Life after Death Sentencing

Movement for 7/10/09:

• When she finally awoke she was game to walk into the bathroom under her own steam. I was tired, though, and gave her little bits of shit along the way about her technique. This angered and discouraged her, I think, and, as well, she was disappointed that the weather was working up to a rainy day. She chose to have me wheel her into the dinette for breakfast.
• Between breakfast and her nap we decided to watch a movie. She walked to the dinette banister under her own steam, took the stairs with my help, then walkered over to the rocking chair. She decided to be wheeled into the bathroom, though, pre-nap, although she took the stairs on her own.
• She walked into the bathroom under her own steam after her nap, walkered to the foyer banister and took the stairs but decided to be wheeled to her rocker. Before bed, though, she walkered to the foyer banister and walked under her own steam into the bathroom. Tonight, as well, she decided she no longer wanted to brush her teeth sitting on the toilet with me holding a spit bowl below her chin, offering her a glass of water for rinsing, and spitting into the spit bowl. I wasn't sure she had the strength to stand for as long as necessary at the sink, but she did just fine; better than she'd been doing for a couple of weeks prior to the evening of 5/14/08. This is a major improvement.
• She continues to do transfers to chairs and between chairs fairly well to well; it all depends on how tired she is. We are regularly doing our stretch/drop shoulders/wiggle hips routine, now, when she stands, which is a definite improvement.

    Overall, a good, though late starting and late ending day. I guess we'll reset our bearings over the weekend, since I'm sure she'll want to adjust her hours to take as much advantage of MPS's and MPNC's visit next week, Monday through Thursday, as possible.