Written by Ed McArdle for the RSDSA blog. My name is Ed McArdle, a recovering chef with bi-lateral hand pain. The letters CRPS, have only recently been added to my diagnosis and so like many of you my new life journey has begun. My life will change, has changed, and a new perspective on HOW to live is now my new focus. As one can imagine I was constantly using my hands, chopping onions, slicing and dicing every manner of vegetable and meat, opening an array of boxes, cans and bottles, plunging hands into hot water, removing icy things from the freezer, stirring, flipping and whipping creams to a froth. Frying, steaming, blanching, braising and sautéing plate, after plate, after plate.…
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