Up and Moving!

I am up and moving ever so slightly.

The first night home, I played a new version of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." I was Goldilocks even though I truly don gray/brownish locks. However, I do have my own three dear little bears. While I did not try out different bowls of porridge, I did try out a number of chairs and especially the beds in order to be comfortable.

Being in a hospital bed has its advantages. It mechanical nature eases the movements in and out of the bed. Elevating the head of the bed makes it easier to sit up when your stomach muscles have been compromised. Lowering the height of the bed makes it easier to get into for short-legged creatures like myself. Finding the right "unmovable" bed at home is not so easy.

While I love our pillow top mattress, it is not good for the "vertically challenged" with limited rolling/sitting capacity. Sarah's two twin beds were the next option. The one bed is only one foot off the bed. While it addresses the "vertically challenged" issue, I may get down that low but my stomach muscles would not appreciate trying to get me up from that level. Sarah's other bed was the next option. I could sit on the edge of the mattress, lower on my side, flip up both legs and roll over on the back with a little effort and pain, but it was "just right."

True to the story, the littlest bear also lost out for a couple of days.