Rubless

And after I had my bath and nap today I didn't have to have someone rubbing my boobs.

But I require some attention....

Nursey Inject Me

Then s'morning I am heading over to my doctors to let the nurse pull down my underpants and stick a needle up my arse and inject me with Testosterone

Which she did and I must comment on how painless it was. So I commented to her how it must be because she has a steady hand. Before we left we made another appointment for next month.

Then we went to Aardvark and spent two thirds of my weeks food fund.

We came back from there, put the shopping away then it was time to go to my weekly Samless gym class. My balance etc is so much better than it was a month ago 

What a busy morning...... I have got f. all on my diary for rest of today

Late Shopping

So then late we nipped out to that naughty T place to buy some ready chopped butternut squash etc

Out Tonight

And this evening we went out to the opposite side of the Lough than we went to last time we took a night out together

Cycling At Gym

So today while I was at gym Paul was being really encouraging so after my 15 minute work out on the bike he said "A few weeks ago even 3 minutes would have killed you, try 5 more", I succeeded so for the first time since my accident I was on an exercise bike for 20 minutes!

Busy-ish Morning

So first of all we went to Nantycaws to have a first look at a house, it was a bit small but it looked nice so at a guess we better have a proper look.

Then we went and found that Dreams bed had gone, internet use, oh, it's now part of another shop. We went there, had a frightening lift ride up and tried out some matresses. So Denyse will ask someone to forward the cash and I will buy one.

Then back home for lunch then off to gym in a bit

When we came back I left my 'chair in t'car and walked in without it

Phew

And I did, great relief

Single

So after last weeks disaster now I am pouring my Whisk(e)y more carefully so a single is just that, not a one and a half-er, or a double or occasionally a two and a half-er.

So hopefully I will wake up in a dry bed in't morning

'Wimming

And I said "Can we not go swimming today, just gym?" and Alex said "No, because....." so we are off for my second trip to the pool this week.

Hoo-f*cking-ray

And it actually wasn't too bad today. Either I am just getting better at it all or I like being in a room with Alex where he can see my bum. G*d knows but I actually didn't hate it today

Chairless - again

Well my leg seems much better s'morning, still slightly stiff but I am back to walking into have breakfast today

Hot Dogging

So we have a packet of veggie sausages to eat today and tomorrow. While we were out today I said to Timmy 'Shop' and we nipped to More Reasons To Shop At.... There I bought some hot dog rolls. I cut them when dinner was cooking and managed to not cut them the whole way through, microwaved a small amount of chopped onion and had them with ketchup and sweet potato chips.

Just yum yum

Injecting My Arse

So Timmy phoned the Dr s'morning and said "Can you inject Neil's arse with Testosterone, please", they said "Why?", he explained the circs and made an appointment for Friday morning

Shit, shit, shit, marginally apprehensive but I am sure it will be fine. Well it better be

'Chairing

And when I woke up s'morning my right knee is aching, perhaps I over did it when dancing etc last night. So we are giving it a rest s'morning and gonna attempt gym s'afternoon

Well we went to gym and did 15 mins on the bicycle which seems to have helped loads

Out and About

So partially ta to a post on Facebook we took ourselves to a club tonight. Lots of folk there commented on how much better I was, basically my wheelchair was simply "my seat" from which I walked to the bar, to the loo etc

Busy Monday

Oh dear, right it's busy Monday, Morrison's then f*c*ing swimming

Well before we went to Morrison's we nipped out to try and buy some cheaper bits for my electric toothbrush. I walked miles along a street only to not get any, he pushed me back along to Waverley stores (that we had parked outside), went in and got some.

Then we went shopping in Morrison's, buying almost nothing from the supermarket

Then we went and had great fun in the swimming pool. It wasn't as unpleasant as I recall but still not fun

Father's Day

And Freya got in touch and said "Oops, can I meet you for Father's Day lunch in town?" so......

