Overnight Visit

On Saturday afternoon, I went home for an over night stay. It was very exciting, very tiring and beautifully showed off my shortcomings. I am not ready to go home yet.

Short trips from the sofa to the toilet and back, took more energy than a 20 metre walk. When you are learning to do something, you have to engage your brain and maybe mentally run through what you want to achieve before starting the action. When I am walking with the frame, I have to concentrate on what muscles to use. After about 5 metres of this repetition it takes a little less concentration for the muscles to work.

Short trips, 3 metres to the bathroom and back, it is all about getting there. So I found I was just using upper body strength and hauling myself around. Therefore putting extra strain on my back.

I did have a good time, some friends came round and we got some take out, played board games and finished off with a game of "celebrity heads". I think Marie was the only person who didn't cheat! She was (a) Babe.

A big thanks to Nat for being the responsible adult for most of the time and Kell's for the rest of the time. I know having to watch someone for 24 hours can be tiring.

Going back to the hospital, was, well, like going to work and doing a job you don't like, but know you have to do to make the rent and save for a holiday, to get as far away from the job as you can.

If you ever put your parents in a Nursing Home and take them out on day trips - that's the feeling they are experiencing as you take them back to the home.

Unless you have kids whereas they are probably just pleased to get away.

The pic attached are my new shoes - they are all the rage in physio, everyone is wearing them. Get used to them, I will have to. These are the AFO's or ankle-foot orthoses I have spoken about before.