Mid Year Report Card

I am giving myself a midterm report on my rehab:  C- for walking and a B overall. Let me explain  If I were to contact my former PT at St David’s and ask to continue therapy with her,  I would  honestly tell her that not much has changed since our last session. With that report, she shouldn’t take me back.  I still don’t know how to completely put weight on my left side (because I can’t feel it) and pass with my right foot.  I do practice everyday at the ballet bar in our house. The exercise is to stand just on my left leg without holding on to anything.  However, it is difficult to place blind trust in something when you can’t feel your leg. Until I can do this I have limited travel options; however, this has not completely limited my travel.

I just returned from a week in Vegas with my sister Susan and her husband TJ.  Susan had a master plan of activities to fill the days.  The first day we drove to the Grand Canyon and toured/walked the Glass Skywalk A top the Skywalk, you stand 4,000 feet above the Grand Canyon on a horseshoe shaped walkway with a glass floor. Look down and you feel as if you are "hovering" over the canyon. Because of the crowds we borrowed a wheelchair to get to the skywalk.  Other activities included shopping at Ceasar’s Palace Forum shops.  Again, we borrowed a wheelchair for this adventure because of amount of ground to cover and maneuvering the crowds.

We also attempted to paddle boat in Lake Las Vegas, however this wasn’t possible because of the three-foot drop to get to the water and paddle boats. No one was willing to risk carrying me down the steps and I don’t blame them. Our last outing was the Spring’s Preserve where the original settlers landed in Nevada. The springs terrain off the path was too tricky for me to manage so we stayed on the path.  Overall there was a lot of walking challenges, yet I managed.  I prefer not to use a wheelchair but it does provide adventures that are not otherwise possible.  The overall B grade is for trying and realizing my limitations.  There are so many things I can do it just means getting out of my comfort zone.