Oh, it was lovely in the end. Freya told us to meet her in a café, we parked outside and I walked into the café and met her, had a brew then set off to walk miles to another café that Freya had decided to have lunch in. I got about 2/3 of the way there then stopped, sent Gareth back to get my 'chair then finally made it. It was very lovely if a little slow coming but we had a good lunch before we dropped Freya off at her new house

Published

And in the video which I posted you can see how my right knee is bending as I walk. Even tho it is the first effort etc etc

Hardest Veg Known To Man

And at Aardvark yesterday I bought a butternut squash. Now I have used these before but only from packets of frozen, chopped up butternut squash. So today I had a raw one to deal with. 5 mins later I had to call Alex to help. Even he said it was the hardest veg known to man as he cut it

More Aardvarking

So today we have to head to Aardvark again to get the blueberries which someone dropped yesterday as they were taking them off the van to deliver, so a 2nd delivery was due last night

It was only last week they started selling them again, they came in season once more

And they were there, sitting in a bag with my name on it, waiting for me....

Out, walking in

Then because we had a late lunch today we went out at 5pm for a cuppa. We ended up driving past Timmy's house on the way to a very far away brew stop. There we parked a bit up the road and I got out of the car and walked all the way to my brew, left my wheelchair in't boot

Gym

And I went to gym s'morning and amazed myself with how much I have improved. We left 'chair here and just drove down and walked from t'car. I was in a conversation with another client about how much I am improving and she commented about how much more my right hand moves. We did that stretching up with both hands exercise and my right arm nearly equaled the left although it was much more difficult to do

AND on the way out I tried to open doors, which I have only been able to do for a month or so, I tried with my right hand. And I succeeded

Aardvarking

So we went into Aardvark s'morning. Parked on the double yellow across the road and walked from the car. So my wheelchair stayed in't boot.

We had to bring it in case we had to park far away but as it happened....

Yet More Walkies

Then today I needed to go to Morrison's for burger buns (guess what's for tea?). So I walked out of the house, left my wheelchair behind, walked into shop, all the way to the bread rolls at the far away bit, walked to till, walked back out, walked home from my car when we got there.

It is easier

Up and Down

So s'morning Sara  came round and did the exercises that I was sh*tting myself about, getting down and up again from the floor. But good lord, it was a lot easier than last time, I am so much better at it, I am getting better etc (noisy link)

AND she mentioned walking onto the beach, paddling etc. So (hopefully) we will head out in a fortnight and walk down the beach barefoot

On My Own....

So the bin men came today and emptied the waste food bin and set it down. I walked out, on my own two feet, picked it up with my right hand and carried it around the side of the house where it lives. Then walked back in my front door

Misapprehension

And today I can walk. Big style, no problem, as there hasn't been for a couple of weeks. But that 'couple of weeks' - it is gonna take me longer to just feel walking is no problem, no apprehension.

"Just walk, it's easy" he shouted at himself

Gymmy

Well, went to gym over lunchtime as we walked instead of gymming yesterday. I was struggling with one of the lifting machines, I managed to lift both arms up, which I didn't used to be able to do, but my right arm was going up so much slower than my left arm
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But when we finished I walked into my house and thought "Lunchtime", I walked into the hall, saw my wheelchair sitting there and was tempted to jump onboard but thought "No, recover..." and walked past it into the kitchen

Walkies

So s'morning we went to the Doctors to pick up another script for TestoGel. So I walked out of the house and got into the car, we left the wheelchair in the bedroom. When we got there I was able to walk ito the Docs, including one step upwards, then I walked out of the Docs, across the way and down the last hilly bit to the chemist

Then after lunch me and Alex talked about gym and he agreed to go for a walk at the beach instead. This time we went to Burry Port which is a lot more walkable. So I was able to walk about 0.5 of a KM away then I sat in my chair and said "Take me back"

On the way back home I said "Take me to Farm Foods" and I bought some more spuds etc. And he pushed my wheelchair and I didn't touch it while shopping

A Reputation

Well, good lord, Timmy actually liked the food I made tonight. That's two or three times in a row he has liked what I prepared

Charity Shop

And we (me and Timmy) went to Barnardo's Charity Shop in Carmarthen to drop off a couple of bags of my old clothes.

