Mom has been begging to go outside for days. Juniee asked the nurses to help him move her to a chair so he could wheel her out onto her balcony, but they said they didn't have anybody strong enough to do it safely.
So Juniee enlisted friend Rob. For those of you who don't know Rob, he's big and really strong. And, reportedly, he has a great sauna. But that's beside the point. Not three years ago, Rob could be spotted at many a Fridays After Five effortlessly flinging Mom around the dance floor. She swears he's the only man who has ever been able to fling her six-foot-self around a dance floor, and she loved every minute of it.
This morning, Juniee and Rob hoisted her out of bed and into a wheelchair and took her out onto her balcony to take in the day. They sat out there for a while and, when she got tired, they brought her back in to bed.
I talked to Mom about it this afternoon. She said it was pretty terrifying to be moved after so long in bed, and they're not likely to attempt that again. But it was really nice to be outside.
Mom seems perhaps a bit more tired than yesterday. She's definitely having more trouble talking today. She's slurring her words and speaking very softly. It's hard to understand her on the phone.
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