Dad had a good session with Lucinda in PT today. I arrived late and he had already walked two times, more than 15 feet each time! He did it again after I arrived. He required very little help with the rising from the wheelchair, and then instinctively started walking, holding himself relatively straight. Interestingly, he kept saying "I can't do it" though not angrily, and he still continued to do it. They said he did that the first two times as well. After the walking, he appeared to be tiring. He participated a little with the leg exercises, though he wouldn't count and was mostly looking down as Lucinda motioned him through it.
Anna reported that in the morning, Dad is still showing resistance to moving from the bed to the edge of it, though wasn't so "grabby" today. Before therapy she said he was pretty awake this morning...they had played with the ball---she said he was kicking it quite well. She also mentioned that he was talking to her about "taking deductions from her pay."
I went to pick up a prescription for Dad, then returned. He was still in the wheelchair, eyes closed, apparently listening to music on the TV. Janice had started the bingo game, so I moved him over to the table, though he seemed like he was going to be too tired to participate. He did participate in the bingo games last Friday.
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