The days are moving pretty fast here. Maybe not so much for mom, but it’s a whirlwind of activity here. Remodel is in full swing! The upstairs bathroom was gutted on Saturday and they spent yesterday working on the plumbing and prepping the walls, ceiling, floor, and fortifying the walls where the grab bars will go. Tile for that room gets picked up today. Once they start laying that down I think we’ll be surprised at the change. Right now I feel like it’s taking a long time, but they have only been working on it for 2 days now. I can’t wait to see how far they get today. The downstairs bathroom had the old door removed and the entry way widened. They still need to install the new door and frame as well as figure out the grab bar situation and eventually patch and paint.
Mom’s new wheelchair finally arrived yesterday. It’s a little smaller than the one she had been using but more importantly it’s lower to the ground. I am hoping that will give her better traction so she can get herself around a little more easily. Because it’s narrower, it should also be easier to maneuver throughout the house. I am not sure she likes it though because she doesn’t have as much wiggle room. I hope it’s just a matter of her using it.
AND – it’s OFFICIAL! She walked 102 feet yesterday (with H&S). They have been having her walk either from her room to the gym or gym to her room. She has walked at least close to that distance but since they measured I can say that she has most definitely passed the 100 ft mark. She’s doing great and continues to work really hard. She is anxious to be able to do exercises on her own and I know she gets mad at me when I tell her not to. I am so afraid of her falling and getting hurt. She wants to try to practice with her walker by herself and that’s a big no-no. I did tell her that once she’s here we will practice sit-to-stand with wheelchair to walker but that’s as much as I am willing to do on our own.
Busy day here in the Wagner house today. Construction continues on and we have a big furniture delivery today as well as regular work stuff. That means that I’m not exactly sure when I’ll get in to see her today. She understands but I feel so badly leaving her there and not being there more. Thankfully today is the day that R visit, which is why I picked today for the delivery. You know how it is with those delivery windows… You get a 4 hour window and inevitably they arrive at the latest possible moment.
Praying everything goes smoothly today. Both here and with mom. I know she’s getting anxious to get here. It’s going to be a big transition for everyone but ultimately I know it will be a much more positive change. It’ll be nice to officially start our “new normal” all in one place.