Sunday, November 23, 2008
An Odd (for my mother) Switch
Movement for 11/23/08:
- And the Odd Switch is: The body was willing, the spirit was not. Normally, if my mother doesn't want to move much, it's because her body isn't cooperating with her spirit. She walked to the bathroom from the bedroom this morning and actually walked better than I've seen her walk in a couple of days. She just wasn't into walking, though, spiritually, even if her body was, so she's opted for the wheelchair the rest of the first part of her day. After her bath I didn't even ask her...I just assumed, from the way she'd performed going in, that she's want to use her feet on the way out. When I took her arms and invited her to "lean way over and stand up" when she was ready to leave the bathroom, she took her arms from my hands and said, "Do I have to?"
No, she doesn't have to.
She's had a recurrent mild lower back ache today...so I gave her a second ibuprofen before her nap. We'll see how she's feeling when I awaken her at 2130. - For the entire second part of her day, Mom was hard to rouse from her nap and opted for the wheelchair all the way. I think her spirit may have been injured a bit in the morning...hopefully, I'll get a chance to explain, soon, over at the main journal. When I do, I'll link to the explanation.
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