Hi,
@kiwicurls ! I’m catching up on your posts as I sip my early coffee. It sounds like you are doing well, even with some of the challenges. I’m taking note of your idea of having the stool handy to work on the “ up & down” steps! I need to work on incorporating more of my exercises into my ADLs. I’ve been a bit negligent on most, as things get busy with spring....gardening, yard work, all of which I love. My therapist gave me several exercises to help with balance, which she told me is one of the last things to master. I’m finding that I need to get back to some of those, and, the quad strengthening ones. My Dr said those would help with balance also. We’re back to our walks now that the strong winds & recent late cold front seem to have subsided. Yay! It’s amazing how things we don’t really notice can set us back. I just have to watch to not overdo. Mostly I just get very tired & my balance suffers.
You talked about the toilet seat riser. I can’t remember exactly when, but, it was cause for celebration! It was a little longer since I had the 2nd surgery for the infection, so that slowed things down a bit. But it definitely helped when I needed it. It’s now happily stored away in our storage shed, with the walker. One of my canes has a “ new life” as a hobby horse for our grandson ( and who knows what Other adventures it might have, with a 6 1/2 year old owner?)
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I’m so impressed that you sat at a restaurant for 2 hours! I like your idea of getting up & moving around a bit. Once again, taking note on that one. We still don’t get out a lot ( newest strain of Covid on the rise where we live), but, we are hoping to take our grandson to our local Perkins restaurant for breakfast some this summer when he is with us weekly, he Loves going there..... and, the food is Delicious!
You mentioned the internal stitches poking out. Yep, they do that! I was just told, “ DON’T try to pull them out! Let us do that if they are bothering you. Which I did once, & was fascinated watching the PA remove them. She had a special little kit she used. As one came out carefully, with the knot , I was Very glad she was doing it. Btw, it was not at all painful.
Well, I should get us some breakfast going.... my stomach is growling! Do have yourself a lovely day, you & everyone else here. Btw, I did get a Big chuckle out of your granddaughter’s story of your trip to Australia. When our grandson was in preschool, he had dictated a sheet to a teacher about grandparents. Grandpa “ made him laugh a lot” ( he does!). Seems Grandma “ cooks good cookies, and is 6 feet tall”.... I am, at 5 feet tall, now the shortest person in our family other than him, & in a few years, he will no doubt tower over me. Kids really keep us chuckling, don’t they?