An Old "Toughie"

After asking Lee to give me a description of his day today, he said, it was a tough day.  It was a tough day for him and I am seeing good results for him.  He was able to complete all his assigned sessions with more repititions added to all areas.  I'm sure he will be sore in the morning. I'll share with you an example of how closely the therapists work with the lung recepients.  Lee was sitting in a chair talking to an acquaintance from Hickory when the therapist asked him if he was resting or visiting.........he responded with....visiting.  She told him he needed to continue his walking!  I think he was being reprimanded!

Today was the first time I have not had to walk into the CFL with Lee.  I left him alone to walk in with his new friend, Jerry.  It was so good to see him functioning independently and with such confidence.  One of the surprising results of having been as sick as Lee has been is the loss of independence.  For eight months now Lee has had to depend upon others for most of his care.  He is now becoming more and more independent.   This is one of the most encouraging signs of his rehabilitation.  Everyone who knows Lee, knows him best for his strength, dependablility and for his independent nature.  That is returning.  It will take a while for the strength to return and he is working very hard in that department.

Now ABOUT yesterday's blog............................I must have imagined that I had a birthday and turned a dreaded age................after giving it much thought, I have decided that I was hallucinating and must have actually believed it myself.  So today............I am still young!  I have discovered that as we age, we have the right to change our mind.  I always admired my grandmother who seemed to decrease her age each year.  She explained this by rationalizing that she would have to live that year out before she would be a certain age.  I have adopted her rule on aging.

More Later................................................Brenda