I may have looked forward to sleeping well Wednesday night but I was wrong. I fell asleep quickly but did NOT stay sleeping soundly. It was like that since the Saturday before and it was almost unbearable for me. Each night, I would awaken at about 2:00 or a little bit before with my legs aching terribly! My knees and quads mostly. I told Mike about my restless sleep. I choose to look at it positively though. I have been awakened before with pains in my legs and that was when Adam was working with me. But hey – at least I am feeling something now!
I remember sleeping in my bed and not really moving at night because I could barely feel below my waist. Since I have started working at Barwis, things have begun to change. My legs are slowly waking up. I asked Brock if he felt that too. He said that he did and it lasted a couple of months. It was comforting to hear this because he has already traveled the road I am on. The road to walking. I told him that if [this pain] is temporary, a means to an end, I will deal with it. So, I sat with this fact. It IS a means to an end. It will eventually end. This fact made it easier to bear.
Mike stretched me well on Friday. He had me lay on my stomach and stretched my legs up behind me. It still was an intense stretch but not as bad as before. He still had difficulty getting my feet into the car (I think it is somewhat endearing now) but Friday night, I slept soundly through the night. It seemed like the first time in a while and I FINALLY woke up feeling rested.