Tracy Odell

Thanks for this! Well done and what a great message, eh?

Receptionist after school and weekends in the hospital where I lived. I also typed essays and meeting minutes on a per/page basis.

I long for the day when I can stay in my electric wheelchair in the aircraft cabin. I have not attempted to fly for many years because of all the reasons cited in DeAnn’s post. None of the accessibility initiatives undertaken in Canada have addressed this. Only in the US is a committee even taking a look at this possibility with airlines…[Read more]

I am being just as careful; no change. I could carry the virus as easily as could get it and I was vaccinated with Phizer both times.

I think we can move to “pride” now.

What voice commands? I just know about assistive touch.

I have an irrational fear of spiders, so bee, definitely. At least I can blow on it to make it go away. (I guess my breath doesn’t smell like honey.)

Every inch can make a difference in being able to reach your stuff and have the leverage to drive your wheelchair.

If it’s a small difference, you could try letting a bit of air out of your tires to see if you can sit lower without compromising the wheels or the smoothness of your ride.

or…

Raise your desk and tables with blocks of wood.…[Read more]

I submitted a post, and I’m told it is “awaiting moderation”. Please let me know if you get my response to your question, Breanna.

Do you know why it would be sent for moderation? Sometimes I include links, which seems to be a problem, but there were no leaks included my longish answer to your question.

Please let me know if/when you receive it.

Thanks.

I love these podcasts:

Every Little Thing – it is short, humorous, and always interesting – it originates in the US.

Quirks and Quarks – this is a science show with interviews with various scientists studying anything and everything in the natural world from bugs to animals to plants, the environment and space. There are normally six thing…[Read more]

If I am advertising online, I provide a fair amount of detail so people can self select out. It saves time. I will include the specific hours available, the starting rate, and general range of duties like housekeeping, personal care. I add that I will train them, which I do because I have them working alongside one of my other attendants from one…[Read more]

In Ontario, people who hire their own attendants have a government grant to do so. Those who wish can share their emails with the group, so we can email one another when we are looking for people. This works out quite well because our attendants are working part-time so often a spot that one person needs to be filled is a vacancy in another p…[Read more]

I have also used Dragon NaturallySpeaking. It works best with Microsoft products, so use Outlook for email, not Chrome. It adapts to your unique way of speaking. I use the Snowball microphone. It stands on the table, so I don’t have to get help putting it on and off. If you buy it, get the physical copy, so you can always prove your purchase and…[Read more]

When we moved into our house, my husband and I made a formal agreement to keep the thermostat set to 24.5 C (that’s 76.1 F in the US). Yet, I still wear a woven cape most of the time!

I use creatine powder – micro fibre – suspended in about 4 ounces of orange juice. Creatine helps athletes do repetitive muscle action longer without the muscle giving out, and so is recommended to me by my neurologist. I can use the mouse longer when I take it and I don’t have any other symptoms like being shaky. I really notice a difference if…[Read more]

I’m reading “Project Hail Mary” by Andy Weir (Author of “The Martian”). It’s another great science fiction story!

When I need someone to get faster at doing something, like help me go to the washroom, I will leave the last 15 minutes of my time with them to get it done. They will want to get out on time, so we will accomplish the task in 15-20 minutes. A couple of days later I will only leave 10 minutes of my time with them to go to the bathroom. Again, they…[Read more]

Ignored, definitely!