Mrs. Labeezy and I discuss mobility aids and other fund Zebra things.

Welcome and Thank you for joining us. We are not doctors and we do not give medical advice. We DO share our personal experiences good and bad and what has worked for us.
Our main topic of discussion this week is mobility aids. It's a hot topic and often a rough one with generational challenges of who, when, & why people should use them.
Trigger Warning: we do talk about depression and mention suicidal ideation along with giving specifics to our weight as it relates to some mobility aids.

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Last week I mentioned the Body Braid and shared the video that helps me get the most support out of my braid. I forgot to share a link to purchase the Body Braid, so let me correct that here: https://bodybraid.com/pages/products

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Giving credit where credit is due: Christine Miserandino revolutionized the chronic illness community by sharing her Spoon Theory with the world on her blog: https://butyoudontlooksick.com Because of her contribution, those suffering with chronic illness are often referred to as "Spoonies" and we often refer to energy stored and expended in units of spoons.

Transcript

Ann Anderson: 0:18

Hello and welcome! Got Any Spoons. I'm your host Ann and I'm here with my co host Amberlyn, aka Mrs. Labeezy. And we are not doctors, we do not give medical advice. We do share our personal experiences. We both have hypermobile EDS and many of the comorbidities that go with it. So we share our experiences, our tips or tricks or life hacks and what works for us. If it works for you. Wonderful. And if not, and you have something else. Hey, reach out to us. Let us know. You can always email us at gotanyspoons@gmail.com So, Mrs. Labeezy, I love your Zebra cowl. Isn't that so? Fabulous? Thanks.

Mrs. Labeezy: 1:12

It was actually a it was custom made for me. by yours truly. Actually matches.

Ann Anderson: 1:24

Yeah, so I'm working on

Mrs. Labeezy: 1:29

what we're like yin and yang. Yeah, yeah.

Unknown: 1:34

Yeah. Yeah. Okay, cool.

Ann Anderson: 1:39

What? Mrs. Labeezy would be your spoon reading today.

Mrs. Labeezy: 1:46

Honestly, I, this finger cannot bend past about right here today. It's been like that since yesterday. I don't know what I did to it.

Ann Anderson: 1:58

Folding laundries?

Mrs. Labeezy: 2:00

I was not folding laundries. Those have been done for three days now, four days, so I was good. Um, out of nowhere, so I'm sitting between about two and three spoons today. It's a rough spoon day.

Ann Anderson: 2:15

How are you? It's a very rough spoon day. These are my spoons I'm using. I have not been sleeping as I've been weaning or I'm off of this beloved dreaded medication that's been so helpful. And so I'm I'm on fumes. I don't think it's just fumes. They didn't wane. You know, they didn't mean me. They just I tried to wean myself with the medicine that they that they when they cut it off, but no, they did not mean right. Sorry about that. But yeah,

Mrs. Labeezy: 2:56

you've been you've been struggle bus and pretty hard. And honestly, you've been making the best out of this really shitty situation you've been put in. Honestly, I applaud the hell out of you because withdrawals are no freakin joke. And withdrawals of that magnitude. And man, I remember I've been through some pretty rough withdrawals with is duloxetine was probably one of the worst ones that I've been through recently. And the nasty messages I sent when I was in the hito. With the withdraws. I kept the screenshots, because like, I was proud of them, you know, like, I was proud of the quarters. But like, I was angry, and I was hurt. Because, you know, he had put me through this and willingly and knowingly, and it was during Thanksgiving break. And he was family enjoying his time while I was hugging a toilet, you know, like, this was not fair. So like, oh, they don't think about these things. And it's so unfair. So I'm so sorry, that like, you're going through this crap too. Because like it is, it's just it's so unfair that we have to struggle through this. And then with our, with our conditions, when there's a possibility of withdraws, there will be and then if those withdraws, it's not just like, oh, you know, you'll just feel crappy or you'll just get a little tired or you'll just get feel a little nauseous. No, like, you feel like death. You are feeling the chills, you are feeling like that Porcelain is your home, you know, it's miserable.

