I got up early enough this morning to get out and walk for about 35 minutes. I wore my light jacket because there was quite a strong breeze, but I never had to put the hood up, and I had it unzipped most of the time. Part of the time, I even pulled the sleeves up in order to avoid getting too warm.
On my way to the English speakers' meeting at WIZO this morning, I stopped by יד שרה Yad Sarah, a non-profit organization that provides medical equipment at low cost, to pick up a הליכון halikhon (walker) for David. I paid 110 shekels for it (by credit card), but, if I understood correctly, they will refund the money to the card if I bring it back (perhaps there's some time limit, but it doesn't matter because that's a very reasonable price in any case).
At the WIZO meeting Isobel showed us several videos related to Pesakh that she had downloaded, which added to the enjoyment of this morning's gathering.
For lunch, I called and ordered food from Buddha Burgers and then drove over and picked it up for us to eat at home.
David seems noticeably stronger and somewhat more stable today, so that's encouraging to see. The walker will also be very helpful even though it, like the wheelchair, doesn't quite go through the bathroom door. Of course, UNLIKE the wheelchair, it can be turned sideways and thus, at least theoretically, still used within the bathroom (haven't actually tried that yet, however).
Today I watched the last math lecture in Hebrew from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in the Coursera course הזמנה למתמטיקה Hazmanah l'mathematika ("Invitation to Mathematics"). I'm really going to miss those lectures, as I have found them to be both very interesting mathematically and very helpful to me in improving my understanding of spoken Hebrew.
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