I didn't set off fireworks, breakout champagne, order an ice cream cake, whoop and holler or do anything celebratory, but I was discharged from physical therapy yesterday. On Tuesdays and Thursdays for the past two and a half months, I had an hour of physical therapy. Fortunately, the location was only a ten-minute drive from my home.
For most of that time, the General had to drive me because I couldn't drive with the orthopedic boot on my right leg. Initially she helped me get inside the building. Initially it reminded me of an obstacle course. It was not an easy trek. Eventually I got to the place where I could do it myself, but it took weeks.
Did physical therapy make a difference? You bet it did! When it came to mobility, I was mostly a mess when it came to use of my right foot. Remembering back to when I started, the difference between then and now is an incredible contrast. I am thankful for the help they provided.
Patience is not one of my virtues and I was eager to get on with my old routines. It didn't happen. For that matter, my foot is not yet fully healed, but I'm almost there. All of 2024 found me with limitations that left me mostly indoors and homebound.
When I finally reached the place that I could stand in the shower, rather than sit on the bench after accessing the bench with a use of a walker with the General's help, it was a great breakthrough.
My heart goes out to those who live with Humpy-Dumpty like brokenness from accidents that were life threatening that left them without any hope that mobility could eventually be restored. I've known several folks whose challenges are enormous and on this side of eternity it appears the die is cast. There is no way to reclaim the mobility that was theirs before their accident.
But despite the lack of mobility and the need for around the clock support, their spirit and their love for life is intact. My heart goes out to them.
My kids want me wrapped in bubble-wrap and somehow think their mother should prevent me from doing anything stupid. While I concur their mother is good, that kind of ability is somewhat out of her pay group. However, I'm going to do my part to be careful.
All My Best!
Don
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