Is this seat taken?
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Last night was opening night for the final show of Berkeley Rep's season. Robb and I only stayed through the first act.
Now, this had nothing to do with the show. Robb has limited "sitting tolerance." Because of the damage done to his body by his spinal cord injury, he just can't bear sitting for more than about half an hour. After that time, Robb is in horrible discomfort, and if he ignores the pain, it lasts for days.
This, to put it bluntly, really sucks.
It means that we have to think long and hard about seeing any movie on the big screen. It means that we can't travel by plane. It means that even though Robb can't walk great distances, he doesn't find a wheelchair very useful, either. And it means that going to the theater will cause days of residual discomfort.
So, for the moment, we see a fair amount of First Acts, and get our friends to tell us about the parts of the shows that we missed.
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photo by Kevin Burne
Last night was opening night for the final show of Berkeley Rep's season. Robb and I only stayed through the first act.
Now, this had nothing to do with the show. Robb has limited "sitting tolerance." Because of the damage done to his body by his spinal cord injury, he just can't bear sitting for more than about half an hour. After that time, Robb is in horrible discomfort, and if he ignores the pain, it lasts for days.
This, to put it bluntly, really sucks.
It means that we have to think long and hard about seeing any movie on the big screen. It means that we can't travel by plane. It means that even though Robb can't walk great distances, he doesn't find a wheelchair very useful, either. And it means that going to the theater will cause days of residual discomfort.
So, for the moment, we see a fair amount of First Acts, and get our friends to tell us about the parts of the shows that we missed.
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Also- does this sound mean?- but if there is something live you really want to see, like a play or an opera, do you ever go out without Robb? Just once in a special while.
I don't know if he needs to have someone with him at home..or, can you go to these events with other folks, one of whom would be happy to give Robb a lift home if the pain gets bad?
Sorry you missed Act II..
Suzi
Our kitty learned how to catch birds. She caught 2 of them yesterday, 1 with fatal results. Sigh. How a quiet little kitty can do this to a chirping baby songbird comes as a suprise to me, even though I should know better. One more critter to bury in back of the barn.
Annalisa