Another week!

Hi all!

I had a great day on Wednesday! Lyn, Brad and Dana were here most of the day and also four friends from work came down to visit and spent a couple hours here. I enjoyed every minute.....

I have been doing a lot of mat work this week. Mat work involves practicing transfers from a wheelchair to the mat, moving your legs from the side of the mat to the top of the mat, moving your body position from back, to side, to side, to stomach, working on maintaining balance in a sitting position, etc. All challenging stuff, but definitely rewarding when you notice an improvement in your strength and technique.

I just moved to a new room this afternoon. I moved from room 9B to 8A. The hospital is expecting two new admissions this afternoon and wanted to free up my room for the admissions. 8A is a private room... BONUS!

I want to thank everyone involved in the yard sale this weekend! I can't tell you how much we appreciate the hard work involved in organizing and holding the event. I hope that everything goes smoothly and the event is a success!

Looking forward to the weekend!

Rick

Progress

Hello everyone!

Things are continuing to go well at rehab. My physical therapist said today that she is pleased with my ability to re-position myself in bed. As a result, we may be able to avoid renting a hospital bed when I return home.

My occupational therapist wants Lyn and I to do an overnight stay in a sample apartment here in order to assess our ability to function without assistance from the nurses or aids here at the hospital. I am looking forward to this challenge!

That's all for now... take care!

Rick