Saturday
Lots of little things have been happening lately, but the biggest is that Linda tonight pushed her wheelchair about 20ft. It took about an hour I suppose or a bit longer and came in increments of about 1 inch. I helped her make turns but that was all. A good bit of the time was figuring out how to get her hands on the wheels to grip and push, and there was a bit of a slope to get over at the doorway.
She can only grip with her left hand, and she uses friction against the forearm of her right hand as well. Needless to say, the OT who has been off for the week is going to faint when she sees it. Linda also has enough strength to get her brakes off if you help her get her hands to them. She is almost strong enough to set them as well.
When she was done, she used her feet to push backward. It took about 2 minutes to get back to her starting point.
She is obviously a superhero.
Lots of little things have been happening lately, but the biggest is that Linda tonight pushed her wheelchair about 20ft. It took about an hour I suppose or a bit longer and came in increments of about 1 inch. I helped her make turns but that was all. A good bit of the time was figuring out how to get her hands on the wheels to grip and push, and there was a bit of a slope to get over at the doorway.
She can only grip with her left hand, and she uses friction against the forearm of her right hand as well. Needless to say, the OT who has been off for the week is going to faint when she sees it. Linda also has enough strength to get her brakes off if you help her get her hands to them. She is almost strong enough to set them as well.
When she was done, she used her feet to push backward. It took about 2 minutes to get back to her starting point.
She is obviously a superhero.
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