3/28/24

 Thursday, March 28, 2024

Sarah and Chrisitan here

Serendipity: a magnificent tiny mushroom or toadstool I noticed in the swale in front of our house one day

In bed at 9 but not a good idea, couldn't sleep on my right side w/o pain, onto the LZB and up at 1 a.m. to let Lilly out, then onto the BL till 3 and let Lilly out again.  29° under clear skies continuing throughout the day, high of 43°. Westerly wind at 10 mph, 6-13/21.  Sunrise at 6:39, at 85° sunset at 7:14 at 276°, 12+34.  Solar noon at 12:56, altitude 50°.

The northernmost sunrise is at the winter solstice in December at 122°, the southernmost at the summer solstice in June at 56°.

Pain, etc.  My hand and wrist are painful this morning though I wore the thumb splint while sleeping.  The shoulder pain was enough to keep me from sleeping on the bed but it was OK on the recliners.  The pain is different this morning, more muscle pain than impingement pain.  My vertical ROM is almost 90°, horizontal about the same, much better forward than aft.  On the other hand (no pun intended), my right shoulder is painful this morning and again I wonder if it is from the PT stretches performed yesterday, i.e., muscle pain, or simply arthritis.

2 Tylenol Extra Strength at 11 a.m. + Diclofenac on left shoulder

I'm grateful for reclining chairs, especially the motor-powered ones like my BarcaLounger.  They permit me to get chunks of sleep during the many nights when I can't sleep totally horizontally on my bed.  They let me sit upright without greatf effort, especially the BL which does it simply by pressing a button.  The LazyBoy requires me to lift a lever which is sometimes quite a challenge when my right hand and wrist pains are significant.  The white leather recliner in the sunroom is too big for me, i.e., it is built for a user taller than I am, and, having neither a motor drive nor a lever, it requires very considerable effort both to recline it and to un-recline it simply by pushing backward on it.  Ditto, but to a lesser extent, my old recliner in the basement.  Am I on my way to a lift chair, since it is at least a challenge to get up and out from any chair, the lower the chair the more challenging the effort?  Perhaps one I see on the internet, the "SleepingTitan Lift Chair, Extra Wide with Dual Motor, 180° Lay Flat Recliner, Heat and Massage, Black ‪(FREE 2 Years Warranty)."  Thoughts like these remind me that my father was about my current age when I started encouraging him to move up to Wisconsin to be nearer to us (and eventually living with us) and that I am now always asked if I need a wheelchair when I check into the VA hospital for an appointment.

h9gr   I am trying the dictation app.