The Long Road

After several shots into my spine, a course of new nerve medicine and endless walks during the day, I am now finally getting out of my house. I have a very strict schedule now that also has to be flexible enough so that I can drop everything and come home to rest if I need too. I walk 4 to 5 times a day, I have stretches I must do several times a day and I can only do something for no longer than four hours. I am still unable to sit down and driving is limited but I can make candles and that is all I care about right now. Recovery is going to take a year or more but at least I do not have to get the spinal fusion.

So I just invested in warm winter clothing for my daily walks and I will be getting some shoes this week. Can I just tell you how much I love Lucy clothing? My new outfit keeps me warm and feels amazing to wear even when I take my walks at 3 am.

My body is changing. It's weird to watch my body become toned as I think about two months ago when I could not even get out of bed. I am so lucky to have such a strong body that responds to all this movement. It has been years since I worked out and I am now starting to see the importance of working out. My back is stronger and my leg works better as time moves on. I can almost walk like a normal person. For a while it looked like I would never walk normal again. My left leg is permanently numb and weak from my first spine injury. This summer my right leg became so weak that the nerve started to die. I could hardly control my legs and it was very noticeable. I don't know if you have ever seen someone with nerve damage or a disease that affects the nervous system but it becomes very hard to simply move your legs to walk.

Ok, I am off for my last walk of the day. I will be able to blog more now that I am finally healing and I will soon have fun new stories.

The Good News

So after almost two weeks, I have some good news. The Physical Therapist has seen some strength return to my leg and it looks good. Small changes of course but very important in terms of my rehab to walk again.

Candle making starts up again this week and I am also doing my physical therapy. This is about all I can fit into a day right now. I am watching Gilmore Girls as an ode to my sister. It is fun.
I have never watched the show but she has seen every episode so at some point I knew I needed to watch it. It made me realize that it is her "Northern Exposure" . Northern Exposure is my dream world, especially when I was in my teen years. I longed to live in a town dominated by Native American couture and social rules. My sister growing up on the East Coast, loved a life where she could go to her room, read her books and study at really good schools. My sister and I are like night and day but I hate going a day without talking to her. So I am peering into her life, with my nails painted pink and watching her favorite show. I feel so close!


I will let you all know how candle making is going when I blog next.