Progress not Perfection

RelievedSheff

Here's hoping for a quieter day for you today................even if it does involve work!

Makingabobor2

I agree with @ladyholly there. My dad had this problem for while, with falling at night when getting up. So he now always sits on side of bed for a bit, and was told to always sit on the toilet and not stand. Also keeps a walker by the side of the bed in case he is desperate and hasn't time to sit for a while, at least that way he has something to lean on and lessen the chance of falling

Sun_Addict

Mr SA uses a urinal during the night that he keeps by the bed as there's no way he'd make it on time. The times he's fallen in the shower are when he's had an upset tummy and tried to clean himself up. The fall on Sunday he was cleaning his teeth and tripped on the bathroom mat that DD had left on the floor. There's no set pattern to it but his main issue is balance. 

Sun_Addict

The dog was going mad to go on the park so I took her after I had my lunch. Mr SA didn't feel up to coming with us. It was raining and quite windy so wasn't the most pleasant experience. The park is like a swamp again now it's warmed up a bit. Anyway the dog is happy now she's got it out of her system although she keeps bringing me her squeaky Christmas cracker toy 😆

milann

Don’t envy you taking the dog out in this rain. It’s been horrendous here all day. Not let up once yet. 

It probably did Mr SA good to stay in and chill rather than venture out in it.

beanielou

Let’s be honest no easy answers for crapola balance unfortunately. 😿

warby68

My mum has balance problems and had a number of falls a few years ago. Going to the toilet and, strangely, passing through doorways were the common themes. No falls since she learnt to get up more slowly and use her walkers religiously. It did take a 3rd party medical person to convince her she could help herself. She struggles with advice from me as her chief caretaker, she really doesn't like me being right lol.

I hope you get some tips and advice that Mr SA is willing to follow. A good plain speaking occupational therapist has been very helpful for us. Its not easy to find the 'plain speakers' these days with everything being about patient choice rather 'do it or else'.

Sun_Addict

Mr SA is terrible at taking advice from anyone especially me! He was like this pre brain injury and it’s one part of him that hasn’t changed although he doesn’t fly off the handle like he used to thank goodness. 

Blackcats

Glad you are getting yourself back into your routine.  I always read your daily exercise entry and convert them into my vicarious keep fit efforts!  

Sun_Addict

Morning all.

WFH again today. The wind has blown the patio furniture all over the place again! Can't see any damage fingers crossed. 

It will be another NSD, have lost count now, might be on number 8. My main aim is to stick to my budget though so not hidebound to NSDs. 

Sent an oddment of £9 to the Christmas pot and £250 to the holiday pot. 

Exercise will be dog walking later, another walk at lunchtime and Zumba tonight. I'm starting to miss my long walks to the office and back although not missing having that heavy rucksack on my back.

I need to sort out something for my dinner tonight, still got a few things to use up. 

It should be a fairly quiet day work-wise, no meetings today thank goodness, I've got a fair bit of admin type stuff to catch up on. I'm really not firing on all cylinders at the moment and feel like there's a very thin line between me going off sick with stress for the first time ever in my life - not work related, just so sick and tired of everything to do with looking after Mr SA it's really starting to affect my MH.