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Post  Admin Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:35 pm

Okay so this is my biggest problem most of my hobbies I am no longer able to do after charcot so what are some of the things you do to pass the time and during your free time?
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Post  my_left_foot Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:03 pm

Hi Marty

Before Charcot's my favourite hobby was sailing on a 50ft Benateau in our beautiful Moreton Bay which boasts 365 islands - one for each day of the year. In fact, sailing, I would say, is one of the worst hobbies for contributing to the onset of Charcot's. I used to come home every Wednesday and Saturday with swollen ankles but I used to think it was a fluid retention problem. I sailed for about two years and even when I was in a wheelchair last year with my Charcot's they wheeled me to the yacht. I have Skipper and Navigation certification.

I like anything to do with aviation and I do some sort of flying twice a year: in open bi-planes (Red Baron 1935 replica barnstormer), gliders, cessnas, tomahawks, hot air ballooning, and this year the Yak52 warplane.

I also like travel, but I do feel more restricted in this with Charcot's. My last overseas trip was pre-Charcot's in January 2007 when I spent a month travelling through Vietnam. I am currently learning Vietnamese on Saturday mornings - Sin Chou! Oh I just remembered I have travelled in Australia over the last two years - Sydney three times, and also Hobart, Tasmania (nice place)!

I love dogs, but don't have one right now, as I don't think it would be fair to get another one, as I think dogs like a need a lot of walking, which I'm not up for. I feed 20 magpies in my backyard, and have four greedy goldfish.

I still work 4 days a week - I am a Uni. Lecturer in the international school of Griffith University in Brisbane. My subjects are Intercultural Studies, Management, Information Design, and Employment Relations. I have 140 students from China, Korea, Taiwan, HK, Burma, Vietnam, Japan, Central America, UAE, Saudi, Kuwait, Bahrain, Europe, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, and Zimbabwe, to name a few. They keep me quite busy.

I like going to the movies, the ballet, art galleries and the theatre. I am going to go and see Swan Lake by the Russian Ballet Co. next month.

I also buy and sell on ebay. Love the internet. Have been chatting and surfing online for 12 years now.

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Post  joyceful Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:35 am

What more can I say, Melanie? You are one busy lady..Charcot or no Charcot. I am still in a wheelchair a lot but am gradually increasing my walking each day. Should be able to discard the wheelchair completely in a few weeks. My daughter has been nagging me to start writing blogs for the internet as she is getting paid to do this. She is a school nurse so this is a part time thing. My son also writes blogs on the internet and is making really good money doing so. And besides that, he has a full time job. So for those who enjoy writing, and perhaps a little income, you may want to look into this as a pastime that will accomodate Charcot limitations. I have found that as far as housework and generally getting around, the wheelchair does not limit me very much at all. I found it amazing that I could do just about anything sitting down. Now that I am walking some, it does feel good to have that freedom though. It admittedly is easier to stir a pot of soup standing up...but not impossible sitting down. I read a lot which is educational and relaxing for me. When I was younger and stronger I used to love to build furniture but that hobby has had to go for sure now. Marty's wife, Teresa, is a photograher and a good one at that. That would be a feasible hobby albeit with some limitations but it is not something that I enjoy doing very much. I love to travel by car, and now I am free to do that with no problem. In fact before and after I had my surgery I had to drive over 2000 miles by myself to get to the doctor who was able to do my surgery and then as soon as I got my custom made shoes, I drove home again. That was in June and Oct this year, and in April, I drove to the same place to meet the surgeon, have my feet examined and schedule the surgery. So that is about 9,000 miles I drove this year to have my foot repaired and it was worth every mile and every minute. I guess, what I am saying is that there is life after Charcot Foot and your attitude will determine your altitude.
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