We parked outside(1), I got out of the car and walked in
(1) There is a "loading bay" there

Farking 'Wimming

And we are off swimming in a bit

Hooray etc etc

(Yes, sarcasm=....)

And it actually wasn't too bad, I did it. Even tho the disabled shower still doesn't work properly we managed

Roast It

So I am cooking my usual Saturday night dinner tonight, roast veg. But today, for the first time, we have some raw beetroot in amongst the veg so we will see how it goes

Mmmmm, it was very lovely. Potato, carrot, sweet potato, beetroot and other stuff. Yum yum

More Reasons To Shop At....

So s'morning I was in a bit of a conundrum. Last week, on Sunday, Morrison's (noisy link) seemed to be well short of bread products, especially ones with long enough sell-by dates but I thought "Lets try it, I can always come back in't morning" but everything was in stock and fresh enuf this week

And more to the point I walked into the store, all round the store and back out, no wheelchair was involved (apart from carrying my shopping)

Aargh

So I took my phone out of my pocket to set it next to my bed as I was bath/napping.

Meanwhile I thought "No Ruth hasn't phoned, she mustn't be coming"

Then I glanced at my phone, it was still set to "Nighttime mode" and had 2 missed calls from Ruth and a txt saying "No, gotta go now, see you some other time"

Oh fsck fsck fsck

Clear It

So today we were getting my wardrobes ready to move. So tomorrow morning 2 MOS will move one of my wardrobes into the spare room and the chest of drawers from there into my bedroom. So we had an enormous sorting session and filled 2 bin bags with clothes that I have never worn/will never wear so now one wardrobe is empty, ready to be moved

Later

Then later we went out to the local pub and it was nice

More to t'point we drove up, parked in't car park, got out and walked to the entrance, climbed up the steps (left, right...) and went in't pub with no wheelchair.

And I got back out afterwards.....

Jeroo

Then later we went to gym. Paul hasn't been for a couple of weeks and he was astonished at how much better I am. So he took a load of photos to show the difference in my performance

2 Feet

So s'morning I walked into and around Aardvark, as is usual now then we nipped to Wilkinson's and I again walked into and around shop, paid standing up etc.

One of women who works there and knows me by site said 'Ooh walking, well done'. I replied that as I get better at walking soon I will be able to chase her, she said 'Oh, I would let you catch me'

But in Aardvark I walked left, right, left, right both up and down the stairs

Drains

So I went to the loo after breakfast like I do most mornings. Like most mornings I had my usual enormous poo. Like most mornings I flushed the loo and it went away.

Think about it, so I poo, flush and it has gone, where? Just about every building in the country has one (or more) of these flushing devices. What enormous infrastructure of drains and sewers must exist under every-f**king-where?

So at a guess I am thankful to the Victorians who started this building thingy....

More Walkies

Then tonight we nipped to Tesco to get some more food that Timmy likes. As I was nervous I asked for my wheelchair to accompany us, but at Tesco's I got out of the car and walked in, found (miles back) what we were looking for, still standing up, paid and walked back out of the store. My wheelchair was just used to carry the shopping in

Chairless

So after a quiet start today me and Gareth went into Wilkinson's to but some bird feeder stuff, then after that we nipped to the gym where I did my exercises again.

The point is we left my house without the wheelchair, it was still sitting in my bedroom. So I walked, on my own two feet, from the carpark outside Wilkinson's, around the shop, back to the car, rested for 2 minutes while he drove then walked from the far away spot at gym, into gym, along the corridor there, up in the lift, along another corridor then into the exercise room, in, from one machine to the other then back , corridor, lift, corridor, out and across the car park then finally reached the car where I got in and sat down with a sigh of relief. But I did it. Leaving my chair behind, going shopping, then gymming then home again

Gymming

Then instead of coming home for lunch we went to gym and did another workout. Again I walked in and out so didn't need to go on that machine and once more I found the weight lifting machine much easier than last time

Off

So we are off in a bit to see my old friend Lucy in her post grad photography exhibition. The last time I saw her she wasn't at college at all so it is a bit unsettling. But her photography I do approve of...

Very impressive. Many students were displaying and Lucy's photo's were the ones that most resembled mine, simply in terms of "What's in it". I was rather impressed and it was lovely to catch up with Lucy again

Out For A Brew

So because I was bored tonight we drove to St Clears to have a cuppa tea.

It was a bit strange, because I am now sitting in a proper chair half the time I was a bit more confident, so we left my wheelchair in the car and I walked in, sat in a traditional chair, stood up again and walked back out after my brew

Restful Day

And I don't have much to do today, a go at gym later is about it.....

Wow. Well we went to gym earlier than my timetable said and it was good. First of all I walked in from the car excusing myself from treadmill, and after the cycling I went off to do another 3 smaller exercises. This is where I was most impressed, my muscles and my bones (and my flexibility) seem to have got so much better in the couple of weeks since I have done these particular exercises

Fark

So I thought I had lost about 1/3 of a bottle of milk, I asked Gareth if he knew where it was, he looked in the bin and said "No, it's here". Then tonight when I went to get my cereal out for the morning what was that sitting on the shelf in the cupboard next to my muesli. A bottle containing about 1/3 milk, slightly warmer but it hasn't gone off yet

Yes, it tasted fine s'morning, there is less than 1 days muesli milk left so hopefully it will be fine tomorrow too

Afternoon Out

Then we (me and Gareth) went out exploring, looking for an ice cream shop. Eventually we ended up half a country away in Aberporth which was in the midst of beautiful countryside but I couldn't sit in the car for half that time. But it was nice

Sockingless

So s'morning because we are going swimming in half an hour I am wearing no sockings. My feet are covered in just socks and sandals. Walking is harder than with sockings but it is well possible.

Lets hear it for muscle memory

And I swam, four lengths on my back with float, and did loads of exercises. When we got out someone had beaten us to the big disabled changing room but I managed in the smaller one. So because we were in the smaller room Gareth had to not shower but I smell nice

They Work

And as we were going out tonight I walked from the front door to the car in my new trainers and they feel really good and helped me keep my ankle straight etc

With My Right Hand

And today I managed summat with my right hand that I haven't managed for a dozen years.

So yes, I am getting better but also thanks to Denyse for getting me a new improved tool, I wouldn't have been able to do it with my right hand in a more traditional tool

AND I carried both plates to the table at dinner time at the same time, one held outwards and the right handed one was resting against my belly, but I carried both with both hands

Busy Sunday

Right after our relaxing morning we headed into town. First of all we went to a sports shop to look for some more trainers. We spent a bit more cash this time because the last ones broke relatively quickly, and the new ones are a bit more comfortable too.

Then we nipped off and did our "rest of food" shopping in Morrison's 

Lazy Sunday

Well I have managed to have one of them so far, but that SmallPaul chap is gonna cum and change my sockings then we will be busy again, shopping for food, new trainers etc etc

Visitors

And I had a surprise visit today from Sam and Emma, they are busy redecorating their new house ATM and it was lovely to see them

Although they did bring me "a present" which made me a bit emotional

Rugger 2

And a good time was had by all, on the way, there and having dinner afterwards

Rugger

So we are off in a bit to watch the possibles vs the probables, a Welsh national team playing itself at rugby
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Gym

Then I went to gym for my usual class and actually impressed myself with how much better at certain aspects of that, that I am

