I am most grateful that my hips knew how to behave yesterday during ‘go time.’ I sat up straight in my wheelchair and got my haircut and eyebrows waxed, and my hips did NOT hurt. That was even in the rain! I think I attribute that to having the same hairdresser for the last 21 years. I am so comfortable with her! But I am focused each time I leave my house because I am so uncomfortable and in that focusing, my hips didn’t hurt.
We heard rain on my roof so we hurried up and I got out of my house and into the van. My Mom already had the van ramp out. It was not a back loader, but rather it has an undercarriage ramp that comes out on the right side of the car. I just got a little bit wet!:
The first day I got my first power chair (I’m on my second one now), Diane explained to us that we needed to use a grocery or Ziploc bag over my joystick when it rains because there is a lot of computers stuff in the joystick. My Mom reminded me of that yesterday.
But, I guess that I am not a very good photo journalist, because I should have taken a picture of the downpour that I could see on the windshield! As soon as I got into the car, my Mom pressed the button for the ramp to go back under the van and she went inside to get her umbrella.
She was going to take Leia out before we left, but my Mom put her raincoat on her but she said that when Leia saw the rain outside she backed up.
This morning, just after I sat up in bed, I was going to have my Mom turn the light on. And just after she switched the light on, I told her that my hips are not behaving anymore. She just said “Good!” I had to speak a little louder and tell her they are NOT behaving, so I am going back to reclining.
Lately, I am so EXTREMELY happy that my chair accommodates the pain in my hips!!!