Rehab - Day 9

Woke up feeling a slightly jaundiced view on the world - with the nurses/staff and their perpetual yakkety-yak, the noise, the humanity and the smell of toast that I can't have! So sat and glowered at the wall and made snide comments to myself about the conversations at the desk! hee! Does me good to feel superior -- cos then I've got to get help to go to the loo so that brings me back to earth quick smart!!

Had a really hard workout at Physio this morning - Praline is really concentrating on strengthening legs and bum for lifting me off the chair and I'm learning to trust she can handle my weight and lean over her shoulder which makes it easier. So then I had my first go on the walker (like Mum's was) - couldn't steer really well cos concentrating on knees, feet and trying to remember to look up but I did a lap to see if I could - and I could :o)

OT was more intense - Tracey decided her plan was too easy so she added to it, not only number of repetitions but new exercises as well! So they're getting serious, hee!! One of them is designed to strengthen my shoulders and boy, were they burning after the 8th repetition but I got to 10 like I was supposed to.

After lunch, was playing my game and kept nodding off so for once I let myself have a nanny nap. The nurses helped me into bed and I "rested my eyes" for about 2 hours - didn't really sleep as the noise and laughter from the desk outside precluded that, but I did rest my poor overworked body. Which meant I went to sleep easily tonite.

I am so close to standing from the wheelchair - can feel the muscles bunch and really try to push me up - so am working really hard at the exercises and squats - funnily enuff, the fall at the beginning of the week seems to have galvanised me to bigger effort rather than scared me into immobility - tho have some interesting bruises on my bum that have since made their appearance