At 06:50 AM 4/12/2009 -0400, Jacquie wrote: >Her fingers are beyond 'sore'. With the lack of dexterity and feeling (made >worse perhaps by needing to wear the gloves), and the pain from the deep >cracks >in her skin, even the big headed pins are difficult for her. She often has to >use both hands to get the pin the right way round in her fingers, and once she >has the point in the hole, has to try to find an undamaged bit of skin and the >strength to push it into the pillow. A thimble would just get in the way of >the little feeling and dexterity she has.
Perhaps she would enjoy learning freehand lace, where fewer pins are used and she could use a plaid working cloth to position the ones that *are* used instead of a stiff pricking? Plus you can use the larger headed pins since there are so few of them, and they are spaced well apart. >After many years she finally found a female dermatologist who realised how >disabling her hands were, and tried all she could to find a solution. For a >few >months her hands were a little better then they broke down again; there >apears to be no reason for the deterioration as she was following the same >careful >routine. To add to her problems her female consultant is 'moving on' and she >will be back with the same ~#!*?/@! male consultant who has dismissed her as >neurotic for the last ten or so years, and can't seem to understand why such >damaged hands would make life difficult. What an idiot (the male consultant, obviously)! He should have to do a sensitivity session wearing gloves with nasty prickles in them for 24 hrs... Wish there was something constructive I could do for your friend, who is so courageous and tenacious, except express all my sympathy for her! Sue in Raleigh, NC Susan Lambiris Raleigh, NC http://home.earthlink.net/~slambiris/ - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
