Summertime Fun!

After something like this, sometimes just getting to do your favorite things for the first time again can make all the difference. For Shelly, when she is in Michigan, nothing is more normal in the summertime than swimming at the family cottage. On June 26 she was able to do that for the first time.

That meant going down several stairs, walking downhill on uneven ground and then taking the walker into the waves - but she did it all!! In fact the day trip went so well that she went to the cottage over the 4th of July and spent 2 nights playing with her nieces and nephews, enjoying the bonfire and watching fireworks!!!

She developed a few tricks - like adjusting the legs of the walker for uphill or downhill - or going down stairs backwards - but everything went fine. By the end of the second day she was pretty tired, but she earned every wink of sleep as a reward. It was also great to prove to herself she can do fine in a normal bed and can adjust when the house is not wheelchair friendly. Everyone there was very proud - but not surprised.

Life's not back to normal, of course, but going a couple of days without seeing a white coat sure can be refreshing. Send up some "Thank You" prayers for this milestone too.