| January 2nd 1991 |
Beginning of the year started as well
as can be expected under the circumstances. I had bought a bench for sit
ups and general fitness,I was going out for walks, timing myself
.....things plodded along and I could see myself improving all the
time...... |
| Monday 21st |
Jan Physio twice a day, walked inside
hospital without a stick, too cold to go out. Much the same Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday |
| Saturday 2nd Feb 1991 |
Exercised for 55 minutes after a
short walk ( the reader should note that when Andrew uses the term walking
.......he means moving with pronounced difficulty on both legs)
|
| Sunday 10th |
arm exercises 5 minutes, general
exercises for 55 minutes, went for a walk with mother....... ten minutes
on the bike (fitness bike that is!), opened bowels ...........gave myself
one star and commented ‘not bad’ considering the weather. |
| Friday 15th |
Feeling generally O.K. At this time
in our solar system. DR Mc Coy has just diagnosed me as having acute
gamblingitis......caused in trying to beat the boredom of everyday life.
|
| Sunday 24 February |
Rainy and blustery.....exercises
20minutes and 15 minute arm exercises, went walking for one hour. Walked
without stick to Seven Oaks Park....for this effort, I gave myself two
Stars, ticked it and commented ‘very good, keep it up’. |
| March 1st (St David’s Day)
|
Walked down to the bookies, long way
around (50 minutes), down shops with me mam (35 minutes)......without
stick! |
| March 2nd |
I was thinking ‘there must be more to
life than this’, but I was enjoying what I was doing and I knew that I
would n’t always be doing this. |
| Wednesday 13 th March 1991.
|
Went walking in the morning with and
without stick exercises. Arm exercises 5 minutes, stretching 5 minutes,
sit ups 15minutes, opened bowels, bath at the end of the day. |
| Friday 15th March. |
I’ve cut down my walking to 2 half
hours a day, as my heel is starting to give way as a result of doing too
much....... |
| Monday 18th March |
..........GAVE UP SMOKING
|
| Tuesday 26th March |
Swimming with Steven, sister’s
boyfriend. I have to be accompanied as I might lose my balance and slip.
I still do my exercises religiously....even if I have a full day
elsewhere. Sometimes I’d get into bed knackered from a hard day’s training
and if I had forgotten some exercise or other, I’d be up out of bed making
sure that I did n’t finish the day without it. |
| Tuesday 16th April |
..........Off to the skill centre for
re habilitation |
| Wednesday |
...........Debbie said I would reach
a plateau in my improvements......I’ve just realised that all the physical
work that I have been doing has actually been helping the
brain...........this is why I am getting better. |
| Wednesday 15th May |
............Physio Debbie says, It’s
all up to me now.......she’s right. |
| 7th June Friday |
Time of release was dinner
time......I was given a ball to play with to help my concentration
|
| 8th June Saturday |
I was told to walk with a stick to
distribute weight evenly, as it was the left side that was paralysed
|
| 11 th June |
...........no, pain.........no
gain...............no pain..........no gain.............no
pain..........no gain. |
