Still adjusting to life as a full time caregiver....
It is such an adjustment. I am still grieving the loss of my job. Even though it was for the best. That was the worst job that I have ever had. But, it is still a loss that I must grieve over.
William absolutely loves having me around.
Today, I got William to the pool early. 8:30AM. we got out in time to make it to bible study at 10:30AM. Perfect timing. this lasted until 12:30.
I got William home and managed to give him a sandwich before he had a nap.
I decided to go to the YMCA and play some pickle ball.
I have started lessons for myself and William. William sits in his wheelchair and uses the paddle to hit the whoofle ball. He loves being able to participate in the game. We have just had two lessons so far.
It is amazing how excited William is about this. this was the main reason that I decided to sign us up.
William hits the ball really hard. I let him practice and toss the ball to him. I get tired just chasing the balls.
In the pool. I was told about making some buoys. I bought two buoys and attached them to a 1/2+ piece of PVC pipe. actually 4 buoys and you cut the pcv pipe into two pieces about 2-1/2 feet apiece.
I put one of them under each arm and this hold William so stable that he will not tip forward or backward.
The stroke survivor who told us about this said that it is good to just hang in the deep water and get the spine aligned. William is not afraid to go to the deep water with this buoys.
Today, I threw the ball to William and he didn't use any supports to stand and throw the ball back to me. This is really a change from the beginning. He had to be propped up against the back of the pool for support. Now, he stands in the middle of the pool and just uses the water for support.
I noticed that during pickle ball he is really able to reach and stretch to try to get that ball. He won't do that for any other reason.
It is amazing. I get tired so early in the day. By, 8 or 9PM I am asleep. While working I was so tense that I was up until 1AM or so.
This decreased stress is really amazing. I was just so used to living with stress.
It has taken me 3 weeks but I am finally getting relaxed.
Ruth
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