United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc.

Henry,
Many thanks to you for helping the masses! I'm still new to this outfit, so I'd be willing to pay top dollar for some handy tips to help keep my temper down due to those ever present frustrating one handed moments of agony. I hope I can be wise enough to contribute.

Cheers,
Chris

I've always worn boots and I still do,hook fastener type as a matter of fact. All you do is cross your laces at the top of your boots then slam your
"slack" end in the ole kitchen door and tie your working end around it. It is easier than I can explain-really, try it.

Allison.
I was talking to a friend at work about being frustrated with not being able to get my dish out of the oven after it bakes because of being too hot & too heavy for my 1 hand. She told me that her husband was very creative and she thought he might be able to come up with something. A few days later she came to work with his creation. It is great! He made it with an old oven rack. Some how he has taken 2 strips of rack and fashioned 2 sides which he soldered to the oven rack. Then he has taken and bent the edges upwards at either end. Some how he has fashioned handles on either side that can be brought together so you can pick up the rack and whatever is on it with 1 hand. It is great! I have put my 9in. x 13in. glass cassarole dish full of lasagne on it and put it in the oven. I just left the dish on the rack until it was done baking and then removed it from the hot oven all with my 1 little hand! I am so thrilled with it!

If anyone is interested, he might be willing to make and sell some more. Just let me know.

Best wishes to Henry on his book. I know I will be anxious to check it out.

SusieKaye

Allison.
I was talking to a friend at work about being frustrated with not being able to get my dish out of the oven after it bakes because of being too hot & too heavy for my 1 hand. She told me that her husband was very creative and she thought he might be able to come up with something. A few days later she came to work with his creation. It is great! He made it with an old oven rack. Some how he has taken 2 strips of rack and fashioned 2 sides which he soldered to the oven rack. Then he has taken and bent the edges upwards at either end. Some how he has fashioned handles on either side that can be brought together so you can pick up the rack and whatever is on it with 1 hand. It is great! I have put my 9in. x 13in. glass cassarole dish full of lasagne on it and put it in the oven. I just left the dish on the rack until it was done baking and then removed it from the hot oven all with my 1 little hand! I am so thrilled with it!

If anyone is interested, he might be willing to make and sell some more. Just let me know.

Best wishes to Henry on his book. I know I will be anxious to check it out.

SusieKaye

Susie Kaye that sounds good. My sister in law bought me a turkey/chicken lifter from the Regal catalog. It's too small for a 9 x 13 dish though, I can't get the handles to close with a pan on it . Will check out the design of yours. What are the measurements of the base?

Henry, here's some things I find that get rid of a lot of frustration while living with a bpi.
1) Toss out the wire clothes hangers and buy the plastic ones. I even bought some with silicone on the shoulder part to hold things on the hanger like spaghetti straps and slippery material stuff. I found the thicker hangers much easier to work with as I have limited mobility in my good hand.
2) Keep the kitchen sink full of hot soapy water while preparing and cooking meals. I find I need to wash my hand and other stuff a lot more now. Keep a kitchen towel handy as well.
3) Invest in quality non-stick cookware. Pots, pans cookie sheets, pizza pan etc. Fabulously easy to clean and very little drying required also.

hhhaahaa....failing that, get someone else to cook and wash the dishes, or just buy paper plates...! :0)

Microwaves are a godsend for one-armed and great for baked potatoes (we call 'em jacket spuds over here..)

;0) liz

lizzy, I just have to disagree with you there-microwave jacket spuds are diabolical-I'd rather eat worms mate. The standard of cuisine at your gaff has been so wondrous when I've stayed with you, I'm surprised you let this kind of thing go on.....:0)

That dish lifting thingie sounds like the same principle as the carrier my mum made me for lifting my first baby one handed. I say the first one, cos by babies 2 and 3 I forgot all that adaptive devices crap and just got hold of a big handful of stretch suit to lift them up!

Baked potatoes-jacket spuds, microwave til done then throw them on the bbq until the skin gets kinda crunchy-yum. i have to agree with Jen, spuds plain right of the microwave, not very appealing. Is this site turning into a Martha Stewart type thing??? ha ha ha. To get the stain out of...

You can check out the How I do it? page on the old NBPEPA site. You can find it at this link: http://www.htmlgear.tripod.com/text/con ... style=list

There is quite a lot of feedback there.
Brenda