Wow, can't believe I have been so lax about keeping this up. The reality is that I have been playing with Facebook, plus doing a lot of texting and other stuff with my phone, I who never really even looked at my cell phone, is now addicted to it. Christmas was very nice, so different from last year. I appreciated every minute of it and really enjoyed having my father and brother here, even though we didn't do all of the things we usually do. We did go to Blackbeards and I walked from the parking lot up the steep ramp with just the cane. Need to be careful about going to the restroom there, no handicapped restroom without having to go down steps. Managed it anyway.
Even though I was off from school, I still went to the pool everyday, surprise, the adaptive pool was closed and we had to use the regular pool. To my surprise I was able to get in by using the ladder with no problem. Getting out was another matter, finally figured out a way and only had to use the special chair once. I use that pool on Friday's now, the deeper water makes my legs work harder, but the shallower water in the adaptive pool works my balance. I am doing 15 minutes of regular exercises, and then participating in 15 minutes of the aerobics class with all the normal people.
I found out that I am not ready to get rid of my household help. I gave both Irma and Rafaella the Christmas holidays off. I can do everything by myself, it just takes so much longer and it is so much more work than it used to be. This was OK when I didn't have to go to work and I could take that 2 hour nap in the afternoon, but that wasn't going to happen when school started again, so I still have 7 day a week care for the time being.
The walking is getting better, my core strength and balance are improving. I walk around the house mostly without the cane. I walk all over the school without the walker, just using the cane. I still have mega problems walking on uneven surfaces by myself, as well as walking on really windy days. Doing better, standing up more places by just pushing with one hand. I feel myself getting stronger, I just don't feel myself getting stronger fast enough.
