Rehab - Day 44 (29 Dec 2010)

Actually slept thru till 4.45 a m - yeay - and tho I had to really hustle to get to the loo, my bed was bone dry - double yeay!!  Almost totally back to normal now.  Really hot, muggy day - overcast but no rain.  The forecast is for more but none around here, just made life hard to do exercises cos was so muggy but I did them tho I arranged with Emily that I'd do my OT upstairs (knowing full well I wouldn't - I just didn't want any arguments about it!)  Physio wasn't too bad tho still sweating up a storm  Alissa had said I was booked in Thursday but not today or Friday, but they've actually managed to find a spot for me all 3 days and even tho I am lazy on my own still, I like to go down to the therapists cos they push my envelope further and I find I can do things I didn't think I could.  I wanted to try a lower height today which if I push up from the seat, I can stand from - can't do it pushing on my knees - my usual problem of not leaning forward far enough.  But did quite a few sit/stands from the lower height pushing up, so that's progress as well as the ball exercises, walking with the stick (no hands on bars) and stepping up and down off the "stair".

When I got back upstairs, the speechie on duty came to see me (Penny isn't back until Tuesday) and she has to read our files but there's nothing written down on her handover sheet about changes to standard diet.  I guess Penny ran out of time on Friday to update the charts.  She said she would read thru the charts to see if there was anything but if not, they'd have to stick to standard.  I said but if you say poached eggs aren't acceptable (which she did), that means porridge isn't either so there goes breakfast!  But I wouldn't starve between now and Tuesday, so that was OK with me.  She said she'd get back to me when she'd read the charts.  God, this obsession with food bores me - and the inference that we are liars (including Irene) makes me mad!  Tho I do know they don't mean it that way really but...

I spent the afternoon playing Eldorado (the new one), wanted to save the "Criminal Minds" episodes until tonite and knew once I started, I'd watch all of them, cos am enjoying them immensely.  Out for tea knowing there should be no problems tonite cos the speechie lady had found we were both on "minced and moist" diet and gave me a sheet of what I could have and all my faves are there, so I was happy.  Dell wasn't happy with nowt to bitch about but at least she shut up most of the time and ate her tea (vegie burger with mashed spuds and pumpkin.  So I got to enjoy mine, Spag Bol with vegies and ate 99% of it.  Took the Berry Cheesecake with me - had been social long enough!

Mrs Lamb rang and we had a chat - she sounded so bubbly and has so thoroughly enjoyed her visitors' kids, I wish Steve's daughter was reasonable they could renew their relationship with her 2 kids.  Once I got off the phone, I ate my cheesecake (which is actually spongcake with cream topping and berry jam - really rich so I take it slowly!) and watched my TV until all episodes of "Criminal Minds" were watched.  Then so ready to sleep,