5 Things This Week – April 6, 2023

This is something new I thought I would do for a couple of different reasons. One it will help me keep you guys updated with my progress as I recover. It will also help me with my therapy and rehab. Every week I am trying to  type these 5 things without using my dictation unless I have to. I need to get my brain and body back to coordinating and this is one way that will help. 

It’s pretty much just going to be the five things I did, watched, though about, or whatever. There will always be a health update as well.  Therapy is one that I am doing daily. Although I am not going to physical therapy every day. I go three days a week and then have two days of it at home. 

I do have some function in my left hand fingers but like I told y’all before I left the hospital I had some tingling in those. I can move them a little bit but I can’t make them move if that makes sense. They will wiggle and move on their own but it’s like my brain can’t tell them to move and then move. The signals just aren’t going out when I tell it to.

1. Watched Annika

Watched the entire season of Annika again. I really like this show and am eagerly awaiting season two. So I spent a little time watching this and before I knew it I had watched the whole season.  I love how she references history or literature as she solves the murders. She looks at the camera and speaks to the audience but it doesn’t take anything away from the show. It actually adds a depth to it that other shows don’t have.

2. Went Outside

Okay this might seem like such a small thing but for an hour everyday this week I went outside. Just to get some fresh air and sit in the sun. Yes, I am still in the wheelchair and no my left side is not functioning much at all. But, everyday my nurse pushed me out there and then brought me in. I just need it more than I can explain. I feel like the walls are closing in on me sometimes not being able to freely move as much as I want. 

3. Made Pancakes

I was able to mix this one handed, then pour the batter into one of those squeeze bottles and squeeze it into the pan that way. It took much longer than it would have if I had both arms working.

4. Read Some Books

Started Hell’s Handlers MC Florida Chapter series from Lily Atlas. I enjoy this author and hadn’t had time to start this series yet so I took the time this week to get caught up. Now I am waiting for the next one in the series. I am also awaiting the next book in the Alpha Barbarians Series from Leann Ryans. I stumbled across the first in the series during a free book giveaway and enjoyed it so much that I bought the others and the rest is history.

5. Sat on the Couch

I know this doesn’t seem like a big deal at all. Let me say though that in order for me to sit in the living room comfortably we would need to move some furniture out. It is a pain in the butt and I refused to allow anyone to do that. I can sit in my chair and watch a little television with Ma and my uncle. Most of the television watching is done from my room where I can sit in a chair I have in there or on the bed. 

This week I was able to get from the wheelchair to the couch for a while. I was able to hop while holding onto the sofa and get myself there. My nurse was not happy because they don’t want me doing all the hopping I am doing. However, as long as I am holding onto something I feel as though I am stable. Anyway, I spent about an hour there then had to get up because I can’t move to get comfortable.

All in all I would say this has been a decent week. It has not been perfect and let me tell you there have been plenty of tears. There have been moments where I told my therapists I hated them, moments that I felt like I couldn’t make it. However, everyday I wake up and tell myself today will be better. Even on the days that end up not being better I know tomorrow is a new day and it will be better somehow.