I’m here in the computer lab and I have about 15 minutes to spare before I have to walk over to the bus-stop to take the bus to the Northwood Hand Center for my 3x a week hand therapy. I actually brought along some work that I was planning to do but as always as soon as I’m in front of an internet-able computer I tend to surf and time just flies.

What happens during a therapy session? Sort of like a manicure, though I have not had one, I’ll first place my hand between 2 heating pads to warm up the hand to increase blood circulation. Later I’ll do some thumb exercises and then the therapist will put some lotion on my thumb and give my thumb a massage. And once in a while she’ll get some measurements such as circumference of the thumb, the maximum angle that I can bend my thumb without pain etc. Unfortunately, it takes over an hour to get to the center by bus. So for a 30 minute session, I have to allocate 5 1/2 hours of my time. My appointment is at 2.30pm, I have to take the 1pm bus and I’ll be back at the bus-stop at 5.30pm. And then I have to take campus van back home and finally step foot into the apartment at 6.25pm.

Long day of traveling ahead.