Bill: Tues., May 6: fingers, funny, and other

Bill has had a lot of work over the last two weeks toward his left arm, with focus on his fingers.  I already reported on the latest round of Botox.  One "funny" to add from that visit. As the medical assistant was getting him settled in, one of her questions was, "Do you know your approximate height?"  Bill answered, "five-eleven and three-quarters." We all giggled at the approximation.  Of course it's probably off by a whole lot of mils.  (Thousandths of an inch)

OT made a little hand insert to more easily work his large finger joints. Anne-Marie is really worried about them permanently freezing up on him.

PT really worked him Monday. Before he got on the balance-feedback platform, she had him do toe taps. Toe tap up, down, other foot up, down.  The step up is fairly high, about ten inches. A set of balancing on the platform, rest, another set of toe taps, then a different balancing routine, then the floor exercise of walking through the "ladder," then leading with the right foot, then side steps through the ladder (easier to the right than to the left).

Bill and Ayn are on another trip to Northern California, and will be checking out housing options. Yes, sad face, they are planning to move there in August.

Oh, and Bill's Social Security disability was approved.  It doesn't do anything for him because he has LT disability insurance, so it just goes to the insurance company to offset their cost.

And he hopes to go back to work, at least part time, soon.