I went back to physical therapy today. I was feeling some improvement. My physical therapist had me doing stretches and a little bit of strengthening.
I told her that I was still feeling tightness in some spots. She started doing the deep tissue work where she impales her thumb into knots in the muscles in my back. She left bruises on my back from last time.
While this is quite uncomfortable, I had seen progress the last time and was hoping for more this time around.
She had remarked that she had never seen witnessed someone’s body react the way that mine did to those damn 5 planks. My body does not like to exercise. It is built for other things like walking dogs and sitting by campfires.
My muscles were upset when I left and I had to keep stretching multiple times throughout the day. BUT I was up a little bit more this afternoon. I was standing to work a little bit with frequent rests.
Ethan has been helpful around the house. He did some mowing yesterday. I gave him a few chores throughout the week to carry this, lift that, do this, do that. He has complied with the things I have asked.
Today I was telling him that I appreciated his help and that I felt a little useless. “I know how that feels Mom. I am glad I can help.”
Tomorrow we are off to the lab to check some values. Ethan has been asking to go to the local farm store with me. It is a tradition. Ethan does like his routines and traditions. He is very regimented in that way. Last week I had to tell him “no”. That didn't feel good. I told him to go without me.
He decided that he would wait. We don’t stay long, so we will go and check it out. I think it was nice that he waited.
I am glad Paul will be home to have coffee with in the morning.
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