At this point, I have become more accustomed to how it feels when there is snow on the ground and so much moisture in the air. It doesn’t feel very good but I can’t escape this feeling. There are nerves in EVERY inch of your body!!! It is my nerves that are going wacko! I have adjusted accordingly, I think. Yesterday morning as I was leaving for work, it was RAINING on top of that! Ouch! As I was driving in to work, I heard my “walking song” on the radio. I am SO EXCITED whenever I hear that song!!! Because I had training after work, I was even more excited because I took it as ANOTHER good omen (I didn’t get that it NEVER is) and that it would be a REALLY good day!
The rain continued ALL DAY! I didn’t have students yesterday (their last day was Thursday) so I was able to get much-needed “behind the scenes” work done. I turned on Pandora (Wham! Christmas music of course!!!) and got to work! I heard Wham! and saw that as a 2nd good omen! I LOVE that song! I was able to pick my son up from school (I never get to do that!) and he was going with me to Barwis. He hadn’t accompanied me in a VERY long tine. Not since he got that concussion during football season and couldn’t go to practice in October. I saw Sherrie as I wheel in to the workout area! I hadn’t seen her in SO long!!! We talked for a long while and we hugged and wished each other a “Merry Christmas!” I thought seeing her was a 3rd good omen and 3’s a charm so I was excited!
I couldn’t do complete squats. It felt like someone was pushing my hips down again and I only did like 2 quarter squats and then we tried standing. It was EXTREMELY difficult to stand; I would only *BINK* for a second before my hips were pushed downward and I was forced to sit. I talked to Sherrie about this feeling. I haven’t felt the feeling of my hips being pushed down in YEARS! Not since I was walking on my crutches all the time – before a wheelchair. Sherrie pointed out that that is progress! I hope so! I HAVE made progress, I now can feel that my bathroom floor is cold (I haven’t felt a cold bathroom floor under my feet in years!). Mike told me when I first came that I would have to shave my legs again because the hair would start growing again because of increased blood flow in my legs. I do now.
The table was being used so we used the blocks to do leg extensions and leg curls. I asked Phil if he read my blog and he told me to open my eyes when he picks me up. I told him that that would be REALLY scary! When we were done (I didn’t think my work was that impressive!) I told Phil that my legs felt like Jell-O. He stood up and told me to keep my eyes open. I did. Once I was safely seated he asked if I kept my eyes open. I told him I did and he asked what I saw. I told him that I was WAY TOO CLOSE to the ceiling! I wasn’t meant to be that tall! I’ll continue to keep my eyes closed from now on!
He told me I did good and we fist bumped once I was in my car. Not so much. I saw Mike as I was getting my coat on. He asked how I felt and I told him “tired.” He told me, “tired is good.”
Okay. I’ve told myself that it’s not linear progress a MILLION times already! I am not sure why that is SO hard to get through my head! It rained on my entire ride home.