Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Physical Exercise Day

If yesterday was ice cream day then today must be physical exercise day.  About midday the occupational therapist, the physical therapist and two assistants came to help Howard sit on the side of the bed and "dangle" his legs over the side.  Howard wasn't in favor of it but being outnumbered he hadn't a lot of choice.  Moving from arms to legs and neck they gently moved and stretched each joint.  When Howard realized he really was sitting on the side of the bed he really looked surprised but a little pleased too.  When he was back lying almost flat on the bed with the legs again elevated he was exhausted and settled in for a nap.

We are finding our way to his room again and he really does have a view out the windows of the top of the glass walkway (interesting) that leads to the Veterans Hospital from the main hospital as well as the forest and some sky.  

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