I had an appointment at the fall clinic yesterday. I spent 3 hours being evaluated. I’m cognitively okay. Certain tests for balance were iffy but I did not fall down. The hardest test was heel to toe – didn’t do that well. I lacked stability with my feet in a single line.

The problem with that test was the fact that since my knees have lost so much cartilage, I’ve become knock-kneed. It was hard to put my feet together when my legs are so crooked. Also, I’m only balanced on the first two toes on each foot due to poorly fitting shoes when I was growing up. Apparently, The Crazy Lady AKA Mommy Dearest thought she could stop my feet from growing if I wore too small shoes.

I have some recommendations for ugly old lady shoes. I need to use my cane more, walk slower, and not look around so much. I need to change from bifocals to single vision and reading glasses, although I haven’t noticed any distortion looking downward through the lenses. I just got new glasses, so .i din’t think I’ll change anything yet.

That was a fun afternoon. After my appointment, since I was less than a mile away, I stopped at Costco for a chicken, 2 cases of my energy drinks, some fizzy water, and new pillows. That was $100 gone quickly. When I left Costco, it was snowing and got worse as I was driving home.

Traffic was moving at a reasonable pace so it took longer to get home. I didn’t see any spin-offs, so everyone was on their best driving behavior. I got home safely and let all the worriers know I was okay.

I’ll be finishing up the book later today, but first I need to run the snowblower,