Hmmm... I could approach this blog entry two ways...personally or general disability wise. I can't think of many general disability things right off the top of my head. (Maybe I'll do some research for tomorrow.) So, I guess tonight will be personal. This year was full of ups and downs. Jobs=down. PT=up. wheelchair stuff=middle. Equipment=down .C-van=middle. I guess I'll keep plugging away. It's not like I have much of a choice. I learned something over the past few weeks that I want to share. A few months ago I fell ill with this horrid stomach flu and I got so weak from it I stopped doing my exercises on my own. I stopped my leg and hip and ankl exercises. And I just never started them back up when I regained my strength. This was fine at first, but started to reek havoc on transfers and other daily things I have to do. I have started to get very weak. And my independence was going with it. Which makes for a sad Sarah. :( I guess I didn't figure out this was related to my undilligence in my exercises, but it dawned on me hat maybe I should at least start doing my rolling (which exercises my hips; hip swivels are essential in a lot of transfer situations; plus if I can keep my hips in the right place my ankles magically stop rolling!) I started last week. Slowly. I only 5 repetitions each way (I was doing 20)_. Can I just say it has been 100% improvement? My transfers feel better, safer. And only one fall in the last 2 weeks! So, the moral of the story is to never give up my exercises altogether. If I have too, it is OK to cut the repetitions,but never the whole exercise! So, that's one of my goals. Oh, and to get a job and move out. But that's always been the goal. Happy New Year!