Ann Anderson: 4:42

You may or making me feel better because my family chat went off when I was actually like sleeping in a little bit. And I have a watch and I don't know, we haven't talked about this. This is my iPhone and I can't get up. Yeah, and it has cell service. So I've never had a contact if I forget my phone or whatever. But it was I had it under my pillow. And it was just going off. And I remember like screaming in my sleep, which I don't scream at my family. I did. I screamed in like David My husband walked in. And I remember ripping off my watch and just hurtling it and telling them to let me that was very out of character for me. So you immediately

Mrs. Labeezy: 5:37

feel horrible afterwards. But you know, in that instance, your body needs that. And that

Ann Anderson: 5:44

no more will instantly.

Mrs. Labeezy: 5:48

Yep, absolutely.

Ann Anderson: 5:52

Just sleep, then I felt horrible when I woke up.

Mrs. Labeezy: 5:55

Absolutely. I had had a provider recently asked me because I told him, I was like, you know, I had withdrawals. And he's like, What do withdraws mean to you? I was like, you know? Do you all think that we really don't know what that means? Like, is it not a common term? Is it Is this just a magical thing that you think we're making up? Like? Alright, okay, cool. Cool. Cool. Cool. Cool. Cool. Um, I understand that I am not an addict. I never have been, however, comma. Okay, cool. I am not at a point where I would want to take my own life. But at that point, I did. Okay. I was at the point where I was hoping I was just going to die. I was at the point where I was freezing by the time at the same time, my skin was on fire. I was shivering so hard, but I was pouring sweat. And he was like,

Ann Anderson: 6:57

oh, you know, symptoms that are so bad that you're wishing to die for so that you can get relief is a very different thing than having suicidal ideations and a plan or, you know, wishing that you don't wake up when there's not necessarily that level of stuff going on. That to me, is Yeah, normal. And that's why I've been, and I don't like it. And you know, crying and writhing in pain and my husband's behind me, and, you know, I can hear him silently crying, and I know it's breaking.

Mrs. Labeezy: 7:36

That always breaks me.

Ann Anderson: 7:38

I know. So it's, it's that type of hard. But what is our good news for the week?

Mrs. Labeezy: 7:48

Or good news for the week? Ooh, um, well, oh, my goodness, I got my power assist and for my wheelchair. You did. I did. So originally got into lightweight wheelchair earlier last year. With having EDS and with having pots, there are days where walking just isn't an option. Either my hips and knees and ankles are all subluxation dislocating or I'm at the point where I feel like I'm going to pass out so I need those mobility aids and a wheelchair. Sometimes it's really hard to propel myself forward. So when I'm out and about by myself because my husband does work, I am stuck home because I can't push myself forward in a store doesn't have motorized wheelchairs. It's not an option for me. So I went through the VA, since I'm a disabled veteran, and they were able to get me a an attachment for my lightweight wheelchair that literally turns it into a power wheelchair. And he happiest spoon on this side of this Mississippi like

Unknown: 9:06

yay, was news.

Mrs. Labeezy: 9:12

For you have the Yes. What's your good news?

Ann Anderson: 9:16

I got my results back were the additional genetic testing that my net assists did regarding auto inflammatory autoimmune things. And some significant findings were made. And I do meet with him tomorrow. So I have not done a super deep dive into Google. I don't want to scare myself. Oh my goodness, and are of course, extremely rare. Right? Like, can I get more rare? Yes, I

Mrs. Labeezy: 9:54

can worse because when in doubt.

Ann Anderson: 9:58

And well, my, the medical team that I've had for the last six years, which when I say team, that's very loosely there's three doctors. They have all they're there they're there silently with thing. But I don't even mean I don't mean that they're doing the minimum. No, they're not doing the minimum, they're doing nothing hoping that all I think you're someplace else so or maybe they are minimum, I don't know, so as to have a doctor that I have found, that seems to be quite the champion. And I am very excited to work with her. And since I see the geneticists this week, I see her next Monday. And those directly impact her care of me. And so I'm just gonna talk with her about the situation, she communicated with those doctors, they did nothing with her communications. So I'm willing to be asking for her hospital of choice, because she's not attached directly to one. Also, I'm going to be asking her for names of doctors that she prefers to work with in her. And I'm going to start building and that, to me, is the most hopeful news I've had for a while the medical team built that can help.

