Fiercely Independent Pam

Author: Pamela

  • And It Is “GO Time!” Just Need To Stand Up! Eager To Try Today!

    So, I think I figured this out! A new post means I can share what I am up to. I am still trying to figure out my Woobles- Grumpy Bear- I really messed it up but will start again. I am eager also to try to stand- it just needs to happen today- going to try to use a walker and just stand.

    I am also reading The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah. She is the author of many different books including The Women. I enjoy these books and look forward to reading even more. I challenged myself to reading a book a week. Often I was listening to the books on the Nustep and people tried to talk to me despite using my AirPods. I also need to practice standing.

    I am looking forward to getting back on the Nustep each day and building back my cardio rehab plan. It’s important to get back to my 21 minutes (plus 3 minutes each week) to build up to 45 minutes. In addition, I will begin using my Zeen to build up endurance. Hopefully I will be able to stand and walk into my Zeen. It will be important that I stand as well.

    Once I am able to stand, I can put away the purchases I made. My brother Tim is going to come over and put up some shelves I bought to put over the toilet as well as putting together the beach walker I purchased (I’ve been looking at this for quite sometime- it will allow me to get to the beach and have a mobility device to use on the beach).

  • The Legacy of An Amazing Grandmother- Francis! She Was Always A Guiding Light!

    So I am trying my hand at Crocheting again- trying a Woobles kit. This time it is Grumpy bear! It’s not the easiest but keeps me doing something. I still have quite the vision of my grandmother ripping stitches out of my crocheting when I was a young girl. She was kinda fearless and made so many great creations including my favorite tree skirt that I thought I lost. She also created a lot of special afghan blankets for everyone- Liked to call them “Nanny Blankets.” They were warm and cozy for anyone to use.

    The legacy of my grandmother is big! She like I said was a force of nature and always just knew where things belonged even if she didn’t see them for a while. It never ceases to amaze that she knew exactly where things were in the upstairs bedroom even if she wasn’t there for many years.

    My Grandmother, Francis, was always getting us to buy yarn so that she could crochet, at the time it wasn’t too expensive so it kept her busy, but now it would be a very expensive hobby. I remember that I brought one of her blankets to Russia to give as a gift to my host family. I wish I had a picture of one of her blankets/afghans to demonstrate her fine detail work.

  • I’m Working So Hard Independently And Making Progress But Hopefully I am Not Running Out of Time!

    So much attention has been spent on making sure I can stand without much support, I am exhausted I did not realize how much my abs are working. I am sore and tired, but moving along to be able to stand independently. In the meantime, I am still using a slide board at times to move myself since standing isn’t fully happening. I will continue to practice lifting my booty up and off the wheelchair seat. My arms are tired and fear is running high.

    I wish I never lost so much strength. I kept telling the folks at the hospital that I was losing strength and needed to be evaluated for rehab or even just PT/OT, but they did not listen to me.

    Today I was able to complete 10 minutes on the Nustep independently, which felt wonderful. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to stand and pivot to get on the NuStep independently. This needs to happen before I get home. The weekend is coming up, which means less therapy, but I am “owed” some therapy, so I am hoping that happens.

    In other words- I am working hard at growing my audience online through Facebook, Instagram, and even Tik- Tok. I completed a few online courses to help me figure out the allorgrithms to grow my followers. If you see my accounts, please follow them- it would mean the world to me! I am thinking I finally got a hold of what I am doing with the various accounts.All of this is being done Independently!

    I am also enjoying the Winter Olympics tonight is the opening ceremony and I am watching it carefully. It’s enjoyable and hopefully better than the Paris Summer Olympics.

    I’ve managed to figure out how to charge my various devices, including my visible armband. Thank goodness for Amazon deliveries even here!