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/3489 I finished the appointment with the surgeon who replaced both of my artificial hips in 2025 and my right knee joint in April 2026. The appointment has gone as well as I could have hoped for. Technically there is a bit more I could have said. But https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3489 2026-08-06 12:39:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3483 Something unusual happened while I was using the warm water therapy pool. I was doing the motion of riding an exercise bike with a 16 inch radius to help rehabilitate my right artificial knee joint. As I reached the 11 o'clock position there was https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3483 2026-07-31 14:47:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3482 A few weeks ago my family doctor completed the Canada Revenue Agency form for me to renew my disability tax certificate. Only we missed the part to check the designation of the health care professional completing the form. While I was at my appoin https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3482 2026-07-31 13:21:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3481 I have followed through with what I said I would do when my grass was cut on Thursday. I have purchased a gift card for Tim Horton's. This is in lieu of paying for my grass being cut. This is for my friend Anthony and the crew to use for buyi https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3481 2026-07-31 13:09:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3480 I just finished the appointment with my family doctor for completing the Ontario Disability Support Program form for me to apply for the dietary special allowance for high blood pressure. I really like my family doctor. I knew the appointment https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3480 2026-07-31 12:53:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3479 I just had a preliminary discussion with a friend to finish the physical setup of my laser engraver. I just told Rick I need the money to hire a cleaner so I am able to make my life easier. This is how I plan to use the money my laser engraver gen https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3479 2026-07-30 20:58:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3478 I have achieved a new first while using the warm water therapy pool. I have been able to extend my right leg as far forward as is physically possible for the first time since my knee was replaced. It isn't permanent yet. This means the end https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3478 2026-07-30 15:00:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3477 After my grass was cut 2 weeks ago I was planning to research robot lawn mowers and purchase one. This didn't happen. When I am not experiencing nausea from my remaining original knee joint all my physical effort has gone into the recovery from https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3477 2026-07-30 09:44:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3476 I went over to Shoppers Drug Mart to buy myself yogourt to eat before I sleep. They sell bundles of 3 pounds of bananas. Their bananas have all ripened and they need customers. They repackaged them in groups of 5 pounds. But they kept the 3 poun https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3476 2026-07-28 22:18:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3475 One of my friends has just really encouraged just now. He said to me: "I have always believed you accept people for who they are not what you want them to be." This made me feel great. I am trying my personal best to make a life for myself as https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3475 2026-07-28 12:58:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3474 I have arrived home from using the warm water therapy pool. I have made a disappointing discovery. I accidentally broke one of the arms on my sunglasses. This was nothing more than an accident. They snagged on my t-shirt and broke. All the https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3474 2026-07-27 20:38:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3473 The past few days have been pretty rough. I am plenty glad they are over. While I was waiting at the bus stop on Thursday my knee replacement incision started tearing itself open. There is no way I could use the warm water therapy pool with an https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3473 2026-07-27 16:30:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3472 I did something really special today. After the previous time I used the warm water therapy pool a life guard asked me if I'd be present on August 4th 2026. I intend to be. He then explained this was his final shift. He is starting basic t https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3472 2026-07-27 14:47:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3471 I just finished another appointment with my family doctor. It went well. I started on blood pressure medication about 6 weeks ago. There has been no escaping the pain and nausea caused by pain my body is causing me to experience. Then when https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3471 2026-07-27 13:40:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3470 I spent 3 hours doing physiotherapy for my artificial right knee joint today. It is much harder to do without the warm water therapy pool. But with my knee replacement surgery incision beginning to tear itself open last night I did these at my hom https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3470 2026-07-24 22:44:00+00