Out for a swim!

Thursday was a therapy day. They again worked Trish very hard. She spent a lot of time standing in the walker again. This time I got to help a lot both holding her knees and supporting her back. She felt very comfortable standing and was having an easier time finding her position. This allows her to take some pressure off her arms. She is still working on putting more weight on her legs, focusing on tightening her legs, abs, and butt, while relaxing her arms and shoulders. That’s a lot to think about! She also got to work with a new therapist, Angie. We really liked Angie, she is tough!

After therapy Trish had a dentist appointment. As soon as we stepped out to go to the dentist, the skies really opened up and it started pouring rain! It looked like we would swim to the dentist today! I got Trish loaded into the cab literally standing in a river that was running down the street. By the time I got her wheelchair taken apart and loaded into the trunk of the cab it looked like I had gotten out of a pool with all my clothes on. Just part of the experience I guess. It was raining so hard that it was difficult to see out of the windshield, plus the windows were foggy so Trish was constantly wiping it with a rag for the driver so he could see. We got to the dentist and it was still pouring, so getting Trish up the 2 flights of stairs was interesting, but of course we got it done. The dentist staff was again so nice. They got us towels to dry off and once Trish was in the dentist chair they put her chair under a hand dryer to dry off the seat cushion. The rain stopped as quickly as it had started and the rest of the evening was very nice.

Trish wanted me to say hi to everyone and thank you for all your thoughts and prayers. She also wanted to give a special shout out to Mrs. Ehlers’ homeroom class who has been following the blog daily!