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December 8, 2017
How To Draw

How To Draw

I love to draw. I use my affected hand to hold down the sketch pad so that it does not move while I am drawing. When using a ruler, I also hold that down with my non-dominant hand.

November 18, 2017
How to Crack Eggs With One Hand

How to Crack Eggs With One Hand

I usually crack my eggs with my thumb,  middle, & ring fingers. I usually can’t do it the way that other people do with both of their hands.

October 27, 2017
How to Put on a Watch

How to Put on a Watch

This is how I put on my Apple watch. It would be similar for any watch with the same type of watch band. I put the back of the screen on my arm and use my right pinky to hold it so can wrap it around my arm. Then I put the silver button in …

October 20, 2017
How To Use The Empi Continuum Neuromuscular Electoral Stimulation

How To Use The Empi Continuum Neuromuscular Electoral Stimulation

Before I knew this device was available, I had to have a lot of occupational therapy to help me use my left hand better when I was a child. It took awhile to get used to all going to therapy two to three times a week. This machine or device helps me increase my ability to …

October 12, 2017
How the Walkaide Has Helped Me

How the Walkaide Has Helped Me

Before I used a Walkaide recommended by my physical therapist, I use to walk very differently. My left heel would not touch the floor completely when I walked. Also, my left foot would thrust outward. The Walkaide helps in a lot of ways. It produces estim as I walk and helps my left heel touch the ground. …

October 4, 2017
How to Put a Nail Into a Wall

How to Put a Nail Into a Wall

I always had a tough time putting a nail into the wall to hang a picture or another item on the wall. I needed help serval times until I figured out a way to put a nail into a wall by myself. Once I figured it out, I even created a video for a project …

September 26, 2017
How To Put A Bra On

How To Put A Bra On

I use to have a lot of struggle with putting my bra on before I figure out a way to put a bra on by myself. When I put a bra on I clip the back of the bra together. Then you put it on like a shirt.  .          Then I …

September 15, 2017
Stroke Recovery– Two Handed Activities With A Stroke Impacted Hand

Stroke Recovery– Two Handed Activities With A Stroke Impacted Hand

Are you recovering from a stroke or know someone who is? The impact of a stroke on the body differs from one person to the next. For adults recovering from a stroke, they are trying to gain back what they have lost. For young children recovering from a stroke, they may never have had the …

September 7, 2017
Only One Strong Hand? Doesn’t Matter. How To Fix Brakes on a Car

Only One Strong Hand? Doesn’t Matter. How To Fix Brakes on a Car

Yesterday I worked with my uncle to replace the brakes on my mom’s car. He explained how to do it as we went along.Get the kind of the breaks that you will need for your car and make sure you get the year right. My uncle was teaching me how to change the breaks on …

September 5, 2017
How to Put Your Hair in a Pony Tail

How to Put Your Hair in a Pony Tail

When I was about 7 years old, I decided that I wanted to put my hair in a pony tail by myself. I didn’t want my mom or my sister to do it for me. So I spent a lot of time, months really, trying to do it with my one good hand and one …

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