Good Evening everyone.
Today was a tiring day. I practiced climbing stairs first thing this morning. Tomorrow will be the big test to see how it is working out when I visit my apartment so the OT can check it out. Then we did quite a bit of walking. In later PT sessions Cali put in AFO's in both my shoes and we walked some more. She is going to get some for both my feet. These will help to keep my foot elevated when taking steps so I don't drag my toes. However they are not flattering so I will not ever be wearing them with shorts or capris. I'm also kind of bummed because I won't be able to wear my rocket dogs!! I don't want to buy bulky and ugly orthopedic shoes so we'll see. We also worked on wheeling around with wheels that go on my wheelchair and are power assist. So when I put my hands on them to move they go farther then what my power would have taken them. This way it's not so hard on me to propel my little chair around. Dropping 20 would be good for my shoulders too. LOL
In OT we decided what shower chair I'm going to take home and test the fitting in the tub. I'm really bummed that I can't lay in the tub but we'll see when I get home. I don't know how in the heck I'm going to shave my legs sitting on a shower chair. I'm not going to go au natural so I need to figure it out. We also figured out that I'm going to need a tray on my walker because I need to be able to carry things from the kitchen to the table. We also worked on getting back up from the floor if I fall down.
So we're getting close to my leaving and I'm getting more and more nervous that I'm not going to be able to do this. Let's hope that I make a little more progress this week so I'm a little more confident about leaving. Cali said again today that I constantly surprise her so who says I can't continually surprise my new PT's and myself when I go home?
Tomorrow is the home visit and checking out the new apartment. Let's hope everything goes well!!
use an electric razor sarah. have a tranfer bench for the shower. you can still soak your feet if you let the water run in the tub a bit. can you get a walker with a seat on it.. mine has one and i use it to move my food and such around. and sit when i need to shopping.
ReplyDeletei am your mother's friend from york..i have lived with MS for 26 years. and my prayers are with you all the way.
thank you! that's a great idea. I need to find out if they have a walker with a seat on it that only has wheels on the front. Cali doesn't want me to get a four wheeled walker because I depend on it a lot when I get tired and she doesn't want it to run away from me.
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