Hi,
Let me introduce myself to the forum here. My name is Larry Brauer and I live in Alvin Texas down near the Galveston coast line. I have lived here for 60 years but did move once about three miles from where I was born. I have four kids that are grown and have left home they are two boys and two girls. My wife and I are very happily married for 41 years and keep going the best we can. I am disabled and became that way in 2005 when I caught a virus that attacks your nerves know as Guildrens Bree" in which I am one of the lucky ones that didn't die from it. It has left me with combating my control of my motions and I have no feeling in my legs, feet or hands. I live from day to day doing the best I can with what God has given me to work with. I am under the doctor's care and the pills I have to take each and every day just to somewhat function. I push myself over and over but that's therapy for me to keep going even though sometimes it is hard just to get out of bed. Make myself get busy doing something seems to make my body feel better in a way. My wife is always after me to slow down or not to climb on a ladder and such but I feel I can do it and if my legs start shaking or my complete body starts shaking I don't try these things. I know when and when not to attempt different things. Heck after I got out of the hospital in 2005 I couldn't drive for 3 1/2 years afterwords. Now talk about getting depressed that will make you depressed real quick having someone having to take you to your doctors appointments and anywhere else you need to go is depressing. Anyhow I have come to this forum to get some information on lawn equipment and small engines so I can repair them myself with the knowledge from you good people. I look forward to learning different things to fix my riding mowers and push mowers. I have two craftsman riding mowers one with a 17 HP engine and the other with a 19.5 horse engine in which both are in need of work right now so here I am for answers and questions to ask.
Cheers,
Larry:smile:
Let me introduce myself to the forum here. My name is Larry Brauer and I live in Alvin Texas down near the Galveston coast line. I have lived here for 60 years but did move once about three miles from where I was born. I have four kids that are grown and have left home they are two boys and two girls. My wife and I are very happily married for 41 years and keep going the best we can. I am disabled and became that way in 2005 when I caught a virus that attacks your nerves know as Guildrens Bree" in which I am one of the lucky ones that didn't die from it. It has left me with combating my control of my motions and I have no feeling in my legs, feet or hands. I live from day to day doing the best I can with what God has given me to work with. I am under the doctor's care and the pills I have to take each and every day just to somewhat function. I push myself over and over but that's therapy for me to keep going even though sometimes it is hard just to get out of bed. Make myself get busy doing something seems to make my body feel better in a way. My wife is always after me to slow down or not to climb on a ladder and such but I feel I can do it and if my legs start shaking or my complete body starts shaking I don't try these things. I know when and when not to attempt different things. Heck after I got out of the hospital in 2005 I couldn't drive for 3 1/2 years afterwords. Now talk about getting depressed that will make you depressed real quick having someone having to take you to your doctors appointments and anywhere else you need to go is depressing. Anyhow I have come to this forum to get some information on lawn equipment and small engines so I can repair them myself with the knowledge from you good people. I look forward to learning different things to fix my riding mowers and push mowers. I have two craftsman riding mowers one with a 17 HP engine and the other with a 19.5 horse engine in which both are in need of work right now so here I am for answers and questions to ask.
Cheers,
Larry:smile:
