Day 50 – Friday 17th June 2005 – Part One
kp had a great night’s sleep. She didn’t wake up until I stepped in the room at 8.20am.
Ate half her breakfast, had a little snooze followed by bedbath (dp) and wash of her hair (nurses). “Felt Great” she said.
Physio was the big event today. Yesterday she was able to slightly tweak her left thumb on request. Today, after some limbering up, she could wiggle her thumb quite a lot, which was AMAZING to see. kp was looking at her thumb saying “That’s me doing that !”. It was so funny and so heart warming it brought a tear to my eye.
Then another humorous moment. The physio moved her left hand to her chin and touched her chin with her thumb and asked her to “scratch your chin with your thumb”. Well, rather than wiggle her thumb to scratch her chin, she wiggled her chin to be scratched by her stationary thumb. Nice Try Love ! Eventually kp scratched her chin by wiggling her thumb.
Once this physio was over, she was moved to her chair, where she stayed for an hour whilst eating her Fish and Chips (1/2 fish, 4 chips).
More physio this afternoon
June 18th, 2005 at 10:06 am
Hello Karen,
Belly laughs are the best form of medicine – so laugh away my friend.
Anyway Dp’s blog comments of recent days have been more about the contents going into your stomach (rather than the other way around) – 1/2 a fish and four chips for lunch yesterday! Now that sounds better.
Anyway this is only a short blog as I really must get out of the flat, in the hope that there is more air outside – its so bloody hot. Today I’m going to buy one of those face fans that you have. Bet you Janes lounging on her boat this weekend, will give her a call now.
So its thumbs up to you Karen, keep wiggling, you’ll be doing a twisty with a piece of paper inbetween your thumb and finger soon. How stupid is it that I still do that, bit like a kid that can’t stop sucking their thumb. Keep up with the physio Karen, you’ll soon be doing it all in time to music.
Take care
Love
Veronica
XXX