Shopping

So we went out to Aardvark s'morning and got the most of my weeks shopping. When I was there I had to walk upstairs to get some toothpaste and, for the first time in 14 years, I walked up the stairs, and back down in a bit, by putting one foot in front of the other, left, right, left, right. I havent been able to do this for 14 years

Then on the way back to the car we called into Argos and picked up my new talking scales

My Legs Are Getting Stronger

And usually now I stand up from my seat without having to use my arms to help, my legs are getting more proper and able to hold my weight

On My Own Two Feet

Today I stood up from the table after lunch, walked to the sink, did a small amount of washing up, and walked away again

It is getting easier, it is still very difficult but I manage

Out

Iechyd Da-ing (noisy link) tonight, hope it's good.

I didn't go last month and apparently it was very good so hopefully it will be good again

And it wasn't busy tonight as folk have taken their kids away etc but it was still a bit good

A Different Life

Gosh, sometimes it kind of presses it's way to the front of my mind. Just how different is my life nowadays than it was before.

Before my accident, compared to most peoples normal life etc

On a different note, how different (but better) than my life in Leonard Cheshire......

We bumped into a MOS from there t'other day, she was pleased to see me etc and did comment on how I was unsuitable for there, it was a kind of permanent care for very ill people whereas I was getting better....

Property

So me and Paul and Denyse are gonna look at the house across the way today, so she will be able to say "Buy it" or "No, because...."

I'm not nervous, no

And we went over and had a look. Dunno, Denyse is doing drawings and calculations, she wrote down loadsa stuff when we were there

The house was lovely but access needs looking at so I am waiting to hear back from Denyse when she has spoken to some experts

No, it's all do-able but will cost far too much, perhaps £15 or £20 grand on top of the asking price so that's a no then. Bother it was nice but it has gotta be future proof

Rugger On Friday

And as Timmy is back on Friday (and a fan) we are going together to watch the possibles vs the probables Welsh rugby match. He doesn't have to pay as he's pushing me and I can claim it from petty cash as it's a special trip out

Sweet Potato Oven Chips

Well, so today I was using my replacement blade on my chip cutter (that broke last time I tried making sweet potato OC's). Well it didn't break this time but it simply couldn't cut the sweet potatoes.

Tried it myself, called Timmy and said "Help" to no avail, it wasn't because I wasn't strong enough, it just wouldn't cut the sweet spuds. As I had already peeled the sweet spuds so Timmy had to take it on to help chip them by hand

So <sigh> we had to drive to that Tescos place and buy just some Sweet Spud Oven Chips

More Walking

And we went down to Farm Foods as much so I could walk but we did spend a few pennies in't shop. Just today as the gym is so busy so exercise was just walking

And again, yes FES no to wheelchair, we left it at home

More to the point instead of having a small trolley (picture of both sizes) which I usually struggle kicking it etc we decided to see if a big trolley was any different, what a difference it made, I could just push it and walk, no issue. The wheels are in a slightly different position

Shopping

So today we went to Wilkinsons(1) with the intention of buying a new pyrex dish (for scrambling eggs in the microwave amongst other uses) and Timmy petty cashed loads of cleaning products to clean here

And we bought a new extension lead so the wires sitting on the floor to the too short extension behind my bed will all be out of view and out of the way underneath the table etc

Because the leisure centre is way too busy today we are just gonna go for another walk about town s'afternoon.

(1) With no wheelchair in the boot, we left it in my bungalow. And I did have my FES fitted, but I didn't have to use it all the time

Getting Up

And I have got a lot better at standing up. More chairs are accessible and I can now get up from my kitchen chair without holding on to the edge of the table

Dinner

So we went out at Timmy's call to a place in Pendine (where he lives) which sold us a delicious ice cream. Afterwards I thought it's nearly time for more petty cash pay in and there is some left, lets have our dinner here. So we had our dinner and it was delicious

