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       Sad weather drama in this part of the world
       By: agate Date: January 20, 2024, 1:48 am
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       The area I live in doesn't deal with severe winter weather very
       often but lately we've had quite a lot of ice. For a week now
       things have come to a standstill while ice blankets the region.
       Here is one local scene:
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       Those with MS need to be particularly careful when there is ice.
       Not only are we more apt to slip and fall because of balance
       issues or muscle weakness--there's also the possibility of one
       of the nasty little surprises that MS has in store for us
       sometimes.
       A couple of times, when I was fairly new to MS, I was still
       foolish enough to think I could just walk over an icy patch
       since I had boots or shoes with good traction. The coldness of
       the ice made my legs go numb entirely. I lost all sensation in
       them. After several episodes of this, plus a couple of falls,
       maybe I learned my lesson.
       In my building we have to go outside to a dumpster with our
       trash bags. Most people try to make the trip daily. It's only a
       short distance but when there is ice on the walkway it's
       impossible.  For the past week there has been ice on the
       walkway.
       My trash is piling up right here. Luckily I don't have any
       odoriferous trash at the moment and try to rinse out anything
       that has any food waste clinging to it, like yogurt containers.
       One of these days this ice will melt and I can make a trip to
       the dumpster --or maybe more than one trip--with my rollator and
       my trash bags. But not today.
       A neighbor, who doesn't have MS, was walking her dog out there
       today and fell. She was unable to get up. Other neighbors came
       along and hauled her on a quilt over the ice and into the
       building but she spent many hours lying on the floor in the cold
       community room before the ambulance arrived. She waited from
       3:30 PM to about 9:15 PM.
       This should not have happened. Communities of this size ought to
       be able to respond better to emergencies, even severe ice
       storms.
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