Can’t. Challenge. Not an Issue.

Things I can’t do with my right arm or hand:

• type (most days).
• brush the teeth on the right side of my face.  I have to nod my head up and down to get results.
• pick up a handful of golf tees and, without using my left hand, place them down one at a time in a neat row, all facing the same direction, without dropping any.
• twirl spaghetti with a fork.

Things that are a challenge:

• using a can opener.
• rolling up the sleeve on my left arm.
• writing with a pen or pencil – although this depends a lot on whether I’ve been doing hand exercises with weights.
• cutting steak or other thick meat at dinner.  Moral:  Eat less meat.

Not an issue:

• washing dishes.  (Drat!)
• reading in bed at night, turning the pages.
• driving stick shift.
• rolling over in bed at night or changing positions (an issue for some people with Parkinson’s).
• opening a stuck jar.  Can still apply torque.
• uncorking a bottle of Malbec.  (Ready!)

Note:  At the gym I often must use a slightly lighter weight for my right arm than for my left.   Bicep curls, wrist curls, rotator cuff exercises, etc.