Two steps forward

Hopefully, today isn't followed by one step backward. It was such a good day. A red letter day for several reasons. First, I didn't take a nap today (although in the interest of full disclosure, I must confess that I woke up at 10:30). Second, I did several outings. I went to the barn and got to see all kinds of folks, including Courtney of course, and Al. My friend Corinne was riding him, and I don't begrudge her a bit. She's a great rider and is making him behave himself, so it's really good for him. She said Courtney has all sorts of obstacles set up to make him go all the way to the bottom of the jump BEFORE he takes off, thus hopefully eliminating the flying Superman jump that was my nemesis. It was so fun to see everyone and just smell the barn smells that I miss so much. I also went to Target with Tim, which anyone who goes to Target can attest is just fabulous. And I probably went on some other exciting errands, but I can't remember them. Ah, well, the beauty of short-term memory loss. Another great thing is that my shoulder is finally feeling better. I'm actually starting to believe that it really is just soft-tissue damage that will heal, and not something permanent. I switched the clothes from the washer to dryer (not that I'm celebrating THAT per se) without wincing. Not even towels hurt, which tells you something about how painful it was before. It didn't wake me up one single time last night when I rolled over onto it.

A few things that are still frustrating me: I mix up words a lot. I can definitely communicate in a reasonable fashion, and everyone can totally understand me, but my language is not fluid. I think only my friends/those close to me would notice, but I notice and it bugs me. Another thing is that typing doesn't come as quickly as it did. Tim says I'm doing a lot better, but I have to backspace a fair amount. And one more thing - I still have a constant, low-level headache. I could get rid of it with Tylenol, but I'm trying to lower my medication intake.

Overall, though, I am doing so much better. My level of fatigue is tiny in comparison to even three days ago. I'm looking forward to my doctor's appointment and being released to do all sorts of things (not housework, though - ahem). I have no illusions that he's going to let me hop back on a horse anytime soon, but I do harbor a fantasy that he'll let me drink red wine in moderate amounts. I will keep you all posted.