[senco-forum] Goodbye hospitals

Dear All

I am now out of hospital - and at home - I hope for good.

Their criteria for letting me out was to be able to get upstairs - and I 
can - on my bottom - using my elbows - plus a grandsom to move my feet up 
each step - as lifting my feet is a skill I have yet to surmount!  Going 
downstairs is no problem - hooray for gravity

And I am now alone - looking after myself for an hour or two - as I am not 
allowed to go on the OAPs shopping trip to Tescos - one thing at a time is 
my husbands motto.

I have some "nice dumbbells" to use to strengthen my arms - and lots of bits 
to do to strengthen my legs.  Physiotherapy at home starts next week.  And I 
hope to be able to move to a stool so I can cook!  I can just see into the 
pan I use for ommelettes and pancakes.

I can now also get up from my wheelchair and stand - only for a bit on my 
zimmer frame - and walk a few steps if I am lucky! And I have to remember to 
say "nose over your toes"
as I do it!

Thank you again for all those emails that are still coming in.

Bit hard to key in stuff still - so please all of you share my thanks for 
them from this email - they are truly appreciated.

REgards

Ruth 