Rehab - Day 28 (13 Dec 2010)

I got out of bed at 9.30 to get ready for OT so Bree only had time to do obs before Robert arrived to take me downstairs. Really gave myself a workout with my routine - had a new OT person too, Emily, but she was happy to leave me to it. Really worked up a sweat too. Into Physio and met Alissa - she was running late (which made me laugh - shades of Praline) but we eventually got going and she seems to agree that we concentrate on sit/stand practising until I get it to work. Knees got stage fright so didn't work well and on the last one, took both Alissa and Penny to lift me. Was quite disappointed cos had done so well over the weekend but will keep on trying, it has to work at some point.

I didn't stay for lunch as nowt on the menu appealed, so had a Weis Mango Bar as a comfort snack! Bree did my dressing and I was playing Fruits when Julie arrived. The keyboard they sent is a new one and I find I am having trouble touch typing, let alone bending fingers of my right hand! Been "hunt and peck" typing for too long! Julie stayed about an hour (busy at work and one down) but I do enjoy her visits so the time flew. She's also brought me up the new McCalls Quilting that had arrived, so had a flick thru that after she left.

She hadn't long been gone when Jacqui and Danielle arrived for a flying visit (they'd left Pete in the car!) - Jacqui reads this blog so was right up to date with what was happening. They'd bought me a Xmas/birthday present - 2011 Quilter's Calendar, woohoo I love that - then we all talked for about 30 minutes until they decided to take pity on Pete out in the hot car :o). I may see Jacqui and her Mum at Xmas if she can arrange it -- and would love to meet her, she sounds a lot like my Mum.

Well, the next thing, after 4 weeks of trying, after Jacqui and Danielle went, I needed to go to the loo and thought I'd just have another go at standing up from the wheelchair and lo and bloody behold, I did it!!! All on my own, wheelie-walked to the loo, wheelie walked back out and then wheelie walked to the dining room to see what's for tea: Broccoli Soup and Macaroni Cheese, so a double yum for my tum - LOL! I did a video for the blog to announce the breakthrough, I was so bloody chuffed at myself.

Out for tea and it was as nice as I expected:  the Macca Cheese was almost as good as mine!  Then back in to sit for a while but decided I really would rather lie down cos the pain in my side was giving me gyp and decided to try again to see if getting up was a one hit wonder and it wasn't. I didn't make it on the first try but I did on the second so into my nightie and into bed - I'm waiting for a nurse to realise I am actually in bed and if they will realise none of them helped - YEAY for my knees! At last!!

Mrs Lamb rang and we caught up on her NZ trip - now that she's seen her parents, she's less worried about them I think, tho her Mum is still in hospital.  We yakked for about an hour then I watched an episode of "Human Target".  The nurses never did realise that none of them put me to bed - hee!  Off to sleep about 10.30.