Saturday, February 23, 2013

weak

I took my brother out for breakfast this morning.  He seemed alert, not tired, but his palsy was not good (he always has palsy, sometime it is more noticeable than other times) and he was having a hard time walking.  I couldn't tell if it was because he thought there was ice on the sidewalk (there wasn't, but there was snow on the side), which makes him very cautious.  On the other hand he seemed to have a hard time going up a slight slope onto the sidewalk.  I don't know if I am being paranoid.  Perhaps he is not doing well because he has been cooped inside all winter and he is not getting any exercise,and just staying on his floor because there is no way to sit outside right now. 

This is the kind of thing that gets me very aggravated.  He needs someone to make him exercise and walk every day and medicaid is just not going to pay for that.The cynical side of me tells me that it saves money, people die more quickly if they don't exercise.

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