Mrs. Labeezy: 11:34

That's probably the best news I've heard all week. Like that trumps my news so, so much, because it's not even just two doors opening that's multiple doors opening. Because if

Ann Anderson: 11:46

that wheelchair is going to be able to open multiple doors,

Mrs. Labeezy: 11:49

here's the thing, though, I've had this I've had this mobility aid if you're able to open those doors, besides the doors that she already is able to open, like the providers, the specialties that you already have known have existed on this side. You know, like, the possibilities, it's so exciting. Yeah, cautiously optimistic for you. Me

Ann Anderson: 12:15

too, so. And just real quick housekeeping for our listeners and fans. Amberlynn and I have different talents if you haven't already figured that one out. So we've decided that I will be doing the editing on our audio platforms. And Amberlynn will be doing the editing for our YouTube video platform. So things may not be exact. But then again, there are different things that are beneficial video wise that you may not want. Please don't freak out they are going to be slightly different but hopefully then we can be on a more dependable schedule because we've really struggled and we really want her to support each other. But it seems this is the best way. Yeah,

Mrs. Labeezy: 13:14

we got her so right. Yeah, completely.

Ann Anderson: 13:21

We we are you going French on me?

Mrs. Labeezy: 13:23

Oui oui.

Unknown: 13:25

Oui oui. Okay, no los dos

Ann Anderson: 13:32

so let's talk about mobility aids you got you got yours that's gonna let's get a level up. Sub you few levels.

Mrs. Labeezy: 13:43

So excited. Especially like going to the mall like I, I can't I'm, it's miserable. I going to the grocery store. I have to use the ones that are at the store. I'm going out on walks with my kids. Like things like that where it's longevity. On those rough days, I no longer have to guess on Okay, well, can I have someone else push me? Or should I just take my walker? Or especially like the trunk or treat events? Oh my gosh, the school event that my kids had the other night? Like things like that, like your

Ann Anderson: 14:34

stamina will will be greatly improved? Yeah, the aid.

Mrs. Labeezy: 14:40

Absolutely. And the cool thing with it is it's completely covered by insurance. So there is no cost to me whatsoever. Um, and if there are any issues with it, I take it back. And he said that if I want to make it faster, I can take it back. But I've already run into a few things so I'm not going to be doing that. I'm the I'm not

Unknown: 15:07

I know my limits. Okay.

Mrs. Labeezy: 15:11

Sure. Dogs dancing behind me. He hasn't been taken for his Pup cup yet today so he's throwing a little fit you He will be fine.

Ann Anderson: 15:20

It will be fine. You'll get it. Well, we'll take care. Yeah, don't worry. So when you because you've only been diagnosed two

Mrs. Labeezy: 15:33

or three years, it's going on three years this year. Going on three.

Ann Anderson: 15:39

So when, who mentioned mobility HDU? And how was that rolled up?

