One of the beauties of summer break is the luxury of forgetting the days. This is occasionally inconvenient, but for the most part I’m really enjoying the opportunity to wake up each morning, make myself a cup of coffee, and stand stretching my legs with nothing on my mind other than reading and walking as much as possible. With those reduced responsibilities, I’ve been able to increase my time on my feet without my braces, and I’m really excited about this new development.
On Friday I walked a couple dozen meters with Anja lightly holding my left hand while I used my right stick and put the majority of my weight on my legs. I was delighted with this new progress. I used her hand for balance, but barely any weight went to my left arm as my right leg remembered what it was made to do.
The rest of the week really is a bit of a blur as I spent the majority of my time standing, reading, or walking without my braces. Full disclosure, there was also a fair amount of YouTube too, but that’s the story of my life. As I push myself to new limits physically, I’m finding that I’m more frequently exhausted by the exertion. I’m going to power through the next week anticipating yet more progress.
