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Friday, May 27, 2005

Morning practice


Linda and I went to Violette today to practice. She wanted to do the stairs particularly. Since we don't have any steps in the house, she has noticed her skill on the stairs has degraded.

She did something new. Once she was past the floor mats near the doors, she gave me her canes and walked toward the stairs on her own; very slowly. She made it about 2/3 of the way to wooden benches before she decided that she was tired and needed her canes back. I don't know how far that is, maybe 30 feet. She lost her balance twice, just slightly, and I helped her get it back.

She didn't think it went very well, but sometimes I don't know by what ruler she measures things. I thought it was good.