You read that correctly: I am rocking the unassisted walking (for the most part). This week marked the entrance to my next phase of recovery, and it has been quite the learning curve. My body is absolutely freaking out with all the changes. Sunday - pt exercises We had a quiet day. ...
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week 4(20): unassisted walking for the win!
week 1.20: new fitness beginnings
2020 comes with the promise of new fitness beginnings. After all, I didn't start off the year with a race or a run or even a session of 9Round. Really, all I've been doing is rotating through prescribed stretches and working on building my stamina. Some days, I feel great enough to take on the ...
week #52: the last week of 2019
Here we are: the last week of 2019. I'll be honest, I won't be sorry to see it go. These last two months have been sad and hard and not anything like what I thought it would be. I hate not being my normal, cheerleader self, but I'm feeling lonely and isolated and that's when the negative thoughts ...
week #51: winter break + the hint of a christmas comeback
Happy Winter Break! Ok. It's hard for me to say "happy anything" right now, considering my condition, but little man is off from school for the next few weeks and the holidays have truly begun. Granted, I haven't been able to participate in much, but things are looking up. Sunday - ...
week #50: working with a less than jolly holiday
I usually really thrive in the jolly holiday season. It's my happy place, full of family and friends and festivities. I absolutely adore the decorations, the menu planning and the get togethers. Missing out on so many of those things with the boys because of my injury has been so awful and I'm ...
week #50: countdown to weight-bearing
This week, the focus was entirely on my surgery so I can get back to weight-bearing. We wanted the procedure scheduled and done. Of course, we had our share of hiccups and delays, but I can spoil enough to say that we are very much on the path. Sunday - rest Sunday was a bit of a long day. The ...