On walkering down the line

The Occupational Therapist has been getting me at 9 AM for the last two days. She has been drilling me in how to maneuver and do things using the walker. Yesterday, it was the kitchen. Today, we worked first in my room, before going to the gym. I used the walker in the elevator for the first time. That was an intro to using the walker on slightly uneven surfaces. She asked me if I wanted to have the walker in my room as an alternative to the wheelchair. I said I wasn’t sure, which pretty much meant, “No thank you!”

Today, my physio session was right after OT. The replacement physio worked on my left foot and ankle quite a bit. The muscles and tendons are rather atrophied or stiff.

I was pleased in having the afternoon off, as it allowed me to indulge in one the few pleasures available to me right now: a good long snooze after exercise. Bliss.