Weds., Jan. 12, 2011, I walked. Let me say it again. (Humor me.) I WALKED!
It was just one step, but with BOTH feet forward and back and the left foot was OFF THE FLOOR! Whew, only taken me 5 years to get here.
My caregiver who was with me when I took my first steps with my right foot has since quit, so the one today was impressed, but she doesn't realize the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. I was so shocked, it scared me and I quickly stepped back, savoring the momentous occasion. My first thought? "I've got to put this on my blog!" But just now the miraculous recovery of Congresswoman Gaby (Yes, I am on first name basis with her now.) just seems so much more important---in the scheme of things. It did remind me how her battles will be long and as Bob Woodruff said in an interview today (I'm writing this on Weds.), "It is like a file cabinet and all the papers go flying out the window. You pick up what you can, some fly right back out, some never come back, and then one day--there they are!" Bob Woodruff was the reporter whose brain was all but destroyed by a roadside bombing in Iraq 2006. His recovery has been incredible.
Woodruff gives credit to rehab and his brain's own ability to repair itself. I agree. My feet are moving forward because I have continued to build the muscles and bones of my hip, legs, and feet, plus I keep moving them in the direction I want them to go. Even if I do that laying down and an onlooker might see nothing happening. My brain is being fed the message. Over the years a nerve would tingle, a muscle would jump; Woodruff was asked why he made it and many do not. Woodruff said said he made giving up not an option. He had the love of his wife and children surrounding his every small success and having a success made him want more.
One day I hope to write about my journey with MS and walking, but there have been, until the last year, many more failures than successes. I DO, however, have a great believe in the mind body connection and I have always felt my brain was on my side. Now, today, I am certain.
It has been a long time...wow, did it feel good. I will put it in my pocket for the days to come when I do not walk. And if they never come---I shall dance!
Friday, January 14, 2011
Walking Again with Secondary Progressive MS
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Weds., Jan. 12, 2011, I walked. Let me say it again. (Humor me.) I WALKED!
It was just one step, but with BOTH feet forward and back and the left foot was OFF THE FLOOR! Whew, only taken me 5 years to get here.
My caregiver who was with me when I took my first steps with my right foot has since quit, so the one today was impressed, but she doesn't realize the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. I was so shocked, it scared me and I quickly stepped back, savoring the momentous occasion. My first thought? "I've got to put this on my blog!" But just now the miraculous recovery of Congresswoman Gaby (Yes, I am on first name basis with her now.) just seems so much more important---in the scheme of things. It did remind me how her battles will be long and as Bob Woodruff said in an interview today (I'm writing this on Weds.), "It is like a file cabinet and all the papers go flying out the window. You pick up what you can, some fly right back out, some never come back, and then one day--there they are!" Bob Woodruff was the reporter whose brain was all but destroyed by a roadside bombing in Iraq 2006. His recovery has been incredible.
Woodruff gives credit to rehab and his brain's own ability to repair itself. I agree. My feet are moving forward because I have continued to build the muscles and bones of my hip, legs, and feet, plus I keep moving them in the direction I want them to go. Even if I do that laying down and an onlooker might see nothing happening. My brain is being fed the message. Over the years a nerve would tingle, a muscle would jump; Woodruff was asked why he made it and many do not. Woodruff said said he made giving up not an option. He had the love of his wife and children surrounding his every small success and having a success made him want more.
One day I hope to write about my journey with MS and walking, but there have been, until the last year, many more failures than successes. I DO, however, have a great believe in the mind body connection and I have always felt my brain was on my side. Now, today, I am certain.
It has been a long time...wow, did it feel good. I will put it in my pocket for the days to come when I do not walk. And if they never come---I shall dance!
Weds., Jan. 12, 2011, I walked. Let me say it again. (Humor me.) I WALKED!
It was just one step, but with BOTH feet forward and back and the left foot was OFF THE FLOOR! Whew, only taken me 5 years to get here.
My caregiver who was with me when I took my first steps with my right foot has since quit, so the one today was impressed, but she doesn't realize the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. I was so shocked, it scared me and I quickly stepped back, savoring the momentous occasion. My first thought? "I've got to put this on my blog!" But just now the miraculous recovery of Congresswoman Gaby (Yes, I am on first name basis with her now.) just seems so much more important---in the scheme of things. It did remind me how her battles will be long and as Bob Woodruff said in an interview today (I'm writing this on Weds.), "It is like a file cabinet and all the papers go flying out the window. You pick up what you can, some fly right back out, some never come back, and then one day--there they are!" Bob Woodruff was the reporter whose brain was all but destroyed by a roadside bombing in Iraq 2006. His recovery has been incredible.
