Bionic

Here’s home for a few days. I am very much out of my element. A little different than my log cabin tucked back in the pines.

Yes! She’s welcome to join me, shes here. Thanks! We are on the ground in Austin

Yes sir! And thanks! Downtown this time, so a different spot in Austin.

Thats society for ya lol

DTNS=Dont Talk No S***? thanks!

I had some chicken cutlets on a long roll, mozzarella, LTO. 2 acrewdrivers. Nom noms had some nasty rude lady come flying up behind us in a rush, instead of walking around us, I hear her say “REALY?!” So I turn around and say YEAH REALLY! What a rude itch her husband shrivled up, she probably beats him. i had fun with it

Thanks Turk! Don’t freeze up out there shoveling

Noooo lol, can’t do it again

In Philly again.

Was -8 at home at 4am windchill -35

Good to know, good to know...

You crack me up lol i am thinking about posting pics like a phene of the trip i have been awake for 40 hrs, and am on my 4th wind, dont mind me

Texas tomorrow guys, i am really excited about it. Hopefully when this stuff is released I can post a link to what was taken. I want to see if I can take pics along the way of the set, and so on.

They have done a few arm, and/or hand transplants actually if I remember correctly in randoms news headlines. However, my dad always said, and says to this day, if he could give me his arm, he would in a heartbeat. I would NEVER want a real human left hand/arm. It adds a lot of character to me, and its giving me amazing opportunities, as you guys are seeing. To be personal, I have often wondered how my life would be if I was born “normal”. I have anxiety of crowds, am honestly a quiet person for many interactions until I am comfortable with that person. When I do act as if crowds do not bother me, and that anxiety goes away, I always can chit chat, and hold conversations easily, and this is typically when I have had some alcohol.

What I mean is I cannot put food in my mouth if the fork is in the fake hand. I have my real elbow, but the bone is so short after the elbow that does not allow the fake hand to reach near my mouth. I cant drink from a glass with the fake hand either. I will post a pic of how far my fake hand is from my mouth, when in reality that is as close as I can get. Assuming you thought I did not have an elbow on fake arm side? If so, and if you were asking if that were my case, can they provide an Prosthetic elbow in the future. If that were the case, absolutely. Power bending elbows are long available, and even manual bending elbows with lock pins are available. Same for shoulders too, they are wild! I thank god I have my elbow all kidding a side, thats when life gets difficult!

I was actually asked a similar wuestion while at the event in Texas a couple weeks ago. I was asked is there anything that I cannot do with the prosthesis, that you wish you could do...The way I answered that was like this....I have used myoelectric hands for over 25 yrs, and combining that with being born this way, I will always find a way to complete a task that needs to be done. I was trying not to sound arrogant by that, but I am such a determined person that I get mad if anything tries to defeat me. Knowing that, if the task is somewhat sketchy with the use of the prosthesis, I will just remove the arm and do what I need to without it on. Hopefully that answers your question? Also, this is not specific to any prosthesis, but what I cannot do with any prosthesis is eat with it, I wod love to be able to feed myself with a fork with the prosthesis itself. I simply do not have the range of motion with my elbow to bend far enough to reach my mouth, not even close. Also, I am not sure at this point what my next arm/hand combo will be. I have been wearing this brand new Michelangelo hand with the life like skin covering, and compared to my 6 yr old Michelangelo with the black skin glove, the wear on thr joints, etc is not really noticeable compared to new. Hand has over 700 parts in it, so I an surprised the hand is not sloppy if that makes sense. I might go for a new Michelangelo hand, but I would have a completely different arm built for the hand. the new arm when the time comes, will hopefully have a different socket design(where my real arm goes into the fake arm). It will hopefully be a skin fit style, with an air bladder pump, that adds a little support to the prosthesis on my real arm. Hard to describe. My current arms have that silicone liner that rolls onto my real arm, and it has an integrated pin, that inserts, and attaches to the inside of the arm to hold it on firmly. The new socket im hoping wont have this liner setup, and will use that air socket I mentioned before

Yeah buddy cow tipping massager!

Kill joy, why don’t you take me out back and shoot me. Lol

Please explain further!

My ultimate comfort meal, home smoked sausage, potatoes, onions, and green beans. Salt/pepper/butter.

Nice job, cool selfie.

I will post a selfie for you on Saturday i guess haha