Wow. I did a lot!
Went visit my mother, whom I haven’t seen much since December. Then Walmart for shopping (1 hr!).
Walmart was rough, but I survived (with help). About 1/2 through the shopping experience, my hands stopped working and then my arms. I was already in the wheel chair, as I was exhausted from the visit with my mother. It was weird the way it happened. Kathy and I were looking at sausage. I wanted to see a package, went to pick it up… and my hand didn’t close! The package went flying. I laughed and said, “well, my hands don’t work anymore.” I was still able to power myself in the wheel chair for about another 2 minutes then I lost strength in my arms.
Hali was my angel and pushed me the rest of the way. I soon couldn’t even lift items she would put in my lap into the buggy, or even to hand them to her. My arms just decided they had enough.
Getting back into the CR-V was rough, but I made it. I recovered a bit by the time we got home and quickly ensconced myself into my recliner. Kathy fixed lunch, we ate and I slept for 2 hours solid. Continue reading “First Active Day, September 2nd, 2017”