Woodruff gives credit to rehab and his brain's own ability to repair itself. I agree. My feet are moving forward because I have continued to build the muscles and bones of my hip, legs, and feet, plus I keep moving them in the direction I want them to go. Even if I do that laying down and an onlooker might see nothing happening. My brain is being fed the message. Over the years a nerve would tingle, a muscle would jump; Woodruff was asked why he made it and many do not. Woodruff said said he made giving up not an option. He had the love of his wife and children surrounding his every small success and having a success made him want more.
One day I hope to write about my journey with MS and walking, but there have been, until the last year, many more failures than successes. I DO, however, have a great believe in the mind body connection and I have always felt my brain was on my side. Now, today, I am certain.
It has been a long time...wow, did it feel good. I will put it in my pocket for the days to come when I do not walk. And if they never come---I shall dance!
Weds., Jan. 12, 2011, I walked. Let me say it again. (Humor me.) I WALKED!
It was just one step, but with BOTH feet forward and back and the left foot was OFF THE FLOOR! Whew, only taken me 5 years to get here.
My caregiver who was with me when I took my first steps with my right foot has since quit, so the one today was impressed, but she doesn't realize the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. I was so shocked, it scared me and I quickly stepped back, savoring the momentous occasion. My first thought? "I've got to put this on my blog!" But just now the miraculous recovery of Congresswoman Gaby (Yes, I am on first name basis with her now.) just seems so much more important---in the scheme of things. It did remind me how her battles will be long and as Bob Woodruff said in an interview today (I'm writing this on Weds.), "It is like a file cabinet and all the papers go flying out the window. You pick up what you can, some fly right back out, some never come back, and then one day--there they are!" Bob Woodruff was the reporter whose brain was all but destroyed by a roadside bombing in Iraq 2006. His recovery has been incredible.
Woodruff gives credit to rehab and his brain's own ability to repair itself. I agree. My feet are moving forward because I have continued to build the muscles and bones of my hip, legs, and feet, plus I keep moving them in the direction I want them to go. Even if I do that laying down and an onlooker might see nothing happening. My brain is being fed the message. Over the years a nerve would tingle, a muscle would jump; Woodruff was asked why he made it and many do not. Woodruff said said he made giving up not an option. He had the love of his wife and children surrounding his every small success and having a success made him want more.
One day I hope to write about my journey with MS and walking, but there have been, until the last year, many more failures than successes. I DO, however, have a great believe in the mind body connection and I have always felt my brain was on my side. Now, today, I am certain.
It has been a long time...wow, did it feel good. I will put it in my pocket for the days to come when I do not walk. And if they never come---I shall dance!
Weds., Jan. 12, 2011, I walked. Let me say it again. (Humor me.) I WALKED!
It was just one step, but with BOTH feet forward and back and the left foot was OFF THE FLOOR! Whew, only taken me 5 years to get here.
My caregiver who was with me when I took my first steps with my right foot has since quit, so the one today was impressed, but she doesn't realize the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. I was so shocked, it scared me and I quickly stepped back, savoring the momentous occasion. My first thought? "I've got to put this on my blog!" But just now the miraculous recovery of Congresswoman Gaby (Yes, I am on first name basis with her now.) just seems so much more important---in the scheme of things. It did remind me how her battles will be long and as Bob Woodruff said in an interview today (I'm writing this on Weds.), "It is like a file cabinet and all the papers go flying out the window. You pick up what you can, some fly right back out, some never come back, and then one day--there they are!" Bob Woodruff was the reporter whose brain was all but destroyed by a roadside bombing in Iraq 2006. His recovery has been incredible.
Woodruff gives credit to rehab and his brain's own ability to repair itself. I agree. My feet are moving forward because I have continued to build the muscles and bones of my hip, legs, and feet, plus I keep moving them in the direction I want them to go. Even if I do that laying down and an onlooker might see nothing happening. My brain is being fed the message. Over the years a nerve would tingle, a muscle would jump; Woodruff was asked why he made it and many do not. Woodruff said said he made giving up not an option. He had the love of his wife and children surrounding his every small success and having a success made him want more.
One day I hope to write about my journey with MS and walking, but there have been, until the last year, many more failures than successes. I DO, however, have a great believe in the mind body connection and I have always felt my brain was on my side. Now, today, I am certain.
It has been a long time...wow, did it feel good. I will put it in my pocket for the days to come when I do not walk. And if they never come---I shall dance!
Weds., Jan. 12, 2011, I walked. Let me say it again. (Humor me.) I WALKED!
It was just one step, but with BOTH feet forward and back and the left foot was OFF THE FLOOR! Whew, only taken me 5 years to get here.
