I’m gonna keep this one brief. I’m really tired.
9am - I went straight from the bed to PT, where Sara got me in the stand-up contraption again. This time I didn’t do so well. I got nauseous within minutes and had to sit back down. After I felt better I stood back up, only to get back down a few minutes later again. This repeated a few times. She decided next time I should be up for a bit and out of bed before standing, because the lack of muscle tone in my legs makes even more blood rush there than normal. The more interesting part was that she told me the reason we’re doing this is to prepare for the lokomat, which is a fancy machine they have here on the 12th floor. Here’s a video of it being used:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PufPyEHDFpQ
Starting next Wednesday I’m going to get on that thing 4 times a week. The idea is that the movement of walking with help my neurons and brain to remember and reactivate so that I can get some return of movement. We’ll see…
11am was group exercise including some more fun volleyball.
Lunch brought a few visitors in: Steve, Janice, and Erin.
After a good talk with them, I went back into more PT. This time it was practicing balance by playing the wii while sitting on a mat. The difference is that I couldn’t hold onto anything for support. I’m pretty sure I won every game against Jessica. Pretty fun.
A visit from Dan, then a nap, then visits from Louise, Jake, and Rich. And Diego, if you count the guy that delivered the pizzas. We coordinated with the floor to provide PJs for dinner tonight. It was primarily for the staff and the families of patients, since the patients ate a little earlier. But some of them got food, too. It was a success, I’d say. Pic below.
That’s about it. I’m really tired, and tomorrow is another day.
Chip
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