It's difficult to explain without SEEING it.

... In my Physical Therapy, FIRST I tried this exercise/routine against a wall.  I would position my wheelchair VERY CLOSE TO AND FACING a wall. THEN, I would press my toes--through my shoes--against the wall.  NEXT, I would position my hands on my wheelchair accordingly. (My "caregiver" helps move my "STUBBORN" left pinkie.) FINALLY, I lean forward and push my body up and OUT of my wheelchair.  So, I'm STANDING--with NO ASSISTANCE--YAY--against the wall! (So, it looked like I MIGHT BE "making out" with the wall.) (... I WASN'T.) (I'm not gonna lie: I felt like I was in TIME-OUT.) (I thought: WHAT DID I DO WRONG?!"  "WHY ARE YOU--MY PHYSICAL THERAPIST-- PUNISHING ME?!")    NEXT, I "performed" THIS exercise along the outside of one side of my parallel bars.  I STILL had SUCCESS.  YAY! PLUS, I would reach back and down--with my LEFT, WEAKER, INJURED hand--and grab my left wheelchair-armrest to SLOWLY, STEADILY sit myself down in my wheelchair.  (I've been underestimating the STRENGTH and CONTROL of my LEFT hand.)   MORAL: NEVER doubt ME! Pessimism/Doubt = BLASPHEMY!