To begin, let me steal a quote that
my good friend JJ put in his last post:
Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. ~Harper Lee
How much we take for granted in our lives!! In my case (the first that spring to mind): Walking, cycling, driving, going to the office, mowing the lawn and gardening, shopping... and showering.
Today's
Mission: Accomplished was to have my first standing-up shower since the end of June! I started off in hospital with body-washing and then a proper shower with a nurse to help me (oh how fantastic it felt to wash my hair!). It was a big deal the day I managed to have a shower in the hospital on my own. Then I was home with a borrowed showering seat and Mr H. hovering while I manoevered in and out of the shower; and today I decided that I can do away with the seat and HOW good did it feel! Oh and it took half the time as well ;-)
One more notch on my Post of Normality...
wonderful :)
ReplyDeleteYea! Good news.
ReplyDeletebtw I don't think I've told you how much I love your blog header (title?) photo. Every time I see it it makes me smile.
Mustang Sally: thanks! Me too ;-) It's kind of the idea that the horizon is the dreams and my shoes on solid ground are the reality...
ReplyDeleteJuniper: You are becoming an inspiration for all of us. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteYEAH!!!!! :-)
ReplyDeleteOh, I bet that felt really, really, REALLY good.
I hope you feel as proud of yourself for what you are achieving through this recovery, as we feel proud of you.
ReplyDeleteThat is good news! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteThat's wonderful Juni! I remember many a time where I had trouble taking showers because of injuries I gave myself and what not and how good it feels to finally be able to wash without having to mess with the trials and tribulations of regular bathing.
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Good for you Juniper. I bet it felt good to take one more step to ward normality.
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