I have decided to start taking walks again. I am still wobbly,and because of the risk of falling I cannot walk by myself,. Also, my husband has been banned from running by his doctor, because of several ruptured discs in his back, so he will be walking with me. We are also getting a new puppy in September when she is old enough, and she will need to be walked on a regular basis. So, no excuses for me anymore walking it is.
The funny thing is about walking out of my drive and hitting the road is I have two choices: uphill or uphill. We decided to walk....drumroll....UPHILL!! We took a left hand turn out of the driveway which is the steepest hill, but it is the closest route to the next road and has the fewest home and the least traffic.
The walk to the end of our road is at least 90% up hill, and it is not a gentle rolling hill. It is a STEEP hill. I thought I was going to die on the way up, and my husband asked me several times if I needed to stop and turn around. I told him that I was NOT going to let this hill beat me, and that my mind, body, soul, and new puppy(LOL) needed me to start walking. I meant I was going to make that hill!
I was wobbly, and I was holding my husband's hand. I did not stop! I was telling the hill out loud that it was not going to beat me, and I continued walking until I made it to the top. After I got to the top I yelled "YAY!" and my husband laughed at me, and said, "That is a hell of a hill isn't it?" I said, "Yes it is, but we made it.
We walked the rest of the way to the end of the road, and then walked home. It was all down hill from there. LOL I suppose the entire walk was a bit over a half a mile. Not much in the grand scheme of things, but for me with my physical limitations, I felt like I had climbed Mt. Everest!
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I am sooooo proud of you! Trust me, I know about physical limitations and I still have some. In the rehab center (before I went to Shady Acres) there were pictures with sayings all over the walls in the hallways. When I first started walking again I walked those halls and read those everyday. Things like "The Journey of a 1000 miles, starts with a single step". A whole bunch of others but at the moment that is the one that stands out the most (and I can actually remember). I cried every time I would see the sayings and the pictures. They were such an inspiration. I think you DID just climb your own Mt. Everest. Keep it up, Geri!!!!! Much love,
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Thank you so much for the encouragement Kat! Words cannot express how much of an inspiration you are to me, and the way you took us all step by step through it it was like being there with you. Thank you for being such a good supportive friend to me.
DeleteSO proud of you! I hope to do some hiking in the woods soon, got me a pair of hiking poles. We may be slow, wobbly and occasionally fall but we can do this!
ReplyDeleteI need to get some hiking poles or at least one long stick. LOL Hell, I need that in the living room. I took a heck of a fall in the living room today. Carpet burn is so sexy. I'm going to be sore in the morning!!
ReplyDeleteA journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Congratulations on your single step.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the support, and you are so right. The first step is the biggest one!
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