And yet another (goodish day). The dentist came and tidied me up a bit. They’ll phone in a month or so and we will discuss the mechanics of a proper visit. I think I could get down and up the stairs outside my house — but those outisde the dentist’s surgery are at least twice as many, and steeper. I keep hoping I’ll get stronger.
What happens to the housebound in America who need doctors or dentists or indeed podiatry?
Knitting progresses well. I’ve divided for the underarm — much counting, and indeed a certain effort was needed to re-establish which size I’m knitting. I have made some initial progress with underarm decreases. I’m knitting from the pattern in my Ravelry library. I don’t think the printer is working. It certainly helps to be able to write notes on a pattern.
Wafa found a rather wonderful skein of Into the Whirled yarn in my stash cupboard. (Is nothing sacred?) Goodness, I had forgotten all about them. I don’t remember how I bought that skein nor how many others there might have been. But how did I do it? At present, the Into the Whirled website doesn’t do overseas orders, and no British yarn shop seems to stock it. Advice very welcome.
Wordle: it was almost USA vs GB today. Everybody on this side of the pond scored three — except, alas, for Ketki, who needed four. The two Americans, Theo and Roger, both scored four.
Yesterday’s word was KNELT. I disapproved because Wordle doesn’t usually have plurals or past tenses as winners, although they will be accepted if you enter them.
I was happy to read yesterday that you had a dentist coming out. As an American, I seriously doubt someone who is housebound is likely to receive any dental care or honestly much medical care at all in these "modern" times, although "telehealth" visits might be helpful for some things. It alto bears noting that Medicaid, for example, does not include any dental or vision coverage, so those luxuries are apparently reserved for those who are both mobile and have means. Sad state of "healthcare" in America!
ReplyDeleteInto the Whirled sells at NY Sheep and Wool at Rhinebeck. Might it have come via your sister?
ReplyDeleteMedicaid is a joint federal-state program, each of those having various paths to eligibility. In some situations some dental is covered. Finding a dentist who will accept a new Medicaid patient can be quite the challenge.
ReplyDeleteInto the Whirled has been trading at Maryland Sheep and Wool for years (that's where I get my skeins after you recommended them). Closer to your sister.
ReplyDeleteA few years ago, I bought some Into the Whirled sock yarn from an online company, The Loopy Ewe. I haven’t ordered from them in a while, and don’t know if they still carry it, but that’s the only place I’ve ever seen it (it did change owners recently, that much I do know.)
ReplyDeleteI searched your blog and it was June 7th 2016 that you acquired the skein.
ReplyDeleteBack in the 1980s, my father received some home visits from a visiting nurse, which included some podiatry care. I think they were supplied by Medicare. I don't know whether they still do that.
ReplyDeleteI hear that yarn multiplies itself and breeds in the stash. All too often the baby skeins don't match anything else.
Nice day out today. It is supposed to turn colder this weekend. It is already cold enough for me!
My mother received in-home podiatry care through MediCARE back in the early 2000’s. I thinking the reasoning was that ingrown toenails and such could lead to more expensive problems down the road. Age-eligibility might have been a factor. She was 80-plus.
ReplyDeleteI live in North Carolina and have seen ads for mobile dentists who come to your house. There are also nursing and physical therapy services that make house calls. Also mobile vets, handy for those cats who object strenuously to being boxed up for a car trip. Eileen in Chapel Hill
ReplyDeleteHere in the states we also have medical transport to take people to non-emergency medical appts. They come to the house and assist with getting to and from the appts. This is offered through Medicaid and Medicare.
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