My therapy party arrive to my house on August 2. It arrived after I posed a question to one of my MS support groups regarding my loss of hand strength. My loss of hand strength became evident when my toothbrush was wearing out a lot faster than it should or ever has. It made me nervous because I wondered how much damage I was doing to my gums with my heavy hands.
I ordered it at the suggestion of my new friend and fellow warrior, Ashley. She told me to squeeze the putty and move it from hand to hand while I watch TV. I immediately began using the teal, extra, extra soft putty. She told me that when it gets easy, I should move up to the next level of firmness. There are six levels of firmness in this package:
I started with the teal, extra, extra soft and I was surprised that it was difficult for me! It kind of discouraged me but I kept at it:
Well, after 10 days of work, I have leveled up! I warmed up with the teal putty this morning and moved to the neon orange which is just extra soft:
So, I have been working with the orange, “Fuddy putty” (As Sean used to call it) all day so far. To say that I haven’t been singing this song all day during the commercials would be a lie. I live on the west side of my city and I live in a house but the sentiments are the same. I am moving on up with my hand strength and abilities. I have noticed that I can control my toothbrush more so now so I am excited for my gums!