Walking Should Not be Taken for Granted.

Dad's walking is unbelievably better than it was even when he was in Indiana. Not sure why but it may be a combination of several things. He still has trouble holding his head up while he is walking. He says he can't but he can if he practices more. He is afraid of falling. So he holds his head down so he can see where he is going but that tends to unbalance him. One day when the Home health nurse was here, Dad was in his bedroom and had not got up yet.....she was here to bathe him....so he was awake and sitting on the bed.....suddenly I heard him talking and he was a lot closer than he should be and I got up and there he was, walking down the hall toward the living room. WITHOUT THE WALKER. Scared me.....and he was doing a good job too. Boy did his eyes get big when he saw me cause he knows he shouldn't try to walk by himself. Oh the nurse told him the same thing. He said he felt like he could do it so he did. That's DAD! He likes to tell us what to do but HE won't DO as he SAYS! I would say for the last 5 days he has been walking basically alone with us holding the belt just to steady him and just in case. He does wobble from side to side on occasion but always corrects his balance 99% of the time. I hope this continues.