Phil came out to my car to get me because it was already 5:00 as I was getting out of my car. What can I say?! There were some GOOD tunes on the radio AND it was air-conditioned. Phil pushed me just inside the door and he stretched me in my chair on the turf. My legs were STILL extremely tight. It’s a ROUGH week for me to have MS. All I can say is that even this week will pass. After Phil stretched me on the turf we headed over to the plyo boxes. There were 3 boxes against the wall under the clock and the picture of Brock. They were 3 different sizes. I told Phil that I wanted to sit on the “Papa Bear” block but Phil put me on the “Mama Bear” block. I told him about my first day at Barwis before I worked with him and before he was “Phil” and the first time I sat on the block. I talked about Larry Foote fist bumping me after the first time I did leg curls with the resistance machine and feeling like I was going to fall on my face off of the block if I let go of the side of the block; but I knew that I couldn’t leave Larry Foote hanging. So I didn’t and by some miracle, I didn’t even fall.
We we did manual leg curls and extensions and Phil dug at my quads and hamstrings. I asked him if he could feel it when I extended my leg. He kind of smiled and said, “A little bit.” I replied, “Well, a little bit is better than nothing.” Phil nodded, and said, “Truth.” I thought we were done after the block but then Phil had me get back into my chair and we went over to the Keiser machine for some stands.
I didn’t get fully up but my legs burned and shook each time I tried. SOME progress is BETTER than NO progress. Phil put his fist out and I grabbed it and held it tight. Before he could pull his fist away, I yelled, “Joystick!” Yay! FINALLY! I got him back! Ha! Phil took me out to my car and I was able to stand tall to transfer. I told myself “more push than pull” again. I was tired as I drove home but I was happy that at least that was the most productive that I’ve felt all week! “Little by little…”