I'm coming to the end of my 14th day of my broken femur journey.
It's not healed yet but the physical thereapy rehabilitation has been aimed at ensuring that when you return home that you gave a large measure of mobility.
This experience has tested my confidence in myself.
But challenges such as getting out of bed or taking a shower really are things that most of us take for granted.
But when you're crippled they become seemingly impossible tasks.
The broken femur makes it where I can barely move my right leg and that changes a lot of things.
But I'm learning new skills to live my life.
My leg is healing - God willing - but my time at Encompass Health int Sugar Land also has reminded me that I'm not the only one with physical limitations.
That's hardly a revelation, I realize, and I learned years ago during my cancer battle there are always people in more dire straits than I.
In my rehab here, there are patients far older and with considerably steeper climbs to make.
That too, I think is always important to learn.
My biggest hurdle has been to learn how to walk with a walker.
The staff here always seem in good spirits and it benefits the patients.
A wheelchair isn't meant for everything so we learn much more about independence - or the lack thereof.
We’re hoping that I’ll be cleared to return home at the end of this week and honestly, nothing makes me happier.
The prospect of getting home and being able to sleep in my own bed or watch movies is like a light at the end of this agonizing tunnel.
I'll keep on trucking and looking forward to returning home and getting back to normal after a painful education about life.
Even when I return home, I am not looking forward to more bedrest since I’m so used to walking our property with the dogs daily.
There’s something unique and memorable about being able to greet the sunrise every day - even if it means I’m dragging our cockerspaniel Penny behind me.
For some reason, she’s not as keen to take her walks most mornings unlike our Miniature Australian Shepherd Harlee - she loves running free outdoors.
Walking the dogs has fallen now to MaLinda, Jessica and Ashlee and I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss it.
But, it’s going to take a while before I’m taking the lead on that again.
