Today marks five weeks with no wheelchair! Five weeks I have been walking with a walker, and I am getting stronger!
I can really feel a difference in my legs with each step I take. It still hasn't quite sunk in that I might someday be walking somewhat normal again, but I think that's just the pessimist in me not wanting to count her chickens before they hatch.
I am getting stronger. It's almost unbelievable that I am able to say those words. I still have my days when it seems like it's taking so long, and there is so much pain, that I have to remind myself how far I've come. Then there are days like today when I'm an emotional wreck because I just can't believe how much I am progressing in such a short period of time. I can't believe it took me this long to try, and now I am getting better. I just can't believe it.
Step count today: 936
Steps I'm ahead: 7,327
I had a weird thought when I read this last night. Probably due to so many of my friends having babies right now, so please bear with me.
ReplyDeleteIt's kind of like you're going through a pregnancy, but instead of a helpless baby, you're giving birth to a new you. By the time you've been 40 weeks without the chair, you're going to be a completely new person!
That's not so weird.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see where I am 40 weeks from now. Geographically, I will be back up there, but physically, let's hope I am a whole new me!
Thanks Wendy.