October 23, 2006

Gary continues to go up in poundage on the weights.

I found the head, tail, and some entrails of another chipmunk, plus another dead whole one. Fortunately both of those were outside.

October 24, 2006

Gary’s new chair was delivered. It has side guards and a more contoured back, both of which should keep him straighter in the chair – unfortunately he thinks the side guards are too high, as they dig into him when he bends to the side to pick up something from the floor. He left a message with the supplier to see if anything can be done about that. The front of the chair is more compact, so he can pull up closer to things. The back has more padding, which I’m hoping will be a boon for his flap, and it doesn’t go up as high on his back, which should give him more freedom of movement. He discovered he can do a three hundred and sixty degree turn (that’s all the way around, mom (wink)) in the kitchen while in it, rather than having to back in to get to the fridge and back out and turn around to get to the sink.

The supplier who brought the chair said they still talk about him at Shepherd, though not by name – specifically, they talk about the guy who smacked the back of his head on the floor because the therapist didn’t put his tip bars in right.