Life after Death Sentencing

Movement for 7/11/08:

• Took longer than usual to get her moving. She awoke once at noon, straight up, but decided she wanted more sleep. Since she'd gone to bed at 0300 this morning, I didn't have a problem with this. Once she arose, though, from the way she was reacting I expected a day with little movement.
• Walked under her own steam to the bathroom. Decided, after bathing, that she wanted to be wheeled to the kitchen.
• Walked under her own steam to the dinette banister to enter the living room after breakfast. Took the stairs. Walkered to her rocking chair, even though I offered a wheeling. Transfers, up to and including the rocking chair, were not as crisp as usual.
• Decided to take advantage of the wheel chair to the foyer banister. Took the foyer steps on her own. Once she was up the steps she decided to walk under her own steam to the bathroom and to her bed for a nap.
• Walked under her own steam from bedroom to bathroom after nap. Walked, also, from bathroom to foyer steps, took the steps and walkered to the rocker.
• Walkered from rocker to foyer steps, took the steps. Walked under own steam to bathroom. Again, stood to brush teeth at sink. Afterwards, walked under own steam to bed.
• During her "morning", because I was so surprised and pleased that she chose to mobilize to the rocker, I decided to initiate exercises. Not a good idea. She was not interested, was lethergic, and we stopped after a few arm and leg stretches and some marching in the chair. Guess we'll wait another day or so on the full exercise monty.

    She seems to be, nominally, back to normal, in the sense that she expects to be able to move around her home with the aid of assistance devices, the house, furniture and counters and/or my aid, even when she's having a slow day. As well, earlier in the day, during her morning, when I talked about spreading the wildflower seeds we have and mentioned that I found another packet that I need to spread "tomorrow", she talked about the possibility of going outside and watching me do this. She also expressed concern about doing this "in the rain", which we're still having, and easily talked herself out of doing this. I don't blame her for this. She's not a lover of rain.