Today was a good day for the most part for Prissy! She did an awesome job today with transferring in and out of the car. Today we made some changes that made the transfer easier! She did it really well and I was even able to do it well enough that her therapist and doctors may grant her a pass out for a couple of hours on Sunday! I felt really comfortable aiding her in her transfer; but at this point I am the only one in the family who has helped her and saw how the therapist did it. I am pretty sure that at some point; other members of the family will be able to attend therapy sessions to learn also. Some of the changes the therapist made were:
- placing a wheelchair cushion onto the seat of the car to give her some extra height
- placing a sheet on top of the cushion so that whoever is assisting her can grab hold of it and help pull her out of the car.
- They lined her transfer board so that it would not be as slippery.
- Lastly, one of the aide's made leg straps for my Scilla to aid in lifting her legs into the car; since they are really heavy for her to lift alone currently.
Prissy did so well in practicing her transfer that the security man even commented that today was the best she has done since we have been practicing. So way to go Prissy! You did an awesome job and I was sooo proud today.
ONE OF THE FIRST STEPS: GETTING LEFT LEG IN CAR AND GETTING SUPPORT SLIDING IN.
GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AFTER FIRST ATTEMPT
ALMOST IN THE CAR ON 2ND ATTEMPT
RESTING AFTER THE HARD WORK OF GETTING IN THE CAR. YOU CAN SEE HER SLIDING AND THE SHEET AND LEG STRAPS.
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