A Bad Night

Tashie with KD

Last night was a wasteland of bad leg cramps and no sleep...and definitely no fun. Yesterday Tashie worked really hard at physiotherapy, walking farther than she had walked before, getting herself in and out of bed with minimal help, and faithfully doing the muscle building exercises as instructed. After all that work, she had a long sleep, and then we went out to the garden with Fred and KD, and Tashie launched into story-telling mode.

Fred and Tashie

All was going swimmingly. Until we settled down to sleep at around midnight. Then the leg spasms began, and she was unable to get comfortable in any position. Pain meds didn't seem to help, nor did muscle relaxants. I think it was about seven am before she was able to drift off a bit, and then later in the afternoon she had a long sleep. It was really tough - she had earned a good night's sleep, and it just didn't happen.