Mrs. Labeezy: 15:45

Oh my goodness. It was actually Allison tennis and microcat machine. And that was right after I figured out I had the Ehlers Danlos diagnosis in February of 2021. Yes, um, I had been watching a few videos, I took it into my provider, he said, You absolutely have it. And then I came across Allison Tennyson, and she was talking about using a cane at that point, she didn't have a wheelchair yet. She had a roller and a cane. And at that time, my pride still had, the better me. And I was subluxed on my knees. But I didn't realize that was the pain that I was experiencing. I just felt like it. It just felt like I was. It just felt like I had sharp pain on the sides of my knees. And I didn't really understand what it was, but it was bearable, I was gonna be fine. Um, it wasn't until I went in and saw a sports medicine doctor, and he started doing prolotherapy on my knees, which is injecting sugar water into the IT bands of the sides, your knees, and that completely stopped the pain. And he was like, you, you're the IT bands are over stretching because of your EDS, you need to start you need to look into getting CAFOs I was like, Oh, he was like, if you don't have that, you need to look into using a mobility aid. I was like, Ah, okay. So that that agency was taken away from me, I didn't make the choice on my own. I wanted to, but at that point, I don't think I realized the damage I was doing to my body. So I got a cane first. And I used it here in there, but I didn't really fully understand how to use it. And then I got a role letter. And I loved that thing. I blanked it out with my rainbow rhinestone tape. And I took it with me everywhere like we took it on our trip to California. And it was the best mobility for me because I could sit down when I needed to. And I could lean on it while I was walking. But I started getting to the point where even leaning on that I was still subluxated my knees while I was walking. And with the prolotherapy it was only working for about 40 minutes after the procedure. And as opposed to initially after the prolotherapy it was working up to four weeks after the procedure when we first started. So at that point, I realized I needed to finally ask for a wheelchair. So I went to my rheumatologist and said that on my bad flare days, I'm struggling to walk even with a rotator and I feel like I need a wheelchair to get to and from what I need to get done for myself. And I need that I need that to survive. And he agreed with me and said okay, I will write you a script send you to the wheelchair clinic. And I already had the EDS diagnosis at that point and that's what helps in the pots diagnosis as well. And he did say that a big reason. Although initially EDS wouldn't be the only reason why I would get a wheelchair he said a main reason why was the Potts which I found was weird. He said his concern was the standing up with my heart racing but I explained that because he said with my CAFOs everything should have been fine. But my issue with my CAFOs is my weight fluctuates a lot. So when I initially got my CAFOs um, trigger warning, I'm going to say how much I weighed. When I got them done. I was 146 pounds. Currently I'm 192. So and since then, like nothing's changed. It's just my gastroparesis has fluctuated. I went through a lull of it stopping and then it started again. And right now it's like stutter stopping it was there two days ago, and it's here today? Any herbals? Um, it fluctuates. But with that my thighs fluctuate. So right now my CAFOs don't fit, but insurance isn't going to cover a wide array of CAFOs sizes imposed by themselves. I think we're $2,500 Yeah. So, yeah.

Ann Anderson: 20:45

But we're gonna do the body braid. Yes. I'm still thinking link. Link body braid. That's the last thing I wrote down. Since two.

Unknown: 21:00

This is gonna be easy.

Ann Anderson: 21:04

Beans. So do you feel like your generation is more accepting of the idea that mobility aids are, I don't know, temporary, or you use them when you need him. They're not permanent. Like, I feel like the older generations. It's like, once they once they broke down, and they decided they they would use a cane there was they were so far gone, they were not going to be able to recover. And they were using a cane for the rest of their life.

Mrs. Labeezy: 21:42

I think it depends, um, I've seen a few, I've seen a few different instances, I've seen some people that will assume that you're using it until you get better. So like, you are going to get better, or they will see you as that and you're this decrepid thing. Or they will see that in I've actually had a lot of people assume that I'm fake faking it. Within my age bracket. That's, that's the biggest thing. And like, I don't, I don't care what it is, with with my generation. Um, MC don't. But we're very judgmental of each other. And I don't like it. It hurts a lot. Because I would hate to. I've been on it. I've been on the judging side of it. Where I've had a close friend come up and be like, why are you even in that? When I went home with a mobility aid with my roller? Like, why are you even using that? Hey, okay, thank you. Like it makes you it makes you clam up a little bit and say, Who? I didn't realize that we were at that point right now. Um, but I think that it's almost like it's generationally, it's almost been like a gradient, because with my mother's generation, it's, they will, they won't use the mobility aid until they're at that point where they're breaking down end of life and like, is absolutely necessary. With my generation. We will use it when necessary, but it we're scared of judgment. And then, you know, there is judgment. And then the generation under us, like, they don't care. Like I've seen, especially with my kids like going to their school. They don't see it. They don't even see the damn chair. Like they walk right past you and like, Oh, hi, hello, how are you? And then it's non existent. You're another person another being you are an adult. hello, goodbye. You know, and that's how it should be. But I just it's very interesting to me, and I don't know if that's just my Tizi brain. It's the way I categorize people. But it's interesting.

