A Day with My Mom!
Yesterday Sat, May 11 I spent the whole day with my mom. 9AM We went to the Philippine Heart Center to pick up our order for her support stockings. My mom has CVI ( Chronic Venous Insufficiency) She needs the stockings to help the veins in her legs pump the blood up back to her heart. So this will help the swelling of her legs to subside. I found out from the doctor that assisted us in putting the stockings on my mom's legs, that nurses are also wearing them. I also learned that for the guys those seamen are more prone to this kind of condition, and so do people who are required to stand for long periods of time like the sales persons in the department stores. A word of adviceI got from her: Move from time to time if your work would require you to stand for long periods of time and also move your legs if your work requires you to sit down. This will assist your calf muscles to not solely pump the blood up aga...