have you ever noticed that life is a rollercoaster? Best not to get too excited about good news because challenges will not be far away and, conversely, best not to get too worried about bad news because something good is…
have you ever noticed that life is a rollercoaster? Best not to get too excited about good news because challenges will not be far away and, conversely, best not to get too worried about bad news because something good is…
I am struggling to stay “up” today. As I entered my seventh day since discovering my seemingly insignificant mark, I was hoping for enough improvement to allow me to travel home for a weekend away. When I woke, however, the…
my hope for a short bed stay seems to be diminishing. The mark remains. The difficulty is trying to work out the cause so I can try to ensure it doesn’t happen again. Do I have a seating problem? Was…
I spent the day in bed today, although the pressure mark seems to be minor and I hope to be up and about tomorrow. Actually, I must have needed the rest. I slept most of the day until about 330.…
It’s been a big weekend. After nearly 6 months in hospital I had the opportunity to spend my first weekend at home. I cannot travel in a normal car– my 167 kg Electric wheelchair will not fit– and we cannot…
Each week in hospital we endure a session entitled “patient education”. I say endure because normally presenters fall into the trap of treating physically handicapped people as though they also are intellectually disabled – aiming the sessions at the lowest…
AWP day 3: groundhog day in paradise, more physio and OT. Went to dinner with Sid and Mary, who leave next Wednesday (Ahh). As we were walking Mary said to Sid, “stop walking like a spaz, or I won’t walk…
AWP day 2.2: occupational therapy with the upper limb group – people with problems using their arms and hands. The tall bloke in the pink is Sid, and a nicer fellow you never did meet. He and his wife Mary…
AWP day 2 .2; morning routine, hoisted talking my computer with a that it yet Jimmy how high they are thank you arm eternal bachelor gearleverfrom bed into commode (usually not as dressed as in this photobut there are some…
AWP PT.3.2; more physio. I am stretching the legs while my left hand is moving cones. Seems easy perhaps, except my left hand has no movement. My right hand, which does move and provide me a weak grip, is strapped…