My foot is improving!! I havent posted an update in a while, so this is going to be a rundown of the past few weeks. My physical therapy visit following my last post wasnt very promising.. I had started at 20mv, and it had increased to 60mv. That visit was after a rough week, having been dealing with a lot of stress, physically and emotionally. A friends funeral, a lot of anxiety, and a general state of distress. I struggled to get the EMG reading above 50mv. It was really insightful though, to learn how much your mental state directly plays into your physical well-being. That week was disheartening, and seeing the EMG register so low was a blow to my confidence. But the visit ended on a high note: joining me in therapy that day was a gentleman who had been in a life altering motorcycle accident years earlier. His biggest obstacle wasnt the fact that he couldnt walk or use his arms with any kind of stability, but that a head injury had fundamentally changed the way he communicated. You see, the part of his brain that controls inhibition had been damaged. The result was that his verbal filter had been entirely removed. He thinks it = he says it. No impulse control remains. He struggles to control his limbs, is almost entirely confined to a wheelchair, and his impaired speech, lisped words, and erratic motor functions are painfully obvious, even to him. And despite all of this, he was possibly the brightest and happiest individual I have ever met. Not one negative thought passed his lips. Quite the contrary!!! He cracked jokes the entire time, fighting to improve my mood. You need to lighten up, brooooo! Lets sing a duet or something... Knowing that he is facing huge trials and still maintains an incredibly positive outlook - a fact that was apparent from his inescapable sincerity - absolutely changed my perspective. I was too busy/broke to attend therapy for two weeks after that. But this week I went again. 80mv!! Again, not a drastic difference. It was that first try though, where the line rocketed right up without sign of struggle. Better is better. And better I am. If things keep improving, if Im able to hike a canyon next summer....hell, if Im able to maintain the amount of movement I have already!! Im happy. Im blessed. Im walking. Im talking. I have amazing friends, even better family, and an array of good things happening in my life. Thank you all for continuing to show support, for checking in on me, for granting hugs and bestowing kindness to me. Im truly blessed, and count myself insanely lucky that things are as good as they are. Heres to achieving 16% of normal ;)
Posted on: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 16:17:10 +0000
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