Angela's Blog

Hi.

Don't have much for ya today. Just been chugging along. That's a lie - I've got a HUGE thing to share today.

Thanks to Uncle Taub, I mean Uncle Mark, I've got a whole new challenge going strong today. I am now eating some with my left hand!!! It all started Thursday night when we had a big family dinner at Epulo. I was sitting next to Uncle Mark (who is a PT in Pennsylvania) and he wrapped a napkin around a spoon and asked me if I was willing to try out my dessert with my left hand. My dessert was a bunch of cut up strawberries in a pile of rosemary whipped cream so I decided to give it a shot. The spoon was WAY easier to use when it was wrapped with the napkin. Thanks, Uncle Mark! Anyways, I DID IT! And I didn't even spill. So as not to overstate what it was like, it was not dainty in the least. It was pretty much me holding the spoon in my fist and then opening my mouth as wide as I could and just barely managing to get the spoon in at a weird angle. It's not pretty but it works! And since then I've done it with applesauce Friday morning and night and I ate my yogurt Friday morning with my left hand too! Success? I think so. In a BIG way!

Didn't take up much space on the blog, but if I was telling you in person you'd know how big of a deal it is to me. This is HUGE! So maybe you should all just read it again. I'd probably repeat myself if you were listening to me, so that might be a good idea. :)

And that accomplishment has just been the tip of the iceberg in the near future. Yesterday morning I tried and was able to brush some of my hair with my left hand. Some I still can't reach because of the elbow, but I was able to reach some. And I think my plan is to start trying to brush my teeth with my left hand at night. And this morning I'm going to make the attempt to get all my medes out and ready with my left hand using my right hand as the helper. It'll be a big switch-a-roo but I think my brain needs to be reminded that I want more than helper status out of that left hand.

So that is my BIG news. Hope you all enjoyed it. Feel free to ask me to show you something new and crazy with my left hand when you see me next.

I guess another cool thing I can report is that I found out Monday last week in yoga that I can touch the back of my head with my left hand. I have to have my right hand help my left hand to get there, but I can reach. Putting my hair in a ponytail is not going to me a stretch goal for long! Woo hoo!

Hope this finds you all well. Have a great weekend.

Ang