Measuring progress.
This morning I passed out on the commode. It was frightening, but luckily I wasn't alone. After a fairly restful night Jacki and I were working together to get me up for the day. Transfer from bed to shower chair, wheel to bathroom, transfer to toilet bench ( a toilet seat that can be positioned over a toilet or equipped with a bucket to catch the daily waste). We did this successfully with the watchful eyes of the aid Ruth. Once I settled onto the toilet seat portion of the bench I found my vision closing in. I let Ruth know and she checked my blood pressure. All good. I was still fading so she had nurse Rikki come assist. This light headedness is a common result once you incur a spinal injury. First suspects are bladder and bowel. "I am going to cath you Louie," Rikki explained. "Okay, let's cath me," I replied. Jacki and Rikki looked at each other. Apparently, I had lost consciousness at Rikki's statement and lay naked, sprawled awkwardly on a...