Larry likes to start out on the "Motor Med". This is the machine he sits at with affected hand velcrode on the pedals and other just holding the right pedal. He can adjust the strength but always stays at "3" and then goes for 7 minutes one way and reverses to 7 min the other. This is for the arms/hands. This machine was taken so we went to the parallel bars and worked on stepping up on a 6" block and then side stepping. He then works on balance with a foam square looking to each side 12 times and then up to ceiling. This is without holding on but I have the gait belt to hold him. We went back to the Motor Med. He will then go on the bicycle and pedal for 14 minutes and the to a machine I call the Hipolater. I adjust the weight and pressure and he swings his leg out left, then facing machine, then right. I then adjust the weight for his other leg and reverse the action. He wanted to go home after this but I made him walk the track once since it wasn't crowded. I asked about a gentlemen we haven't seen for months and the receptionist said she heard he had another stroke. I was sad to here this as he had been working so hard for years there and stays for 3 hours or more. I hope he will recover well. I didn't tell Larry.

The other night when I was putting Larry to bed he said "I don't know what I would do without you, you take good care of me". I haven't heard anything like this from him lately and was happy to hear it.

I have been asking him to try and do more things himself. He can put the hearing aids in himself but the other day, he actuallly put in the batteries when I was out. It was difficult as the batteries are so tiny and he had not done this before. The other day he got the pills out of his container for the dayand time, and took them. I'm not sure that was good but I said "good for you, but next time wait for me".

Larry loves to watch baseball but I wish he would learn to love doing something else as the season will be over soon. I got the dozens of exercise sheets out the other day and marked some he had forgotten. He loved that. lol

Larry has been doing better with his swallowing so hopefully that will get better. We have just been invited to another retiree dinner and I know he is worried. We will see what happens.

Julie