I was glad to be back at Barwis! I slept SO well Tuesday night and my legs were so relaxed Wednesday and even so on Thursday. I didn’t realize how tight my legs were until I felt them as relaxed as they were Tuesday. Nick still had to work hard at loosening my legs but they loosened up more quickly. I was able to stand with Nick’s help as I did on Tuesday. This time I was able to do some PNFs. It had been SO long since I had done these with resistance it felt REALLY good!r
He had me push down with my foot on his shoulder and I FELT stronger. It feels SO good to be able to start to control my body again. After he finished those on both legs Nick did some other stretches and he arranged my feet so my knees were bent. He stretched my legs pushing my knees together slowly and apart to show me the movements he wanted me to do. I remembered having to push my knees together against Jesse’s forearm and with Phil. I remembered laughing and telling Phil that his forearm was longer than Jesse’s because Phil was SO TALL. This time, with Nick, he didn’t touch me but instead just told me to push my knees in or out.
It took a second but I was able to actually move my knees how he told me to. The movements were slow and I had to concentrate A LOT with my eyes closed; but they ACTUALLY did! The movements were slow, painfully slow; but they were movements. Movements that my brain orchestrated. This was e regaining control of my lower limbs. AGAIN. Nick watched this and encouraged me by exclaiming, “There ya go!” And that felt good too. I’m back on the road to walking. It’s a REALLY long road but I’m back on it.