Timmy

And so Timmy came in today. Yesterday I had a long list of queries to ask him about webbing, last night I got stuck in and solved most but afterwards I had an even longer list of queries. Most of which we solved s'morning. OK, most of which Timmy solved

Alternately

So we went to Llansteffan for our "flask of tea" tonight, where we parked the car there was 6 steps up then 4 down t'other side before you could walk to the seat. Now I am so much better at this generally that I could just walk up, with alternate feet, then just walk down the other side, again with alternate feet, just like a proper person walking up and down. I used to have to step up one, then step up the next with the same foot etc

Walkies

So s'morning first of all we nipped to Wilkinsons to get a new battery for my FES and we were looking for summat to attach my stick to my "new" dining room chair. So we went in with no wheelchair out of the car.

Then we went to Morrisons to do the rest of the weeks shopping as it is a bank holiday tomorrow. Here, because I am scared, I was accompanied by my wheelchair carrying the shopping. That was all it had to do, I walked all the way round the second shop too

And it was astonishing how many of Morrison's staff said "Well done, keep up the good work" as I was walking on my own two feet

Lens Cleaner

And I asked Ed where I should buy summat to clean my camera lens and he said "No" and went and got me a box of 50 spectacle cleaners from the office

Dropped It

I was in the bathroom today and when I turned away my walky stick fell over. I bent to pick it up and I did not even hold on slightly with my hand while I was down, I just reaching down to the floor and picking it up, no holding on or balancing required.

My balance is so much better

Sara-ing

So today I am trying, and succeeding, in doing what Sara suggested I need to practise on exercises, basically bringing the LHS of my pelvis more upright (as in "flat") when I walk. But by gord, when I concentrate and am doing it I have to walk even slower than usual.

Like a snail who has got drunk and is a bit lost, or summat

Space

Then s'evening it occurred to me, at the back of the kitchen was sitting a kind of taller chair that I was supposed to use for cooking etc but I never got on with. For ages now I have either been standing on my own two feet to cook or using my wheel(y)chair. So tonight I asked Alex to move it to the garage and we got a big strip of kitchen back

FESing

So s'afternoon we are going out for a walk, instead of gym-ming. So as we are going out my FES will be fitted and then we are going to Scolton Manor for a walk. Dunno anything about it but apparently it's nice

Sigh. We didn't make it to the Manor in the end, instead we nipped to a country park which contains an enormous man made waterfall and instead of walking sat in the car to have our brew, out of the rain

Across The Universe

So s'morning me and Alex went.... first of all we drove up the cul-de-sac opposite so Alex could have a quick look at no. 52, then we went to Aardvark and did my weeks shopping, milk, cheese, veg etc

Imminent

And Denyse told me today that she will come down next Wednesday instead of the week after and nip over, have a look at No 52 then come and talk to me about it and other stuff

Gord....

Down and Up

Then Sara came over, had a chat for half an hour, a cuppa, then took me down to the floor and getting myself back up. Many times. But I could do it. It was a bit of a struggle, my knees haven't been crawling for 12 years but I did it, got down to the floor and got myself back up

We had a big chat about my strengths and weaknesses too, it was good to see her. And a bit mind boggling to get down to the floor and back up

Across The Road

And at 1 o'clock today we are walking across the road and behind that house to look the next next door house which has just gone on the market

Yes, I want to move, it is big enough, it has a conservatory, it has a patio and a garden, 2 bathrooms, internet access indoors and in the garage etc

No Sitting

And I was able to walk from the moment I got up again s'morning...

Car Dealers

And we are going off to see the dealer about my new car s'morning....

So again we went with no wheelchair. When we were in there one of the MOS said that last time I was there I couldn't walk at all.

