Today is January 18. That means, it is my first fuddy-puddy changing of the guard.
Let me ‘splain ya:
Last January, I was able to purchase a pack of two of my extra firm therapy Putty:
I started using therapy putty at the suggestion from my MS Friends group on Facebook. I asked them questions all the time because people in that group have had MS longer than I have at times. They steered me toward an electric toothbrush to avoid bleeding gums and I got the suggestion for therapy putty, because my hand strength was decreasing rapidly!
I must say that I am quite surprised at the disease progression in me. I have never had MS this long so I’m not quite sure what to do! Last January 18, I was able to purchase from Amazon and I purchased it again in December for this year. I threw the container out yesterday because I had been using it for six months.
It’s usually hard as a rock for the first week but this year it’s a little bit different and I’m scratching my head about that. When I opened the container today this is what I saw:
So, I had to use my nubby nails to peel it away from the sides of the container:
And once it was all released from the sides, I had to Into the corner of it to be able to pull it out:
It’s my routine to listen to an audio rosary while I squeeze this putty passing it from hand to hand also while I raise my arms in a V and pass it from hand to hand as well. I think that it’s crazy that if I don’t move my arms daily like this, they feel really heavy an and that kind of hurts a little bit.d so I don’t like how that feels.
I do this for an entire rosary 17 minutes, and then when I am finished, this is what it looks like:
It’s so bulky because this is the first time that I’m using it, so I just press it down with my fingers and my thumbs to be able to close the container. I am concerned though, because it’s firm, but not as firm as it was last year and I know that’s not because my hand muscles are getting stronger but maybe manufacturing has become suspect as of late. Either way, I will use this until June 18 and that’s when I will throw this one away that I am currently using.