For several years now, I have wanted to build a piece of folk art known as the whirligig. I began the year by telling myself I would not stop writing until my book is finished. Then, the words slowed to a crawl. It was time to begin building a whirligig. For the past two months, I have taken a multitude of baby steps to complete my first piece of folk art. I call it Spenser and Mary. It actually works but requires a pretty stiff wind to drive. I tested it with a house fan in my shop and am satisfied that it will also work in the outside atmosphere.
I am disappointed that I could not attach a working video of the whirligig to this BLOG post. Each time I tried to transfer the short video, an error message appeared telling me “Sorry, but this file type is not allowed.” I think Apple has a major problem.
Today, I completed my third session in physical therapy. It was somewhat disappointing to have two sessions within three days. The therapist gave me homework in the form of exercises. With so little time between, I did the homework just once. That is not nearly enough time for a muscle to get stronger. Today, I did the warm-ups, stretches and then the five new exercises. By the time I left, my right shoulder hurt (8). I felt like I was going back wards, but I wasn’t. On the pain level I hurt just as bad as I had before I started a week ago. On a range of motion level, I have improved significantly., and that is what limits me from many activities. Simple things like, clicking the seat belt into the socket has been torturous. Now that move is easier. Sleeping is also better. Before, I was constantly being awakened by my right side. There were nights when I’d sleep like a rock for three hours and then spend the remaining hours seeking a comfortable position to lessen the pain. A simple ibuprofen tablet and a topical spray of CBD seemed to help that go away. Now, I skip the ibuprofen.
I have four more weeks of treatments and exercises left, so I might be back to normal by the end of May.
