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/3491 I am feeling really tired. Yesterday was a big day for my body. The travel to my surgeon appointments is really taxing on my body. Then I continued with my routine of using the warm water therapy pool. For the next few days I need my meal https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3491 2026-08-07 17:34:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3490 I am feeling really grateful right now. When my body has physically recovered from today's travel I need to send a few "thank you" letters to VIA Rail. I didn't know what time the appointment with my surgeon would finish. My plan was to ge https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3490 2026-08-06 14:27:00+00 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/3488 There is an accessory for wheelchairs to store wrist crutches. The idea is that wrist crutches are more portable when compared to the style of crutches that go under the arm. I have contacted the local mobility dealership to get a quote for the mo https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3488 2026-08-06 08:47:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3487 I had something special happen today. A high school friend came to the city where I live with his wife to have supper with me. I was nearly wrecked by pain causing nausea this afternoon. At the 11th hour I was able to get the pain under con https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3487 2026-08-05 20:03:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3486 I am out of melatonin. I need more for tonight's sleep. I have just purchased more. How this helps me is sleeping through the pain caused by the physiotherapy for my recent right knee joint replacement surgery. I had to put some effort into find https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3486 2026-08-04 13:05:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3485 I am still swollen from my knee replacement surgery. It is making me sweat. I am experiencing some skin breakdown in my inner groin. I have purchased Sudocrem to better manage it. Using Zinc cream by itself isn't quite working. This should mak https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3485 2026-08-03 18:17:00+00 https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3484 My friend Mike has come over to my home to help me for a few minutes. My raspberry plant is doing very well. The branches are so long that they need supporting. I have been thinking about setting up a simple trellis in the shape of a "Tic Tac T https://rons-home.net/en/blog/read/3484 2026-07-31 16:51:00+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