Feeling more at home

Linda hasn't fallen since she started using her walker on Friday. In fact she remarked how easy it is, easier than she remembered. While our house was full of boxes, she had transitioned to her canes for nearly everything, so it had been some time since she used the walker much.

We've kept her hand wrapped with ace-wrap and put ice on it periodically. It has gone from strangely green and puffy to a more familiar black-and-blue and puffy. In other words it looks like she banged the hell out of it, but normal given that fact. She said it doesn't hurt all that much although every once in a while she bumps it in a particular way and draws back quickly.

The house is coming together. We've started hanging a few things on the walls and nearly every box has been emptied of its contents (although some things are sitting stacked around, waiting for a home). I am eager to get rid of the boxes. I realized that the box dust has been bothering my allergies which means for a lot of nighttime coughing/asthma.

Today I moved a cabinet in the bathroom that hung in front of the toilet. It was nice, but when Linda held the grab bar below it, she had a tendency to bang her head on the cabinet. I moved the cabinet to the side wall now, which should be better and equally convenient.