My caregiver who was with me when I took my first steps with my right foot has since quit, so the one today was impressed, but she doesn't realize the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. I was so shocked, it scared me and I quickly stepped back, savoring the momentous occasion. My first thought? "I've got to put this on my blog!" But just now the miraculous recovery of Congresswoman Gaby (Yes, I am on first name basis with her now.) just seems so much more important---in the scheme of things. It did remind me how her battles will be long and as Bob Woodruff said in an interview today (I'm writing this on Weds.), "It is like a file cabinet and all the papers go flying out the window. You pick up what you can, some fly right back out, some never come back, and then one day--there they are!" Bob Woodruff was the reporter whose brain was all but destroyed by a roadside bombing in Iraq 2006. His recovery has been incredible.
Woodruff gives credit to rehab and his brain's own ability to repair itself. I agree. My feet are moving forward because I have continued to build the muscles and bones of my hip, legs, and feet, plus I keep moving them in the direction I want them to go. Even if I do that laying down and an onlooker might see nothing happening. My brain is being fed the message. Over the years a nerve would tingle, a muscle would jump; Woodruff was asked why he made it and many do not. Woodruff said said he made giving up not an option. He had the love of his wife and children surrounding his every small success and having a success made him want more.
One day I hope to write about my journey with MS and walking, but there have been, until the last year, many more failures than successes. I DO, however, have a great believe in the mind body connection and I have always felt my brain was on my side. Now, today, I am certain.
It has been a long time...wow, did it feel good. I will put it in my pocket for the days to come when I do not walk. And if they never come---I shall dance!
Weds., Jan. 12, 2011, I walked. Let me say it again. (Humor me.) I WALKED!
It was just one step, but with BOTH feet forward and back and the left foot was OFF THE FLOOR! Whew, only taken me 5 years to get here.
My caregiver who was with me when I took my first steps with my right foot has since quit, so the one today was impressed, but she doesn't realize the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. I was so shocked, it scared me and I quickly stepped back, savoring the momentous occasion. My first thought? "I've got to put this on my blog!" But just now the miraculous recovery of Congresswoman Gaby (Yes, I am on first name basis with her now.) just seems so much more important---in the scheme of things. It did remind me how her battles will be long and as Bob Woodruff said in an interview today (I'm writing this on Weds.), "It is like a file cabinet and all the papers go flying out the window. You pick up what you can, some fly right back out, some never come back, and then one day--there they are!" Bob Woodruff was the reporter whose brain was all but destroyed by a roadside bombing in Iraq 2006. His recovery has been incredible.
Woodruff gives credit to rehab and his brain's own ability to repair itself. I agree. My feet are moving forward because I have continued to build the muscles and bones of my hip, legs, and feet, plus I keep moving them in the direction I want them to go. Even if I do that laying down and an onlooker might see nothing happening. My brain is being fed the message. Over the years a nerve would tingle, a muscle would jump; Woodruff was asked why he made it and many do not. Woodruff said said he made giving up not an option. He had the love of his wife and children surrounding his every small success and having a success made him want more.
One day I hope to write about my journey with MS and walking, but there have been, until the last year, many more failures than successes. I DO, however, have a great believe in the mind body connection and I have always felt my brain was on my side. Now, today, I am certain.
It has been a long time...wow, did it feel good. I will put it in my pocket for the days to come when I do not walk. And if they never come---I shall dance!
Weds., Jan. 12, 2011, I walked. Let me say it again. (Humor me.) I WALKED!
It was just one step, but with BOTH feet forward and back and the left foot was OFF THE FLOOR! Whew, only taken me 5 years to get here.
My caregiver who was with me when I took my first steps with my right foot has since quit, so the one today was impressed, but she doesn't realize the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. I was so shocked, it scared me and I quickly stepped back, savoring the momentous occasion. My first thought? "I've got to put this on my blog!" But just now the miraculous recovery of Congresswoman Gaby (Yes, I am on first name basis with her now.) just seems so much more important---in the scheme of things. It did remind me how her battles will be long and as Bob Woodruff said in an interview today (I'm writing this on Weds.), "It is like a file cabinet and all the papers go flying out the window. You pick up what you can, some fly right back out, some never come back, and then one day--there they are!" Bob Woodruff was the reporter whose brain was all but destroyed by a roadside bombing in Iraq 2006. His recovery has been incredible.
Woodruff gives credit to rehab and his brain's own ability to repair itself. I agree. My feet are moving forward because I have continued to build the muscles and bones of my hip, legs, and feet, plus I keep moving them in the direction I want them to go. Even if I do that laying down and an onlooker might see nothing happening. My brain is being fed the message. Over the years a nerve would tingle, a muscle would jump; Woodruff was asked why he made it and many do not. Woodruff said said he made giving up not an option. He had the love of his wife and children surrounding his every small success and having a success made him want more.
