Thursday, October 05, 2023

Healing, inside and out, a year later


Here are two videos of me at my physical therapy at the hospital. In the first, I am walking on the treadmill without holding onto the bars. This was unthinkable a few months ago. In the second, I can balance (moving my feet is easier than standing still) while playing ball. Also unthinkable a few months ago. My therapist is super proud of me and always wants to make videos of me. 

Everyone who sees me recently says I'm walking much straighter, in a totally different way. I think it's because of the clinical pilates I've been doing, twice a week, for the last month. I can really feel the difference and I'm happy to finally get toned. 

My feet still don't have feeling in some places and my calves still don't work. So when I walk I put all the pressure on my heels. My heels usually hurt at the end of the day. My physical therapist is freaking out, because we've been doing electric stimulation and exercises to target these areas and she doesn't see much improvement. I think they want to discharge me, but not until this improves, and so they're frustrated. 

This September we have had "ordinary" problems, like financial trouble and work trouble, problems that everyone has, and not the "extraordinary" problem (epidural absess and paralysis! haha) like last September. But can you believe it... it seems like this September was harder? We really had a special grace to get through last year. This year we are feeeeeeeeling it! 

My mom is visiting this weekend and we are excited about that. Hope you have a blessed weekend. 






Aqui estão dois vídeos de mim na fisioterapia no hospital. No primeiro, estou a andar na passadeira sem segurar nas barras, o que seria impensável há uns meses. No segundo, estou a baloiçar (mexer os pés é mais fácil do que ficar quieta para mim) e jogar à bola. Também impensável há uns meses. A minha terapeuta está orgulhosa e quer sempre fazer vídeos. 

Todos que me vêem ultimamente diz que estou a andar muito mais direita, duma maneira totalmente diferente. Acho que é por causa do pilates clinico, que tenho feito duas vezes por semana no último mês. Sinto a diferença. 

Os meus pés ainda não sentem em alguns sítios e os meus gémeos ainda não funcionam. Por isso, quando ando, ponho todo o peso nos calcanhares. Os meus calcanhares geralmente estão doridos no final do dia. A minha fisioterapeuta está a passar-se, pois estamos a fazer electroestimulação e exercícios para estas zonas há meses com pouca melhorias. Eles querem me dar alta, mas queriam esperar que isto melhorasse. 

Este mês de setembro temos tido problemas "normais", com dificuldades financeiras e laborai, que todos têm, e não os problemas "extraordinários" como no ano passado. E acreditam... parece que este Setembro foi mais difícil? Tivemos uma graça especial para superar o ano passado. Este ano estamos a sentiiiiiiiir as dificuldades!!!

A minha mãe está a visitar este fim-de-semana e estamos entusiasmados com isso. Espero que tenham um excelente fim-de-semana. 

1 comment:

  1. We trust God so little! and yet, his grace never, ever, fails us. He always gives us the grace when we do need it. I have the same experience. Everybody tells me they would never endure the death of a son, as I endured. And yet, the grace we received made us go through it evenly, and come out on the other side stronger and more loving. Who would imagine? As God promises in Deuteronomy, He will carry us on eagle wings... And so He does.
    Financial problems are sometimes a gift too. They make us do without things that we discover later we didn't really need. And they make us change our lifestyle, or our job, or even move house and town. And it all ends well! :)
    May you keep up God's joy!

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