Promoting Functional Independance - Nundah

Healthy Afternoon Tea  - let's start the way we mean to go on

I am so excited that the Nundah Activity Centre project is finally underway.

Monday morning was the start of the program.  Jacky, the physiotherapist, tested the class members for balance, reach, the timed-up-and-go test and the two minute walk.

These are baseline measurements. This means that these results will be compared to the future assessments, so that any  progress can be measured.   It gave me the opportunity to meet with people and have that first preliminary chat.

The four questions about independence were handed to each class member for them to go home and think about.

1. What is most important to your independence, right now?
2. What have you let slip or abandoned, that doesn't matter?
3. What have you let slip that does matter?
4. If there were one thing or ability which you have lost that you could get back, what would it be?

These are questions to provoke us all about thinking about functional independence.  I was able to ask many class participants these questions and I got many interesting answers, which included:-
       "the bus represents freedom" "I miss taking a bath".

Let's keep thinking about what is important to us all living happy healthy, independent lives.  And let me know what you think.

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