Well my little mate Scruffy decided to take on a red belly black snake last week, unfortunately he got bitten twice but luckily we saw it happen so Kathy and the kids got him straight to the vet. They were able to give him some anti-venom and kept him overnight. The next day he was sore and sorry but was recuperating well, he has been very quite the last couple of days but is doing well.
Even so we are not near bushland it my have came up through the drain system or down the road from the hors
My darling wife was out the back and i had just finished my 1/2 hour stand and standing exercises when i thought i would walk down the hallway by myself and get back to my chair. as i approuched the kitchen door my daughter spotted me and called out to Kathy. so i got into trouble for walking by myself. I felt confinent in myself that i could do it. A lot of it is mind over matter.
I'm sick of being so restricted and as my confidence builds my walking will improve.
Well i finally made 20m (about 60ft) by myself with Kathy walking behind me just in case i stumble, my balance is finally coming back but because i've still haven't got much feeling down the right hand side i still lean to my left a bit. Every time Kathy has me up and walking i try to get her to let go of me, so this is my best distance yet. So my goal now is to double this distance over the next week or so.
I even have been doing some of my walking with out the cane.
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Yesterday i had an intersting visit to the physio. Whilst she had me walking in bare feet she noticed that i was walking on the outside of my foot and that although the drop foot had improved i still had this problem and it's contibuting to my walking problems. She gave me a few sitting exercises were i use a strech band to get my foot flat again. This morning whist doing my daily stand i moved the wedge around so that the outside of my foot was on the slope and just the inde of the foot was fla
Hi everybody, unfortunately the puter decided to chuck a wobbly so we sent it off for a check-up. It's now running fine which is lucky because i have to finish of my Lions Club bulletin this week. We have out District Governer coming for a combined meeting with other clubs in our area.
Generally i'm going well, just fed up with my shelf because at the moment i can't walk by myself but i will keep trying, it will come.
Yesterday and today is extremely cold here in Sydney, since the stroke i
After a lot of rain over the past couple of weeks the sun has been shining for the past few days, but the ground is satuated, so there won't be any soccer for the kids again this week. That will be 3 games now they will have to make up. One good thing is at least i won't get bogged tring to get around the park so that i can watch them.
After my visit to the rehab doctor the other week i will be seeing the Speech people this week. I find that i have impaired vocal range in that my voice is quit
Yesterday i had a visit to the dentist for my half yearly check, just a a small repair job to 2 old fillings was all that was needed.
So over the past month i have been to my local GP for flu shots, Cardio specialist for a heart echo, had some blood tests and another ECG, and a visit to my physio. Every thing was ok and they are all happy with me and the care i've been getting. :cheer:
Now i feel like i have been fully serviced, all i need to do is get my suspension working and i will be a
Hi everyybody, well it hasn't happened yet but i know it's not too far away that i will be walking unassisted. whilst doing my daily stands i have been doing some other exersises to get more flexability in my knee, various balance exercises etc.
It's been so frustrating being stuck in this wheelchair, especially after being so active all my life.
Some really great news is that my heart echo test i had the other week once again was clear and that no new blockages have occured, the blood test
As my foot drop and balance is getting better i feel i'm almost at the point of no return. It is now mind over matter before i take of solo and start walking unassisted. during the past week my wife has been just walking behind me with a reassuring hand resting on me hip. Turning she may place both hands just in case i topple backwards. Whilst doing me daily stand, i use a slooping board under my affected foot for 20 minutes, then 10 minutes with the foot flat on the floor wth the good foot elev
Were have the last 3 years gone. i finally got more feeling back into my right hand side and more strenght my walking is getting better and looking forward to walking independantly, i don't think it will be long before i take off, because the other day i was doing laps in the hall way when my wife let go of me and i just kept on walking till she said wait on i'm not ready. i reckon if she hadn't said anything i would have made the 20 feet no worries. So its more mind over matter at the moment.
