Victories

Small victories to celebrate:

1) My wheelchair fits through the door to my office, so I can roll right up to my work computer and get busy!

2) I took a shower!!  It was equivalent to an athletic event and I was exhausted after I got dressed! But I am clean and my hair is washed. I still look like a hot mess, but clean is good.

3) I am training Cooper to be a service dog by giving him lots of commands he doesn't understand.  It goes something like this:

"Cooper - Bring me the blanket from the green couch.  Get the blanket.  Go ahead, it is the soft red blanket on the green couch.  Just put it in your mouth and bring it to me."  I just keep this running conversation up until he leaves the room.  I have done it with lots of items.

"Cooper - Grab the remote from that table and bring it to me."
"Cooper - Pick up that piece of paper I dropped and put it in the garbage."
"Cooper - go get my phone charger.  It is on the chair in the den."

It is highly entertaining for me.

4) Last night, the entire lower half of my leg (not my knee at all) was killing me.  Shin and calf ached so, so much and I could not get comfortable. Just burning and I kept involuntarily flexing my left leg.  UGH!  I was getting so angry about it.  But this morning, it doesn't hurt!  I am grateful!

Happy 4th to you and yours!