On my way to ATI, Linda called me and said they still are taking their appointments even though they lost power. We were on our way there and I figured that it is always really cold in there so couldn’t be that warm. Driving there, I heard song after song that reminded me of jamming to them when I drove myself to Barwis, back when I worked with Adam.
It was drizzling and overcast and it almost gave a melancholy feel to my nostalgia. When we pulled into the parking lot on Plymouth Oaks Blvd., the songs continued (I don’t even remember what was playing) but seeing the “Barwis Methods” screen prints on the windows completely made me nostalgic and almost sad.
When we got into ATI, it was so dark. I never realized how many lights there are at ATI until they were all off. The first table (where I usually am) had enough light from the window but it was kind of overcast and drizzling so it didn’t light up the last table against the far wall so they moved it into the open space up front used to do different exercises.
Brad came over with the gait belt and pressed the lever with his foot to move the table downward. We looked at each other and both started to laugh. It’s amazing how much you use power without thinking about it; but when you are powerless, you realize that you took it for granted when you used it.
I didn’t do stands because the table was really high up so my feet did not touch the ground for me to be able to stand. Instead, Brad worked my knee and I did my foot raises, butt squeezes, and pushed my leg out and pulled it in. I was extremely tired! It had gotten warmer but it wasn’t too uncomfortable. I looked at him questioningly and asked about not doing ice and stim. because they were powerless. He said he could put an ice pack on my knee and that it might be cold so that is what he did. It was cold so it felt good!
During my time there, I learned that there was a transformer explosion and there was no power when we came there in downtown Plymouth. Power was supposed to be restored later that night. I felt bad for everybody as we left because it looks like it may start to get warmer and uncomfortable. I wondered if they will have to stay the whole day being powerless and all.