7/9/22 

It’s Saturday. I spent most of the day in my recliner. I tried my knee scooter for a little bit, but it made my hips hurt too much, so I went back to the wheelchair. I cannot get into the half bath with either the wheelchair, or the scooter, so this is unfortunate. I need to go to the back of the house when the urge arises. So, I have to climb out of the recliner, into the wheelchair, wheel myself all the way across the house, and then I get on my knee scooter to get through the carpet in the bedroom and make it through the bathroom door. This is very time-consuming, as you can imagine. One time today, I got 1/3 of the way to the bathroom and I yelled for David to come push me the rest of the way. I told him to run. It was a Kodak moment, for sure. I made it, but there was absolutely not a second to spare. This is a lot of fun.

I get out of breath very easily and my cough is becoming extremely annoying.  But, I’m home, so nothing else matters. I need to start some kind of exercise program, because sitting around all day is not good for me. So, I decided to attempt to cut my toenails. If I can bend over and cut a toenail and then sit back up without a coughing spell hitting me, and not having labored breathing, this will work. So, I will start with one toenail and work myself up to more. I will let you know how this goes. If it goes well, I will be ready to send out a recommendation for this exercise program to my friends and neighbors. if I topple over forward, while gasping for air, I will probably find an alternate exercise program. If anyone has already attempted this exercise and has any helpful suggestions or tips, please share them.

A friend brought over dinner tonight, and saved the day. I’m not eating much, but David was starving.

I slept a good portion of the day today, while in my recliner. My restful nights sleep last night in my own bed, didn’t turn out that way. I woke up with a horrible backache. Tonight, I’m going to try sleeping in a different bed because I didn’t have a backache the entire week I was in the hospital. We have a Tempur-pedic, but perhaps it’s time for a change. If anyone has any suggestions, I will have an open mind.

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