is almost used up. I have just purchased another 100 count supply. I will be undergoing a blood test to see if this brings my Vitamin B12 back into the normal range. What caused it to drop was the modifie https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3503 2026-08-17 17:13:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3502 I have renewed my membership for the warm water therapy pool for another month. However on August 28th 2026 the warm water therapy pool closes for 3 weeks while the aquatic center undergoes annual maintenance. When this is happening I have ma https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3502 2026-08-17 13:25:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3501 I have managed to kill another Bluetooth keyword that I use with my tablet while working on my blog between the use of the warm water therapy pool and while waiting for doctors. The way this one broke is kind of silly. I keep a can of expandi https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3501 2026-08-15 22:06:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3500 I came early today just to try the 3 machines within the Workout Room of the facility I have been attending the warm water therapy pool. What I did was about 5 repetitions on each of 3 machines. I needed to see how each felt. This gave me an https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3500 2026-08-13 14:28:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3499 Today wasn't a fight or required effort today to get my right leg straight when I got into the warm water therapy pool. Also the exercises didn't create a bunch of pain today. I was even able to do some flutter kicking to start reviving my r https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3499 2026-08-12 16:30:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3498 During part of the family swim a kids soccer camp uses the pool as they wind down for the day. Every few days the kids have asked me question about my physical disability such as: What is the mark on my leg (referring to my knee replacement surg https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3498 2026-08-12 15:21:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3497 I have arrived early to the facility where I use the warm water therapy pool. I have done so intentionally. On August 28th the aquatic center will be closing for 3 weeks. This is to undergo annual maintenance. I came early today to test an https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3497 2026-08-12 13:44:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3496 I had the appointment with my family doctor today to discuss my pain management doctor resigning and accepting employment at a pain clinic located in a different area of Ontario Canada. My family doctor wants me to err on the side of caution. He https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3496 2026-08-12 12:55:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3495 I am running low in my Omega 3 supplement. This helps retard the arthritis pain and swelling in the new joint that hasn't been replaced. I just ordered more to get me through the next 3 months. The use of Omega 3 was a suggestion from my pa https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3495 2026-08-12 09:58:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3494 I attended the 50+ rehabilitation swim from 2:00pm to 3:00pm and family swim from 3:15pm to 4:30pm. I got far enough along coaxing motion out of my knee during the 50+ Rehabilitation Swim that during Family Swim my right knee popped twice. Once o https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3494 2026-08-11 16:30:00+00