I felt pretty good yesterday IN SPITE OF the rain we had. Phil has told me that, “It’s a mindset” SO, I decided that I was going to set my mind RIGHT! I willed my legs to relax ALL DAY at work and sometimes it was pretty difficult! It was raining when I pulled up to the roll-down door so I figured that I would wait a bit for the rain to let up because I still had time. Eric waved to me and I waved back. Nick and the other intern (I don’t know his name but I liked his socks!) ran out to me but I told them to come back because it was raining. The rain let up a bit and then I was helped into the building.
Phil stretched me at the Keiser machine and we did 4 stands. It was on my second stand that I was able to stand EVEN STRAIGHTER and I felt my body ease up like I was REALLY standing! I gasped and looked down at Phil with raised eyebrows and asked if he felt that because his hands were on my legs to properly position me. He nodded and I was SUPER excited! When I sat back in my chair, I asked Phil what that was and what it’s called. He laid back on the bench and told me that my muscles were firing correctly and it’s called a “click.” How CUTE is that?! I have felt that sensation in my back before and now that I know it is called something SO CUTE, I hope it happens more frequently! I KNOW it will! I have been working SO hard for SO long it seems. After the stands, Phil told me to go to the table. He wouldn’t answer me when I asked if we walking or not.
At the table, we did manual curls. Once back in my chair, he motioned for me to head to the turf. Score! Phil went to get my crutches from the trunk of my car. I was excited! Let’s do this thing! To the wall! My first down, I got nothing. I think it was my 2nd down I got 8 yards. I got 2 yards for my 3rd down and then my feet refused to move regardless of all the muscles I squeezed that Phil told me to. He told me to just stand there then. He wanted me to put weight on my legs even though I was not able to move. I stood as long as I could until Phil had to hold me up and put me back in my chair, I only got 2 downs yesterday. We ARE still in “Phil’s World,” remember? At least I got 1 conversion. At least, I think 10 yards count as a first down in this world too.
Phil took me out to my car and it was STILL raining. I got in mostly by myself but Phil had to help because I undershot my car seat. We did that weird hand grabby thing and Phil still yelled, “Joystick” and shut my door but it didn’t count! I didn’t get enough yards for our #DaisyandPhil selfie #3 but there is ALWAYS next “Walking Wednesday or Friday.”
TOTAL YARDAGE = 386 & 2 steps