Yesterday, we worked at the mat but Phil pushed it away from the corner where it was last Friday. Phil stretched me a whole lot but it wasn’t for as long as it was last week. Phil brought the plyo boxes over earlier. I ended up kneeling in front of the plyo box 8 times for what seemed like a half-hour each time. When it was time to go, Phil brings my wheelchair over and grabs my ankles to pull me over to the edge of the mat. I sit up and grab his arms as he lifts me up. Just before he gets me to my chair, I was able to get my feet on the turf and stand up! It was only for a second but it felt good! I was SO extremely tired but being able muster up that little bit of strength to stand (even though Phil still was holding me up) just for that little bit made me feel that it was me going BEYOND fatigue.
Phil pushes me over to the chairs where two parents were talking and when I come over, they both looked at me kind of startled. I looked back at them and said that was the hardest I’ve worked in a long time. Now, I work hard EVERYTIME at Barwis but yesterday felt different because I haven’t done this type of work in a long while. I was using and over-using muscles I haven’t used in a LONG while (my core muscles) or I was using muscles in a DIFFERENT way (my glutes). It was over now though. Good. I was TIRED!!!
Eric came out to the car with Phil and me. He asked how I get into my car when Phil is NOT around. I told him that I am NEVER this tired unless I’m at Barwis and Phil is with me. He told me to get in my car by myself. I tried! A number of times! But, I knew it wasn’t happening. Eric went over to talk about some athlete’s truck so Phil hurried up and put me in my car. I drove home and I was SO tired. I sat in my driveway once I got home because I was TOO tired to transfer from my car to my wheelchair. I did end up FINALLY getting into my house. Even today, my muscles STILL are sore but I know that since I want to be walking SOON that it is going to take hard work on my part to get there and I’m okay with that.