Freedom!!

A spectacular day today. Started with a nice lie in again, didn't get up til 9.30, lazy or what! After breakfast we did lots of walking around the house, followed by some exercises on the bed to control and strengthen his right leg, and then step and squat and stretch exercises in the kitchen! Oh yes, also arm exercises at the beginning. When it got to lunch time Pete was out in the kitchen so went to see what he was up to and he had got everything out of the fridge for ham salad for lunch (no roast today as I haven't mastered the art of forward thinking, so no joint!!!). With a couple of blips i.e. he tried to use the egg slicer to grate cheese and then the cheese grater to cut tomatoes, he more or less got it all organised. I, obviously did potatoes. The mistakes with utensils are due to the aphasia/dyspraxia, the other week he wanted to sharpen a knife with the plastic measuring spoon set.
This afternoon, as the sun was shining, we decided to venture outside now that we have the half-step. This went quite easily although we haven't got the grab rails yet, he just held the door frame. Then a walk into the garden where he sat on the perch stool directing me sweeping up leaves!!!! After half an hour we went back in and again negotiated the step very well. He was so pleased to be out in the garden and 2 of our neighbours stopped for a chat, he had such a smile on his face. A tip the therapists gave us to remember which leg first is - going up steps we are going to Heaven which is good so good leg first, when going down steps we are going down to Hell which is bad so bad leg first! Brilliant.
Well, another day done and we have had a lovely weekend, (except for the dentist!).