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A Call to Broken Arms

A Call to Broken Arms

Caring for the caretakers.

As challenging as healing from broken arms can be, caring for the person healing from broken arms can be every bit as difficult, though in…

Jul 20, 2021

Caring for the caretakers.

Jul 20, 2021

A Call to Broken Arms

Shells of dignity.

Dealing with two broken arms, or similar debilitating injuries, can expose an individual to levels of vulnerability likely not experienced…

Jun 18, 2021

Shells of dignity.

Jun 18, 2021

A Call to Broken Arms

The slings and harrows.

Finding a relatively comfortable position for injured arms while wearing arm slings might prove to be a harrowing task. Pillow forts…

Jun 11, 2021

The slings and harrows.

Jun 11, 2021

A Call to Broken Arms

A hairy situation.

Managing hair grooming processes with two broken arms may seem like a rather painful exercise in futility. Reaching, rotating your hands…

Jun 10, 2021

A hairy situation.

Jun 10, 2021

A Call to Broken Arms

Spaghetti western wisdom.

If you live in cooler or wet climates while recovering from bilateral arm fractures, your normal coats and jackets might not work while…

Jun 6, 2021

Spaghetti western wisdom.

Jun 6, 2021

A Call to Broken Arms

A chance of showers.

The idea of taking a shower while still healing from bilateral arm fracture injuries might seem as likely a weather forecast of a typhoon…

Jun 6, 2021

A chance of showers.

Jun 6, 2021

A Call to Broken Arms

Vampires and pestilence.

With a COVID-19 pandemic still plaguing our global community, public health mantras like "cover your cough!", "wear a mask!," and "wash…

Jun 4, 2021

Vampires and pestilence.

Jun 4, 2021

A Call to Broken Arms

Re-building blocks.

If your car had been damaged in a collision, you would expect an auto repair shop to perform an assessment, order any necessary auto parts…

May 31, 2021

Re-building blocks.

May 31, 2021

A Call to Broken Arms

Chomper sticks.

Cleaning any second story windows of a house --while still standing on the ground level--typically requires some type of extension device…

May 30, 2021

Chomper sticks.

May 30, 2021

A Call to Broken Arms

Grounded.

If a pilot is unable to fly a plane due to medical reasons, they call that being "grounded." Leaving the hospital wearing double arm slings…

May 29, 2021

Grounded.

May 29, 2021

A Call to Broken Arms

A Call to Broken Arms

Life hacks and lessons learned by a public health data analyst faced with healing bilateral arm fractures amidst a global pandemic.

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