Thursday, July 24, 2008
A Little and a Little More
Movement for 7/23/08:
- When she first arose she was so hard to rouse that she sat on the edge of her bed with her eyes closed during her first breathing treatment of the day. She was so reluctant to move that, although she didn't fight movement or me, I assumed that we were going to have a third full wheel chair day in a row; I was determined to see how well she was moving and how weak she might be, though, so I asked her to try to walk to the bathroom using the usual supports. I followed her in the wheel chair. Although she was slow and several times I either reminded her she could sit in the wheel chair or came around in front of her to steady her, she made it to the toilet on her own. She revived a bit after her bath, transferred well, but expressed concern about her ability to either walk or walker to the dinette, so I wheeled her to breakfast.
- After breakfast she walked around the table to the dinette banister, slowly, very slowly, but surely, took the banister steps and transferred from the wheel chair, into which she sat after taking the steps, to the rocker with aplomb. Come nap time, though, I insisted on wheeling her to the banister...I just don't trust that walker and have yet to locate one that is sturdy enough for her, two wheeled and has a seat. So, I insisted on wheeling her to the bathroom. She took the foyer steps, though, without difficulty. She also insisted on making her own way to the bed. I allowed this.
- She was much improved this evening. Walked to the bathroom and to the foyer banister; once again, though, I insisted on wheeling her to the rocker. She transferred well. I wheeled her back to the foyer steps, which she took on her own. She chose the chair to get into the bathroom; she was pretty tired; I also started wheeling her into her bedroom. At the door she said, "I can take it from here," surprisingly. She walked to her bed. She also did a great job of pushing her butt back on the bed so that she wouldn't fall out. This is new. Usually she falters at this and I have to move her back.
- Miscellaneous Observation: She and I considered that maybe, some days, 12 hours at night is a bit too much. I suggested we try 11 hours tomorrow and see how that works. We'll remain flexible on this, of course, but she agreed.
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