Nov 2, 2006

Now we’re trying where I watch Gary do his transfers while standing about two feet away. I still tend to move forward as he makes the transfer (“just in case”), but he says that’s okay – that when I’m to the point where I’m half a room away, I won’t be able to cross over to him that quickly anyway. At this time, he’s not comfortable with me leaving the room during the transfer (and neither am I), so we are proceeding with me moving back maybe a foot or so each day.

I took him to the podiatrist. His toe is healing nicely. I’ll take him back for a follow-up in ten days. Right now we’re back to soaking the foot twice a day, and he is finishing up the oral antibiotic.

Nov 3, 2006

Tonight I moved back to three feet away during the transfer. Gary noted how surprising it is that after months of not seeming to be able to improve on transfers, something has finally kicked in – though he’s not sure if it’s strength, technique, or what – and now he is doing them so much better. Yea!