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Been off air for a week or so because during an electrical storm our modem got cooked. Luckly we had pulled the electrical plug out of the wall sockets to protect the PC from surges, but as the telephone connection didn't have a surge filter the modem got zapped. So we have been waiting for our service provider to send us a new one. (thank god it was under warranty). so we are going to see the people at the electronics store and buy a suitable filter.
Tomorrow we say goodbye to a
What a crazy few weeks, first the washing machine decided to give up the ghost and we had to replace it, but at least it didn't owe us anything after 20 years of faultless service, then after the lack of rain for so long the tiled roof started to leak and we had to call in the emergency services to do some urgent repairs foretunately there was no internal damage. We were able to call in a tiler to repoint the roof ridge caps so after the heavy rain during the past few days we no longer leak. :C
After going one of those periods i've emerged from the gloom and ready and rearing to go.
At a function just before christmas a friend mention that she had some Mason's apprearing on her family tree, well after getting home and going through some of the family records it appears that we may well be related, so over the next few weeks i will be talking and emailing my brothers and sisters to fill in a few of the missing peices. it just a pioty that i didn't get more info from my mum and dad be
Since being home i have plenty of time to think and reflect on my life, before the stroke i was very active being the main breadwinner for the family, taking time to give myself me time such as going to the Gym, working within the community as i have been in the the Lions organisation for 26 years, fundraising for my childrens scout group so they could go to jamboree, and the list goes on.
But post stroke i spend a lot of my time just sitting and watch the world go by. because of mobility prob
Well i received a great doctors report this week, i had my 3 monthly health check up and the BP is spot on, weight ideal, and drop foot is almost down (about an 1'' to go).
i've started doing squts to help build up muscle strenght and more balance work, hopefully either tomorrow or early next week i will try to walk up the driveway using the cane. it's a good flat surface so there won't be any hurdles.
Tomorrow is Australia day, nothing planned just relax and do my home physio etc.
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At long last my walking is still improving as the weather has become unbearably hot here in Sydney i haven't been using the AFO as much as i should but at least i'm not ripping the toe nails off like i use too, so at least my gait is getting better and slowy i'm getting better heal strike. It's funny, i feel the muscles are untangling themselves and loosing their tightness and stiffness as well. The other great thing is that my balance is getting better, i'm not leaning to the left as much. so h
Well the heat has arrived, today we expect to hit over 100deg so the ceiling fans will get a workout today. Unfortunatuately i didn't reach my goal of walking independantly by new years day but it's only a minor setback. the good news is that i'm getting better and more consistant heel strike on my affected side. this drop foot is really getting me down but it is almost down. I see the physio and doctor next week so i will talk to them.
Some really good news is that my daughter was successful
Just a quick one to wish everybody a happy new year, although i didn't quite make my goal of walking indipendantly by the close of 2006, i haven't given up, i will do it soon. i can shuffle around but i just have to beleave in myself that i won't fall over. so have a great NEW YEAR everybody.
With christmas just days away and the new year i still to walk independantly. i have managed to about 15meters without assistance 3 or 4 times now with my wife walking behind me. i've had no slip ups so it's a start. my goal now is to be able to stand up by myself and do the laps without assistance. so who needs christmas presents, if i can safely walk by myself that is all i won't.
so i hope everybody has a wonderful christmas and new year and don't give up hope
With christmas just around the corner life has been rather busy, last weekend was the first of the christmas parties with some friend i have meet through the old australian schoolfiends site. Although we are very diverse group and the friendships were formed through the Just for Fun message board we have become very close celebrating our triumps, sharing our disappointments etc. But one of the group asked the question "what have we all got in common" beside all going to school and joining the ge
Talk about ups and downs, one moment i'm as happy as larry then the slightest of upsets i'm having a downer. Frustration of not being more independant is getting to me. All i can do is gain my confidence and convince myself that i'm not going to fall over when walking without assistance. My balance is getting real good now when doing sits to stands and step ups. self confidence is what i need to work on.
Generally life in general is flowing along, my daughter has her high school formal tomorr