Ann Anderson: 24:24

Am I in your mom's generation?

Mrs. Labeezy: 24:28

You're younger. You're like right below.

Ann Anderson: 24:32

Is she a boomer?

Mrs. Labeezy: 24:34

Yes. I say she is.

Ann Anderson: 24:40

She was born in the 50s

Mrs. Labeezy: 24:42

No, she was born. No, she's what How old is she? She was born in one. She is 20 years older than me. She's 53

Ann Anderson: 24:59

of the same generation as your mother. Like her was talking about my parents generation Born in the 40s up in the 60s, they hit it.

Unknown: 25:33

I don't know. I just have a bed. I'm married

Mrs. Labeezy: 25:47

and I can't get a Life Alert.

Unknown: 25:52

Where's the beef to be my generation

Ann Anderson: 26:04

my generation Amberlynn made me feel real.

Mrs. Labeezy: 26:14

Oh, it's

Ann Anderson: 26:15

okay. No, my kids are your age. It's fine. Oh my goodness. It's fine. We're so fine. Guess how many rows of bubbles do I have? Would you like to guess?

Mrs. Labeezy: 26:40

Hey 27 123

Ann Anderson: 26:48

No. 456-789-1011 11 Well, 1313

Mrs. Labeezy: 27:03

is nowhere near close to

Ann Anderson: 27:06

finishing this scheme. That's going to be the end. And then the third Skeen, I'll use to make the head and the beat and stuff I've decided that's just how that's gonna go.

Mrs. Labeezy: 27:18

What animals? Me? Huh? What animal is that one going to be?

Ann Anderson: 27:23

This is going to be a little lamb. Oh, well, actually, I was thinking about making a little worn off. Oh, my friends are having a baby. And it's an under this womb. And because the baby I figured I can change the color to pink and gray. And I'm pretty sure she doesn't watch the podcast at all. She's She's big. She's she's been busy growing a baby. Chrome

Mrs. Labeezy: 27:50

and a baby. That's a lot of work.

Ann Anderson: 27:52

It is a lot of work. So no worries. All right. So we were talking about our mobility aids and the judgment. How do you how do you deal with the judgment? Let's say I have a handicap. Parking license plate. Yep. And in my states, we only have rear license plates. Yeah. So technically, I have a dangler for the rear view. But that's if I'm in somebody else's car. So I have a special a special variety of I don't know, judgment, because they're looking at my car. And they're waiting for me to hang my hat my placard right. And they don't see your front license plate. Because you don't need to because in the back feel their eyes and I'm getting ready and I look and I'm usually like license plate though. Look in the back MLS. Oh, trust me. Mrs. Lebesgue Bz. These These people, they go into Park and they're like, Oh, they're checking me out?

Mrs. Labeezy: 29:20

Why no,

Ann Anderson: 29:21

you at this point? Are you gonna call the cops and say, you know, give me that?$300 Fine. You think I should have? Are you going to personally confront me and tell me not disabled? Are you going to tell the store and ask him to call the record? I mean, worst case scenario, what are you doing in a jerk?

Mrs. Labeezy: 29:42

Literally because I mean at this point what are what are you concerned a citizen concerned citizen? Know what are what are you doing? I there was a little lady. I have a dangler as well because my jeep is technically owned by my husband. And because of that I can't have a disabled plate. So I have a placard that I hang from my rear view. And I went to go park in a disabled spot closer to the door because I I was flaring that day. The entire parking lot was empty the entire parking lot in the entire parking lot. This woman who is parked right next to me, backs up and stands next to me Jeep and like, looks around. And she goes, you know, you need a handicap. Pass to park here. I was like, Oh, I know. I was like, thank you. She was like, Oh, okay. I don't see one. I was like, Oh, well, it's up there. If you'd like to go, Look, I was like, I didn't, I was not aware that you were a cop. Now, I want you to keep in mind this woman was older than the Cryptkeeper. You know, she was in a solid race with Father Time. Um, and she goes, Oh, I'm not a cop. looked at her down her face. It was like I know. Like, if you really want to look, my placard isn't my dashboard. You can look you can work your way over there. I don't have to show you anything. And she's like, No, I trust you. I was like, Sure you do. And then I started walking inside and talk to you, literally. And so I started walking inside, I look back and I see her hobbling around my jeep to try and see and I left it my dash. So for her viewing pleasures, um, but that's how I deal with those people is being an asshole. And there's no better way to put it is you're not in the wrong. And that unfortunately, with these kinds of people, there's no right way or wrong way to deal with them. Because they are so miserable themselves. They are trying to get you to be part of their party. We're not making that that happen. Because the fuck them that's why. Yeah,

