Rehab - Days 5-6

Thank God for the weekend! What with leg exercises, hand exercises and swallowing exercises - and don't forget to "rollator" around the ward twice a day, washing, pills (which are a production in themselves!), eating, etc - got no time to play!!

I have been really practising my "lift your bum off that chair" to strengthen my glutes which will mean easier standing once I do master sit/stand from the wheelchair - and maybe I'll have a nice tight bum too LOL - my body seems to want to stand up more and more, I just can't make that initial 9 inches to straighten my knees - GRRR

Had the miseries on Sunday - having a right old "oh, woe is me" time so hid out in my room. Tina, my nurse for the day, brought me some soup in for lunch which was kind of her tho one missed meal does not starvation make! At least with my own room, I can bawl in peace so being "contact precautions" has its uses. God, I want to go home, I want to see the puppies, I want my life back!! Then I look around me here and see people so much worse off physically or mentally than I am and feel ashamed, but I still feel hard done by sometimes.

Mark came for a quick visit tonite which cheered me up a bit - and I cheered up some more by getting p'd off at an officious nurse on late duty - hate people who won't have the courtesy of even pretending to listen to you - nurses do it a lot - I just play dumb and pretend amazement at what they're contradicting me with!