I WALKED - 1ST TIME IN 5 MONTHS!

[Guest guest]

OMG.

I CANNOT LET YOU ALL KNOW HOW HAPPY I AM.

LASTNIGHT IN PT...TOM WAS LIKE... " LETS TRY SOMETHING NEW. "

SO I FOLLOWED HIM TO A BALANCE THINGY AND HE WANTED TO SEE HOW MUCH

PRESSURE I COULD PUT ON MY LEG.

AND THEN I GOT DOWN AND HE'S LIKE.... " LETS JUST TRY...WANT TOO? "

SO I WAS LIKE... " OK...I'M SCARED THOUGH. "

AND HE'S LIKE... " YOU HAVEN'T WALKED IN 5 MONTHS CASE, IT'S NORMAL! "

SOO...HE SHOWED ME HOW TO WALK WITH ONE CRUTCH AND HE LOCKED HIS ARM

AROUND MY ARM THAT IS NOW EMPTY WITH NO CRUTCH, AND WE TOOK A STEP,

IT HUUUURT...HE'S LIKE.... " QUIT? " I'M LIKE... " NO!! "

SO WE DID A FEW MORE, AND THEN HE'S LIKE... " GO OVER TO THE TREAD-

MIL " AND WE WALKED TO THE TRED-MIL (I HAD BOTH CRUTCHES @ THAT TIME)

AND HE'S LIKE... " HOP ON MISEJKA! " SO I DID AND HE'S

LIKE... " READY? " SO I WAS

LIKE.. " UM...WAIT....OK...NO...WAIT...OK....NO....WAIT! " THEN HE'S

LIKE.... " YOU CAN DO THIS! " SO I WAS LIKE... " OK. "

AND HE SET THE SPEED FOR A BRISK WALK & SET THE TIMER FOR 5 MINUTES

& THEN WAS LIKE... " YOU OK? " I WAS LIKE... " YA. "

HE'S LIKE... " LOOK UP...DON'T LOOK AT YOUR FEET. "

I WAS LIKE.... " I CAN'T DO THAT..WHAT IF I FORGET HOW TO WALK? "

AND HE'S LIKE... " YOUR DOING IT!!!!! YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FORGET! "

SO HE PULLED MY PONY TAIL BACK AND FORCED ME TOO LOOK UP. LOL.

AND I WALKED FOR 5 MINUTE ON THAT TRED-MILL & LOVED IT SO MUCH I

DIDN'T WANT TO STOP.

THEN HE WAS AT THE COUNTER WASHING HIS HANDS READY TO COME BACK TO

ME AND I PUT ONE CRUTCH AGAINST HIS DESK AND HE'S LIKE.. " ARE YOU

GOING TO TRY BY YOURSELF? "

AND I DIDN'T EVEN SAY A WORD AND I JUST TOOK A STEP.

AND I MADE IT FROM THE GYM TO THE BED I WAS ON!!!!!

ALL BY MYSELF AND HE'S LIKE... " GOD...THAT'S SO AMAZING! I'M SO

PROUD! "

AND YOU CAN TELL HE WAS BECAUSE WE COULDN'T STOP SMILING AND HE WENT

TO MY FOLDER AND WROTE IT IN THERE. :-D

THEN BEFORE I LEFT, HE GAVE ME THIS HUGE HUG AND WAS LIKE.. " PRACTICE

PRACTICE PRACTICE....I'LL SEE YOU FRIDAY NITE! "

(ME, HIM & ERIC ARE GOING TO THE STEELERS GAME IN CLEVELAND, OHIO :

ERIC & TOM ARE BEST FRIENDS & WORK AT THE SAME HOSPITAL)

THEN WE GOT HOME AND I SHOWED MY GOD MOTHER, AND I GOT THE BIGGEST

HUG EVER.

I HAVE NO FEELING SO I HAVE AN AWFUL AWFUL LIMP...

BUT THAT'S UNTIL I LEARN HOW TO WALK AGAIN WITH NO FEELING!

AND BECAUSE I'M NOT USED TO WALKING AND PRESSURE HURTS IT BUT ONCE

YOU GET WALKING, THE PRESSURE HURT IS OK!

ERIC, TOM AND MYSELF ALL WENT OUT TO EAT LASTNIGHT TO CELEBRATE!

CELEBRATING MY 1ST NIGHT IN 5 MONTHS THAT I'M WALKING!!!!!

I STILL HAVE MONTHS AND MONTHS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY TO GO THRU BUT I

HONESTLY DO NOT CARE!!!

I CAN DO anything!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

Casey - What terrific news !! Keep practicing ! Barbara

[Guest guest]

CONGRATS ON THE WALKING, KEEP IT UP CASE.

LAURIE

[Guest guest]

CONGRATS ON THE WALKING, KEEP IT UP CASE.

LAURIE