Ann Anderson: 32:20

I I also had like, an epiphany upon accepting a disability placard, which is that in a metro area. Sometimes the disabilities placards are more geared towards wheelchair users. And for me, it can be, I'd need to walk less in the spoons. And especially for downtown, my husband will drop me off. And then he'll go find the nearest handicap parking spot. Because leaving me alone. Not a good idea. He's my he's my caretaker, I need him. And so that's, we've had to talk about that. And we've also had to talk about like, at the beginning, he was very hesitant, and unless I was using a mobility aid that day, he didn't think that we should be using that spot. And I said, Baby, we have like four errands today. And these parking lots are large, right? And I need to use the spaces so that I can reduce the number of steps so that I can make it where we'll be using an aid sooner than later. Right? He that was a spective change for him a shift that out saving spoons and that heck we go in and maybe it was supposed to be a half an hour. And then the lines a half an hour he eat.

Mrs. Labeezy: 34:05

And you forgot something across the store.

Ann Anderson: 34:07

Yeah, yeah. Last night, I went, I went grocery shopping and I had to use the cart. And I knew because I needed health food market stuff that's on this side. And oddly enough, produce fresh foods are on the complete opposite side. So if you need lactose free, gluten free, you know, that type of stuff that's on the right side if you want fresh fruits and veggies that's on the complete left side.

Mrs. Labeezy: 34:39

Work for it.

Ann Anderson: 34:40

Yeah, in fact, I was like, Oh yeah, they dropped me off on this side. I need to go to the health market. But park over there because that's where we're gonna end up and then good thing because for whatever reason, I guess if you walk in the health market side, you must not need a powered scooter chair. They keep them all at the other end. So I'm I'm on my phone. I'm like, hey, when you come in Kent, can you grab one of those scooters?

Unknown: 35:12

Yeah. Oh my god. Otherwise, it was a completely

Ann Anderson: 35:16

like moot point that he dropped me off. I'm on the side that I need

Mrs. Labeezy: 35:19

to do. So in stores do that,

Ann Anderson: 35:23

I guess lesson learned, I could have parked on that side and started with the scooter. But what

Mrs. Labeezy: 35:30

I hate when stores do that, though, when they only put it at one point of entry when there's multiple points of entry.

Ann Anderson: 35:37

There's a there's a big box store that has red as their name color. Their scooters I have found are located in the middle. Doesn't matter which end you go in. I guess they're trying to make that a compromise. Or I don't know, maybe people steal them and go outside. But can we talk about that? Like really big beam of mine?

Mrs. Labeezy: 36:05

Yeah. Because you'd walk all the way into the middle.

Ann Anderson: 36:10

We'll also why is there never a cart return? Where the handicapped spots are near me? Like the returns are like in the middle of the aisle? Yeah. First three rows. I don't want to leave the cart there. But yeah, I do. Because sometimes that's my walker, right? That's the eighth is the cart in so when people leave their cart, they're, like, in between the two handicap signs for the different sides. I'm thankful. And I've heard of a radio station cart narcs, who think that's blasphemy, and that those people should be putting their carts away. And I'm like, Well, dude, that's actually more helpful. Because now I have a cart, it's not going to hurt my car, it's not gonna hurt your car. If they have little, little bumpers that would keep the carts, they're like parked in a handicapped spot, just just a single cart. That

Mrs. Labeezy: 37:09

would be smart. Like little they put like little boots on him on the wheels.

