Thursday, October 2, 2008
One Step Back
Movement for 10/1/08:
- Today was a wheelchair day all the way, even though my mother was sure, once we were ready to go to the bathroom for bathing after awakening, that she'd be walking a fair amount. She'd complained of side back pain this morning, several times, so much so that I asked her if she wanted acetaminophen at breakfast, to which she said yes. When I gave her the choice of "regular" or "extra strength" she chose "extra strength". Frankly, I think her back pain is a result of the way she's been sleeping, lately: Flung diagonally across the bed, feet and lower calves dangling off the side of the bed, half on her upper back, half on her left side, back arched in a way that looks uncomfortable. I think this finally got to her last night. I've been trying to ameliorate this over the last some days by being careful how far I scoot her into the bed at night. Today, I think I finally figured out the optimal distance because, during her nap, she didn't end up in the above position; and, her back sides didn't hurt.
Otherwise, she transferred fairly well, had some but not much difficulty rising and sitting and raised herself easily before leg rubbing down using the arms of her rocker. Oh, yeah, I also lowered the cushion on her rocker, not as low as it was originally, but lower than I had it when she was wheelchair bound while developing pneumonia and having difficulty "ambulating".
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