Finally, I feel better.  The pain in my neck has dissipated by about 95%.  I feel like a new person!  I can finally move about with much more ease.  I was able to get myself into the shower and wash my hair.  Thank the Lord!

One of the hurdles that I’ve had to deal with has been the inability to perform personal hygiene like I use to prior to the TM onset.  When I first came home from the hospital, I had to be helped into the shower stall, placed on a shower chair and I had to wash myself very carefully and take extra precaution that I didn’t lose my balance and fall over into the tub from the chair.   In case you are wondering what a shower chair looks like……

It was such a horrible thing to see the bottom half of my lifeless body dragged (I wasn’t really dragged – just being dramatic – lol) from the wheelchair to the shower chair.  I wanted to break the mirrors that were near the bathroom.    Wasn’t nuthin sexy bout dat! HA!

As I got stronger, I was able to transfer to the chair without assistance.  It was extremely liberating not to have to depend on someone to get me into the shower.   I tried to stand up in the shower about a month ago.   You know, just to test the waters and see if it were remotely possible.  Well, I’m not ready for that yet.  I remember what Mike use to drill into my head about “safety first.”