Ann Anderson: 37:13

Yeah, or just like, you know, those bumpers that you can buy for your garage where you, you go over them, and then they they tell you in your garage? Yeah, those, that's what I was thinking just the little bumpers that would be rubberized. And you just bump it, bump the wheels into that. And it keeps it and even in the in the in the Midwest, Kansas wind.

Mrs. Labeezy: 37:36

Yeah, that's actually a really smart idea. If every grocery store could have those bumpers, and every in every handicapped spot where one cart is by each one, that's a really smart idea.

Ann Anderson: 37:51

thing, you might come up with solutions to my problems and not just complain about them. I also have a really big beef with the stores who have the placard of a handicapped child who's in a wheelchair with like arm crutches as well, or breathing treatments, and you know, pretty severe, visual, disabled person. And then they say, Think of me keep it free. As then don't park here if you're not this disabled, this level of disability is that level of disability we're wishing to accommodate.

Mrs. Labeezy: 38:36

Because it's the sickle index.

Unknown: 38:38

Yeah, yes, I guess. So.

Ann Anderson: 38:41

I do try very hard if there is a van accessible handicap spot, and then

Mrs. Labeezy: 38:50

I never take the van accessible ones right. Next to it. Yeah.

Ann Anderson: 38:56

That's, that's not for me. So I respect that. And I'm glad there's that delineation. I understand.

Unknown: 39:04

Yeah, that

Ann Anderson: 39:06

the so if your placard I'm talking about does is not making that mediation.

Mrs. Labeezy: 39:12

For those of y'all listening, if you don't know the delineation that we're talking about. If you have a handicap placard in your parking and handicap spots, there are handicap spots that are just normal parking spots where you have your normal, just white lines, blue spot blue square with the handicap logo. But then you have your parking spot where it has white stripe lines with diagonal lines through it. Those are meant for our mini vans with side wheelchair loading handicap vehicles. Those are not meant for those of us that are just getting in and out of passenger loading vehicles. So those of us who are parking in those van loading ones, we're not parking in the right spots. So just make sure you're parking in the right spots.

Unknown: 40:06

And that's it. That's all we asked. We're just trying to be respectful. Yeah. So

Ann Anderson: 40:14

So we've kind of talked about it our mobility aids and Some challenges and some ways to work with that. How about got any weirdness share this weight, and

Mrs. Labeezy: 40:28

weirdness? Do you have any weirdness so I can think about my I don't know if I have any Oh, and weird all the time.

Ann Anderson: 40:40

Right awareness is just part of us we celebrate it. What's weird about it, it's my weirdness is that I absolutely positively have to have my socks in the seemed perfectly aligned to my toes. Okay,

Mrs. Labeezy: 41:02

I have one for you. So I had to take all of my pants out of my closet all of my sweatpants and fold them in a very specific way where you fold the pants in half first in long ways in half, and then you fold the ends of the pants, like the leg cuffs into the waistband, and then you fold them in half, and then you fold them in half again to where it makes a tiny little taco and fold it up with pants like that.

Ann Anderson: 41:36

Okay, Marie Kondo. It

Mrs. Labeezy: 41:39

was it was something else I tell you? What, but my, my closet looks beautiful. Yeah, let's work. Right.

Unknown: 41:47

Okay.

Ann Anderson: 41:48

I like it. And we're we're starting to run out of time. We have thank you for those who came and answered Mrs. B Z's clock app call for guests. We have someone set up for April. We have one set up for February, but we're looking for March, which is sleep apnea. And go ahead and shout out here or the video you can also reach us at got any spoons@gmail.com And I think that's all I have for today. Anything else misses the Basie and

Mrs. Labeezy: 42:38

if you'd like a cowl? Oh,

Ann Anderson: 42:41

yes, that misses the BZ shared her cow on the clock app. There was there was quite a positive response. Some people would like a unicorn some people would like a cat. My request is that you contact me with your specifics on got any spoons at Gmail. It's very hard to keep track of comments and requests and things on the clock app. So that'll be in the description. And then we will see you

Unknown: 43:17

next time.

Ann Anderson: 43:20

Other thing I just can't. So. Would you like to say Goodbye Mrs. vpz