We just had a long day... An outing with the YMCA. I took William in his wheelchair. We left the YMCA at 9:15Am. WE are loaded on the bus on the wheel chair lift. I stand on the lift with William in the wheel chair. We head downtown. William again says that I need a GPS. I have a terrible sense of direction.

Headed for downtown Houston to the Federal Reserve. We go through one entrance. and enter into a compound. Now we all get off the bus. William and I are last. We take the lift down. This is the second largest...second to NYC. We got to tour the facility. We even left with a sample of shredded money. William enjoyed the tour emensely. Now back on the lift. This is not exactly easy. I have to manuver the wheelchair so that I can transfer William to a seat on the bus. Next stop Lunch at the ship channel. Oh, no. Off the bus again. Down on the chair lift. This restaurant has a makeshift ramp. We need to get down 3 steps. It is steep. Luckily the waiter pushes William up and down the ramp. It is too steep for me to manuever. I never thought about that problem. Next, the group of seniors. They all go and reserve themselves seats. But, since William and I are last. I have to find a seat at a table. Now it is not easy to manuever around chairs and tables. I wished that I had asked to have a place reserved so that I had easy access. But, those places were taken up. I found a spot, but the leg of the table was in the way. People are just not aware. I was not in the mood to lecture them. So I found another spot. People are not very considerate. I would have offered to move and given up my seat if it was needed by somebody else. Great salad and soup. Fits right in with Williams new diet plan. I was told yesterday to increase the coumadin to 7.5mg daily. We were taking 5 and 6 mg alternating days. Back up on the lift after lunch. Then off to the Natural history museum...to see the Terra Cotta soldiers. Back down on the lift. William and I had seen them in Xian China. IT was wonderful to see them again. I actually had William read a few articles on the internet this morning before the trip to refresh our memory of China and the Terra Cotta soldiers. Back up on the lift. Now, to Chik Filet to sample peach milkshakes and chicken tenders. Back down on the lift. The milkshake was good. Now back on the lift. We are headed to the car at the YMCA. Now back down on the lift. THe last time for today. That was alot of transfers. That is therapy. up and down. It is a good thing that I am agile. I had to stradle the seats and wheelchair to transfer William.

Finally, 5PM and we are home. What a long day. I of course had to rush off to work. But, a caretaker was at home to meet us and take William in and care for him. That was alot of rides up and down the bus lift. William really did enjoy the trip and is already looking forward to the next trip.

Tomorrow is an early pool day. I told William that we need to be up at 6AM. So he took a sleeping pill tonight and he complained of arm pain ...so also a pain pill.

Tomorrow is the day we sign up for the next trip. Since, we go early to the YMCA...we are usually the first to sign up.

I shared with William that we have to work on the arm...or else they want to discontinue OT. I have been concentrating so much on the leg. that I have really not done as much work on the arm as I should have. I do have his care takers stretching and massaging the arm and fingers.

I need to use the electrical Stimulus machine. E-stem. William does not enjoy that machine. But, I will use it. He will not the let the caretakers do the e-stem. I can understand why. I have shocked myself with it. It can hurt.

We even managed all of the different public bathrooms. 3 different public bathrooms in one day. What a record. We managed just fine.