Recovery from an injury is a slow process!
If you are impatient, this may seem like an eternity as progress comes in inches, not in feet or yards.
I am working SO hard at recovering my full strength and mobility after shattering my ankle.
Six months ago I was newly in a cast, and I often still had to use crutches.
The cast came off in mid October, and I started intense physical therapy.
We have five flights of stairs in our home and going up and down them multiple times a day was agonizingly painful and dangerous, as my footing was unsure.
There were times when I read about the athletic accomplishments of others that I felt side-lined and almost ashamed that there was so little I could do.
BOTTOM LINE: I DIDN't GIVE UP! Hard work, guts, and determination pays off- in recovering from injuries and in every other area of life!
I may have other illnesses or injuries down the road, but with hard work I can give it a shot at coming back at full strength!
Giving up is not an option I can live with!
Today I can walk ten blocks at a time without stopping and keep up a pretty healthy pace as I walk at the mall twice a week!
I just got back from doing TEN blocks in the freezing cold (and I do mean ffff..rrr...eeee...zzz..ing... cc..ooo...l...d), and I am THRILLED and GRATEFUL to be walking, walking, walking!!!!
If you are impatient, this may seem like an eternity as progress comes in inches, not in feet or yards.
I am working SO hard at recovering my full strength and mobility after shattering my ankle.
Six months ago I was newly in a cast, and I often still had to use crutches.
The cast came off in mid October, and I started intense physical therapy.
We have five flights of stairs in our home and going up and down them multiple times a day was agonizingly painful and dangerous, as my footing was unsure.
There were times when I read about the athletic accomplishments of others that I felt side-lined and almost ashamed that there was so little I could do.
BOTTOM LINE: I DIDN't GIVE UP! Hard work, guts, and determination pays off- in recovering from injuries and in every other area of life!
I may have other illnesses or injuries down the road, but with hard work I can give it a shot at coming back at full strength!
Giving up is not an option I can live with!
Today I can walk ten blocks at a time without stopping and keep up a pretty healthy pace as I walk at the mall twice a week!
I just got back from doing TEN blocks in the freezing cold (and I do mean ffff..rrr...eeee...zzz..ing... cc..ooo...l...d), and I am THRILLED and GRATEFUL to be walking, walking, walking!!!!
2 comments:
Linda - I lift a glass in your honor and to congratulate you in not giving up. Your determination is inspiring to me.
It was so much fun walking with you at Babies R' Us... I can tell that Jacob will want to push the stroller and we'll have to jog to keep up!
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