We’re halfway through National Nurses Week! To the nurses within our community and the nurses that support our community- thank you for all that you do. (fb)

Single Handed (1 of 6): Design Adaptations for Living with One (Functional) Hand by Kurt Kohlstedt "Last year, I suffered a serious injury that initially rendered my right arm and hand both completely numb and paralyzed. Tests revealed severe damage to a network of nerves called the brachial plexus. That’s the crucial nexus of nerve pathways carrying signals back and forth between the spinal column and the arm. I went from thinking in terms of days, weeks, or maybe months at worst … to grappling with a recovery likely to take years at least and to be partial at best. Laying in the hospital for a week, I thought about big-picture ways this would reshape my life and work. But after I was discharged, and gratefully swapped out my gown for street clothes, I realized I had more pressing problems. The first puzzle I faced was at least straightforward, even if the solutions I found weren’t entirely as simple: I had to sort out how to carry around everyday stuff without easy access to half of my pockets. This is the first article in a six-part mini-series that starts small, then expands to cover a whole range of adaptive designs (and design adaptations) for people (like me) with one working hand." (fb)