Rehab - Day 24

Going to sleep late meant I slept until 6.00 injection so if it was noisy, I didn't hear it :o) Had my breakfast and then fixing Michael's site: I found out why it seemed blank even tho it was all there in the web editor, so fixed that and lo and behold, an updated website, or at least a new theme on the website.

I was actually no better than yesterday mood-wise but had resigned myself to having to face the world today and at least no physio until 2.30 pm - wrong!! Message from Nick that they had a cancellation and they wanted me down there now and I just flatly refused to go - I hate that!! I hadn't had my pills, had my bath, had anything! I got away with it I thought but 15 minutes later, another message to come down as soon as possible - this time I threw a tanty (not a big one, just flung myself about a bit and threw the box of tissues - I know: totally childish but, bloody hell, am sick of being regimented and just expected to jump to it when they change their mind!!) But I did get out of bed, into my clothes and got Wayne (the wardie) to take me down. I was very monosyllabic when I got down there but once I was there, worked as hard as I could. No point in cutting off my nose to spite my face! Nick did try me on the walking stick once we'd done about 6 one handed laps of the parallel bars and then he got me to walk around to OT with just the stick (tho Gwen was bringing up the rear with the wheelchair). I also did 2 sit/stands today (with what they swear was minimal help) that they were pleased with - as was I because one of them was from a chair even lower than the wheelchair. Nick said I am almost there with the wheelchair - I hope so cos the bliss of independence in my room is what I'm really hankering for!

I sat and did my routine at OT once Tracey had gone up and gotten the hand brace (I forgot it and my water in the melee of the moment - ha!) and actually worked for an hour solid. Was quite tired when I got back upstairs - and the stitch in my side was making itself felt quite insistently but no sleep or bed partly because the designated student did my dressing before lunch - and today I went out to lunch in the dining room - yummy Potato and Leek Soup so had 2 bowls of that because I didn't want the goulash & veg. At least having done both lots of therapy I didn't have to go back down again.

I recharged the mobile so I could ring Julie to see if work would loan me a keyboard to practice my typing with the hand brace on (on the laptop, I ' hunt and peck' two fingered because of the laptop keyboard itself and the fact that the laptop is too high on the bedside table). Leigh coming up for a visit this arvo so she'll bring it with her.

Leigh arrived about 3.45 and we spent the next hour yakking our heads off. She also brought me up some Weis icecream bars (been around since Adam was a pup - very much a special treat in the Bingham household as kids as were more expensive being made with real fruit and cream!) So I'll enjoy them!! In the event Richmond hadn't brought up the keyboard before Leigh left so Julie will probably bring it Monday when she visits or if she can't make it, get it couriered.

On the way out to tea, Penny stopped me - and for a change, it was good news! Sarah (who ran the test) had checked the results against the first test I had and there is a marked improvement in swallowing and also with the movement of the tongue against my throat muscles - so the exercises paid off - and nowt changes - yeay!! Penny will find some new exercises to help but my job is to remember to take small mouthfuls, hold my breath and then swallow - and I don't have to do the cought after clear fluids, I am managing those quite well.

Had tea (chicken/asparagus quiche - yummy) and then I went to bed, played Simfarm and watched some downloaded TV, and was quite happy to go off to sleep about 11.00. Penny's news did cheer me up quite a bit, as did walking with the stick and getting up from the lower chair more easily.