Hi People ~ So today was much like yesterday for Mom (June). She woke up feeling really good, ate a nice breakfast good conversation then around 11am her legs started spasming again...Id venture to say a little less hard except that I think weve found a way to help work through them and it seems to help a lot. Mom chooses and activity like paddle boating, riding a bike, and making the porch swing, swing and today we added trudging through the snow at the Ranch...anyway, most of it is visualization and focus....the legs are wanting to move without her permission, so she chooses the movement. Its just another way to get range of motion to work for her. Another thing were doing is a little like self talk...she holds my hand, we take a couple of good breaths then she disconnects from her legs, turns them off, and refocuses on her heartbeat, moving to slow steady breathing, then clearing her mind and making it quiet. For the most part Mom is able to completely stop the movement in her legs by the time she turns her legs off. Sometimes it takes a second try, but not often. Shell usually sleep for 20 or 30 minutes shortly after she quiets her mind. I think its a good thing. None of this takes the place of meds, but helps her between doses. Holding her hand through everything is a great comfort to her. If you are wanting to visit please know that I cant designate a good time, Moms feeling well isnt predictable and so we do what we can. On a personal note ~ Valley has to be totally silent for 24 hours as a Speech assignment. She isnt allowed to talk until Speech class tomorrow morning....its been rather entertaining. :)
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 03:38:15 +0000
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