Saturday, July 19, 2008
Hanging in There
Movement for 7/18/08:
- Walked under own steam to bathroom after awakening for bath. Walked under own steam into dinette for breakfast. Walked under own steam from dinette down dinette steps to enter living room. Used walker to get from dinette steps to rocker.
- Was very tired just before nap; chose to be wheeled to banister, although took foyer steps. Decided to walk under own steam into bathroom; had a bit of difficulty but kept going. Decided to be wheeled into bedroom for nap.
- Walked under own steam from bedroom to bathroom after nap. Decided to use walker from bathroom to foyer banister but, just outside the bathroom, decided to be wheeled. Too foyer steps on own. When I assumed she'd want to be wheeled from the steps to the rocker, she eschewed the chair and walkered to the rocker.
- At bedtime she walkered from the rocker to the banister, took the foyer steps and walkered to the bathroom. She also insisted on standing at the sink to brush her teeth and did the best job she's ever done. The last four nights she's been brushing her teeth with the spit bowl while on the toilet. Previously, when standing at the sink, she hasn't been completely able to lean over the sink when she spits, so I've been putting a towel over the counter in front of the sink to catch her spit. Tonight, though, she leaned well over the sink and, once, almost spit on the faucet! After brushing her teeth standing at the sink, she walked into her bedroom under her own steam.
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