Outing

Thank you to Anne Enns Quiring for mentioning the use of a knee scooter for greater mobility. I hadn't heard of this sort of device and neither had my occupational therapist or either of the suppliers of assistive devices in town. But one of them did some hunting and found a scooter in a sister location. I've been using it for a few days now and I'm feeling more mobile than I was with the rollator walker I've been using.

Image from www.footankle.com

This morning my wife and I decided to go to church together. It was the first time out of the house for me in twelve days. The toughest, most awkward part of the ordeal was getting out of the house (and back in later), but it went reasonably well. This scooter packs up quite well too - an added bonus.

We made it to church and were overwhelmed by the excitement with which we were greeted. I feel very blessed. I did tire from dangling the foot in the church pew so I retired to the foyer, planted myself in a chair and put the foot up on the scooter.

The outing went so well, we decided to get my hair cut before coming home. I feel five degrees cooler now than with the shaggy mane I was sporting.

This afternoon, we had a nice visit from my co-worker, Teresa. Thanks for dropping by. I've been away from the office for more than two weeks before but somehow this feels longer already. It's different working from home semi-productively, aware that I could be much more helpful in the office. And there's enough drama in our office for a TV show. You've seen "The Office"? We've got them beat, as I'm sure the comments section of this blog will bear out.