The Bench

Yesterday morning, Sam and I went downstairs and outback in the courtyard of the facility. We found a nice shady spot and sat down on the bench and Sam was in her wheelchair. Sam then told me that she wanted to sit on the bench. Since I have been trained in "transfers" with Sam, I thought to myself, why not...and together we carefully transferred to the bench.. Sam said she felt "normal". I watched her very carefully because her core stability is still being strengthened along with her trunk control. I had brought her camera and decided it was a good time for her to try and use it. I put the camera around her neck and let her do the rest. She took a lot of pictures and it wasn't before long that she started taking pictures of me. As soon as I can figure out how to download them to the computer, I will certainly post them on this blog. Sam managed to sit-up properly while taking pictures for well over a half-hour but when she started to lean a bit, I asked her if she would be more comfortable back in the wheelchair. "Yes" she said, and so she we transferred back and went upstairs for lunch.