Transfer belt and independence

Well, I'm not sure if the chocolate is a success or not, but getting up out of bed to a chair sure made all the difference in the world.  I think she wasn't liking laying abed today.  Maybe she felt helpless.

When I saw she was awake, I gave her the first piece of chocolate.  It was probably about an 1/8th of one of these rounds, and she didn't like it much.  She said it was sour.

Then, I said it's time to get up and get around, and using the miracle transfer belt (thank you, Pete), we were able to - just mom and me - get from the bed to the commode without much effort at all.  Mom is much stronger today, or that wouldn't have been possible.

Then, I gave her a second piece of chocolate - again about an 1/8th, and I warned her first that it was dark chocolate and wouldn't be sweet at all, and she liked it very much.

She is already much happier - just sitting up and out of bed did the trick.  I should have done this hours ago.  Tomorrow, I'll read the signs better.