Fiercely Independent Pam

Tag: standing

  • I Was Able to Stand Several Times and Even Take Some Steps! Progress feels great!

    Time for a new blog entry! Lots going on! I was able to stand several times yesterday with a little help from the PT, who is amazing. Then I took a few steps over to my scale to get a weight reading. All of it is an amazing accomplishment.

    I believe I’m not far away from standing on my own, which will open lots of doors to me. Once I am able to stand, I may even be able to get off the toilet on my own, which would be wonderful!

    I cannot say enough about how talented my caregivers and therapists are; they give me motivation when I am lacking and help me get to my goal to stand without support.

    Other than that, I was able to use a shower cap this morning which felt wonderful and while it won’t help me stand, it definitely makes me feel better.

  • 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).