Connor and Don were coming out of Barwis just as I was going to transfer from my car to my chair. I’ve kind of been doubting myself lately so I was hesitant to transfer. Connor walked over and spotted me as I transferred just in case. He pushed me in and let me go after he gave me a good push onto the turf. I called a “Thank you” over my shoulder and pushed myself to by the chairs. Mike was working with Alex on the blue table and as Mike Rhoades came to get me, he asked what we were going to do. I wasn’t sure either but he pushed me over and I asked Mike if we could use the table. He and Alex moved to the white table and I stood as Mike guided me onto the blue table.
Mike knuckled and kneaded me and when I asked how I felt, he said, “Tight.” I kind of nodded and shrugged and told him that I felt it. I’ve been feeling a bit wonky as of late and it was apparent in my legs. DUH! I shook my head and tried to relax. I told him that I’ve heard his song a lot. Now, Jesse has a song and Phil has a song but Mike doesn’t. Not yet. He told me a little bit ago that he was liking this song and he pulled it up on his phone. It was Walk the Moon, “Shut-up and Dance.” This song made my blog awhile ago (I only listen to XM radio so I’ve heard it a lot before it hits mainstream FM). I’ve heard it a lot since he told me that he liked it. He said it was, “Pop-y” but he liked it. Since I’ve heard it so much, it has become his song. He told me, “If it’s “our song,” he didn’t think he would listen to it any more.” I told him that I said it was HIS song but since he said it was OUR song, I liked how that sounded even more and decided that it was OUR song and laughed.
Mike stretched my legs out SO WELL, it kind of hurt but it “has to hurt if it’s to heal.” As he was stretching me like I was sitting like a man, I snapped this pic:
It was “Wacky Sock Wednesday” #16. He had Mike the intern hold my knee down as he stretched the other leg. Mike had me try knee raises but it wasn’t happening no matter how much “Barwis Magic” he used. Mike the Intern had gone to do other work as we did this, Mike and Alex had come back over to share the blue table because Megan was working on the white table with Garret. Mike Rhoades called Mike the Intern to help us with some stands. As Mike Rhoades was explaining the process to Mike the Intern, I kept exclaiming, “It’s a ‘Jen Sandwich’ with Mike bread!” and laughing. I’m not sure that Mike and Mike were AS amused as I was but it was okay because I was amused enough for all three of us! I said it a bunch more times and kept laughing. I stood 3 times, well TRIED to stand 3 times with LOTS of help from “the Mikes.” I think I did best on my first attempt and told Megan, “Look at me standing…ish.” She laughed but it’s progressive.
i was spent so Mike put me back into my chair and took me outside. He is getting A LOT better at getting my feet into the car but I still long for the day it won’t be necessary. We said ‘bye’ and he shut my door. As he went back inside, I started my car and heard his song – I mean our song as I drove away.