How's it going Burt? I was wondering if you could at least rent a scooter. ....maybe one with wheels that could handle grass and dirt? I can appreciate your situation and your frustration. I use a golf cart to get around the property, but I still have to get out of it to do things. My feet and knees are getting worse and worse, and I'm trying to think ahead, as to what I would use, to remain functional outside. I hope you have found a solution. Also......I might add that I hope you're looking into why your bones are breaking. Maybe you need more calcium, or something like that? Best of luck to you in your recovery!

I see that you already made a decision with your vacuum purchase for your parents, and am glad it is working well for them. I realize you don't need this info, but posting in case helpful to anyone else. I have an Oreck XL 21 that I purchased 9 yrs ago when pregnant (it has 21 annual cleanings/maintenance), but this was when they were still made in US, I believe. Works well, and I love the lightweight aspect and huge bags (they hold lots and lots of dirt/animal hair!), which are easy to change. I also have a small, rechargeable Shark bagless for quick clean-ups for the fall out from my daughter's gerbils, and quick dog/cat hair pickup. Gotta say, I HATE emptying it, and digging out the hair collected in the filters. Have a 15 year old Miele White Star canister too (like many here, I do have a bit of an addiction to vacs). Give us another update after they've been using them for a while. =)

Hi Everyone- 3 months ago I hurt my foot and I believe it is a Jones fracture of the 5th metatarcil.The Dr. I saw dismissed it as tendonitis, and gave me no info or help because the fracture didn't show up on the X-ray. He was supposed to get me an MRI and that was 2 months ago. AS it got much worse from walking on it I went a bought a boot. Make a long story short, the Dr office has been dreadfully unhelpful,(different people call back, lose orders, etc) and I am in severe pain and back in the boot when I thought it was getting much better a few weeks ago,. But I was packing and moving and bending over to carry heavy boxes and twisted my foot and now the bone is painful, red and swollen again. It hurts all night when I try to sleep. I have a hard time finding a new doctor. Should I go to an Urgent care. It has been over 3 months I have been incapacitated. I am a single Mom and have no one to help me or drive me. Driving every day hurts but I have to. I cannot get motivated to go in to Urgent care but think I must. Any advice? (I had also herniated a disc in my back last fall and it took 6 months to heal) I am 49 yr old female. Some of the other Dr office I called said they aren't taking new patients...What to do? I had done this to my foot by taking a leap up into the air and landing on it (the one foot) wrong (was trying to demonstrate a dance move to my kids)It hurt for a few days before I realized something was wrong.

If he is someone's cat, that person doesn't deserve to have a pet. If someone is neglecting their cat to the point that they let it outside with an injured foot, they have no right at that point to claim ownership over that cat IMHO. This is a perfect example of why cats should not be allowed outdoors. Once a cat is outdoors, it is fair game. For getting hit by a car, injured, adopted by someone else, or any other number of things. If you are concerned about the cat, do what you can to trap it some how and get it some medical treatment. We recently adopted a very sweet and friendly cat that lived on our street. It was outside a lot and was unneutered. It would run across our side street every day to see us, and it would sometimes sit at the corner house looking in the door. It may have been theirs - I don't care. As far as I'm concerned, if they make the cat stay out in the rain while it's looking in on the warm house, don't neuter it, and only want to deal with him when it's convenient, it's not their pet to claim ownership of. After having him a few months, he developed a bad UTI. It may have been there the whole time we had him and flaired up over time with the adjustments. This may be why the people on the corner made it stay outside. They could have simply taken a trip to the vet to get antibiotics. People are cruel. The last thing that should be on your mind with this cat is who owns it.