They also said "What's he called now?" and there is a bit of hassle because some departments think I am called one thing and some another, but I think it is sortable

Nightmare

And I dreamt last night that the kitchen sink had broken and the landlord was gonna have to come and fix it

This morning when I got up everything was fine

Two Hands

Just now I was draining the veg to have with the dinner. I held the saucepan of water/veg in one hand and instead of setting the drainer in the sink like I usually do I held it in my other hand. Poured with one hand and caught the veg with the other

Walkies

Today we headed off to town with no wheelchair, we just left it here

So first of all today we nipped to Wilkinson's to buy some sugar for the staff. We walked back and put that in the car, then walked off along Merlin's Walk and turned left onto Llamass St at the end. We stopped off at the Boars Head for an OJ which was nice, there is no wheelchair access so I haven't been there for more than a dozen years, then we walked along til we got to the old Tesco's Back Car Park and turned left along there and across into the car park where we had left Betty an hour or so ago.

By jupiter but it was a long way. I think if someone had been pushing my wheelchair behind me I would have said "Gizza lift" about 2/3 of the way through but as I had no choice I just carried on

The Guards

Then later on today we headed west to have a walk on the front at Fishguard. We couldn't see any ferries this time but they do run a daily crossing to Ireland from here. So we took my new flask and the ingredients to make a cuppa while we were there. So I was just being followed by a wheelchair but I actually sat on a wall to have my brew. It was getting so late by the time we had finished, so Paul put my wheelchair away in't car and I actually walked into a pub/restaurant and had my dinner.

Proper chairs are becoming much easier by now

ObAnd I didn't have my FES fitted tonight, but muscle memory and retraining make me very happy

Wow

What a day so far. For a start I have realized what to do to avoid having to sit in my wheelchair first thing and then we managed to make me stop moaning about having to put my PC chair at t'table in order to eat. This has been a big change, simply swapping one chair for another has made it so much more stable

Walking Again

And I walked out of the bedroom s'morning

Sweet Chips

So for dinner tonight I made some sweet potato oven chips which were a pain without my chipper (Gareth had to help) but oooh they were delicious

Walkies

Then today we went to Morrison's only to buy one thing but it's a start. So today we nipped to Morrisons, got out of the car and walked in without being followed by my wheelchair. I did my shopping with no wheelchair. So we could have left the wheelchair here, it followed me walking from house to car, stayed in the car while I shopped then followed me again into my house.

'Wimming

And as Gareth hadn't forgotten we went off swimming this AM. Oh what fun we had although I did swim 4 lengths on my back with boyancy aids

Bending It

And as Alex pointed out to me last night I am obviously not having to think about bending my right knee, it just happens automatically when I walk

Hooray for RE-learning

Oh I Do Like....

And we went out tonight, I just said to Alex(ander O'Neil) "Take me out" so he drove to Pendine, a small "holiday" kind of place, where I walked on uneven ground and we went to the pub and had an OJ.

It was quite an eventful evening

AND it was the first stage of "Practicing going places without your wheelchair" and it was no problem

More Practice

And I practiced taking my own boots socks and sockings off again today. It might seem like a small step but it is one I wouldn't have been capable of a month ago

Wheelchair Trolley

We went to Morrison's shopping today. I walked from car to shop and back to car. So we only used the wheelchair as a trolley, summat to set the shopping basket on.

I suspect that next time we will go shopping without my wheelchair.

And I walked everywhere without my FES. Shout loud for muscle memory

Resting Today

And this is the only day of the week when I am wheelchair bound, resting

Out

And we went out tonight to check out another bungalow but it was too far out of town, on a slow road

Take 'Em Off

And today Alex was out hoovering the car so I tried it myself, leaned forward and took off my boots, my socks and my 'sockings', both feet, no problem

Balance

And today I dropped the yoghurt lid when I was walking to the bin. I didn't have to use any support, I just leaned over and picked it up, without holding on to anything with my not stretching arm

And after my bath I leaned forward to dry my bits and bum without holding onto anything either

Garage

So we nipped into Ceir Cawdor Cars in Carmarthen and said "Neil wants/needs a new motability car" and they said "£99" so we said "OK, we'll be in touch" and came away to tell Denyse to start the process