More than skin deep professional#

In all honesty, I’m a bit of an extrovert and often say hello to my neighbors and strike up conversations when the mood suits. With his remarkably high quality walker skills, the recent shelter in place and social distancing rule in place, I was naturally curious about his mindset related to COVID-19. He was also standing more upright than most, another common walker misuse where too much weight is placed on the handles and a balance issue is created.ĭavid also demonstrates the other high risk situation shown in the graphic when too much weight is placed on the handles and the center of gravity is over the wheels of the walker and not the feet of the individual. Being too far away makes an out of balance situation where a fall isn’t just likely, it’s eminent. He was staying close to the wheels of his walker meaning that his feet were never far away from the walker. He was doing what few walker users do in practice. I’m a bit of a detail oriented guy and I noticed immediately that he was using a shiny red rollator style walker (meaning 4 wheels, hand brakes, and a resting bench). Throw out his daily trash and pick up daily mail.

I noticed an older man that was doing something that he does every day.

More than skin deep professional#

Team loyalties aside and professional sports events still in question, I met David in March of 2020 as I was walking to my mailbox at my apartment complex. I lived in Madison, WI for a few years where Packer’s fans are a lot more common than Denver so I was pleased to meet a fellow fan. For this story’s purpose, David is 95 years old, still married, a die hard (no pun intended) Packers fan, and a resident of Louisville, Colorado.