Don the stockings before getting out of bed in the morning.
To prevent distention of the veins, stockings should be applied before the legs are placed in a dependent position. Stockings should be used preventively before the discomfort associated with venous pressure and edema occurs. Knee-high stockings should end 2 inches (5.1 cm) below the knee to avoid popliteal pressure, which limits venous return. Stockings apply uniform pressure. Elastic bandages may slip or develop wrinkles, creating uneven pressure and constriction; edema may result.
It would affect our environment very badly. The following reasons are why it is bad: 1)Trees are our main supply of oxygen. 2) Corn is slow at converting carbon dioxide into oxygen. 3) Many wildlife creatures (plants and animals) need that ecosystem to live.
Definitely i would expect them to concern themselves with your problems when they are so beset with their own. Beset means having a lot of trouble with something, or having to deal with a lot of something causes problems. For example in a sentence; With the amount of traffic nowadays, even a trip across town is beset with dangers.