Three things prepare for a successful stand from the bed:

1. Bend my left leg under the bed DURING the lift, not after, as happened today.
2. Lean me forward. This was good.
3. Drape my right arm over the u-bar, as if over someone's shoulder.

Don't be so fierce about holding me in place that I can not move, can not shift my feet, can not drape my right arm over the u-bar.

If these three things are done, then stop talking, stop suggesting and worrying, and wait for my signal.

Thank you for your patience and love.