One day I hope to write about my journey with MS and walking, but there have been, until the last year, many more failures than successes. I DO, however, have a great believe in the mind body connection and I have always felt my brain was on my side. Now, today, I am certain.
It has been a long time...wow, did it feel good. I will put it in my pocket for the days to come when I do not walk. And if they never come---I shall dance!
Weds., Jan. 12, 2011, I walked. Let me say it again. (Humor me.) I WALKED!
It was just one step, but with BOTH feet forward and back and the left foot was OFF THE FLOOR! Whew, only taken me 5 years to get here.
My caregiver who was with me when I took my first steps with my right foot has since quit, so the one today was impressed, but she doesn't realize the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. I was so shocked, it scared me and I quickly stepped back, savoring the momentous occasion. My first thought? "I've got to put this on my blog!" But just now the miraculous recovery of Congresswoman Gaby (Yes, I am on first name basis with her now.) just seems so much more important---in the scheme of things. It did remind me how her battles will be long and as Bob Woodruff said in an interview today (I'm writing this on Weds.), "It is like a file cabinet and all the papers go flying out the window. You pick up what you can, some fly right back out, some never come back, and then one day--there they are!" Bob Woodruff was the reporter whose brain was all but destroyed by a roadside bombing in Iraq 2006. His recovery has been incredible.
Woodruff gives credit to rehab and his brain's own ability to repair itself. I agree. My feet are moving forward because I have continued to build the muscles and bones of my hip, legs, and feet, plus I keep moving them in the direction I want them to go. Even if I do that laying down and an onlooker might see nothing happening. My brain is being fed the message. Over the years a nerve would tingle, a muscle would jump; Woodruff was asked why he made it and many do not. Woodruff said said he made giving up not an option. He had the love of his wife and children surrounding his every small success and having a success made him want more.
One day I hope to write about my journey with MS and walking, but there have been, until the last year, many more failures than successes. I DO, however, have a great believe in the mind body connection and I have always felt my brain was on my side. Now, today, I am certain.
It has been a long time...wow, did it feel good. I will put it in my pocket for the days to come when I do not walk. And if they never come---I shall dance!
Weds., Jan. 12, 2011, I walked. Let me say it again. (Humor me.) I WALKED!
It was just one step, but with BOTH feet forward and back and the left foot was OFF THE FLOOR! Whew, only taken me 5 years to get here.
My caregiver who was with me when I took my first steps with my right foot has since quit, so the one today was impressed, but she doesn't realize the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. I was so shocked, it scared me and I quickly stepped back, savoring the momentous occasion. My first thought? "I've got to put this on my blog!" But just now the miraculous recovery of Congresswoman Gaby (Yes, I am on first name basis with her now.) just seems so much more important---in the scheme of things. It did remind me how her battles will be long and as Bob Woodruff said in an interview today (I'm writing this on Weds.), "It is like a file cabinet and all the papers go flying out the window. You pick up what you can, some fly right back out, some never come back, and then one day--there they are!" Bob Woodruff was the reporter whose brain was all but destroyed by a roadside bombing in Iraq 2006. His recovery has been incredible.
Woodruff gives credit to rehab and his brain's own ability to repair itself. I agree. My feet are moving forward because I have continued to build the muscles and bones of my hip, legs, and feet, plus I keep moving them in the direction I want them to go. Even if I do that laying down and an onlooker might see nothing happening. My brain is being fed the message. Over the years a nerve would tingle, a muscle would jump; Woodruff was asked why he made it and many do not. Woodruff said said he made giving up not an option. He had the love of his wife and children surrounding his every small success and having a success made him want more.
One day I hope to write about my journey with MS and walking, but there have been, until the last year, many more failures than successes. I DO, however, have a great believe in the mind body connection and I have always felt my brain was on my side. Now, today, I am certain.
It has been a long time...wow, did it feel good. I will put it in my pocket for the days to come when I do not walk. And if they never come---I shall dance!
Weds., Jan. 12, 2011, I walked. Let me say it again. (Humor me.) I WALKED!
It was just one step, but with BOTH feet forward and back and the left foot was OFF THE FLOOR! Whew, only taken me 5 years to get here.
My caregiver who was with me when I took my first steps with my right foot has since quit, so the one today was impressed, but she doesn't realize the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. I was so shocked, it scared me and I quickly stepped back, savoring the momentous occasion. My first thought? "I've got to put this on my blog!" But just now the miraculous recovery of Congresswoman Gaby (Yes, I am on first name basis with her now.) just seems so much more important---in the scheme of things. It did remind me how her battles will be long and as Bob Woodruff said in an interview today (I'm writing this on Weds.), "It is like a file cabinet and all the papers go flying out the window. You pick up what you can, some fly right back out, some never come back, and then one day--there they are!" Bob Woodruff was the reporter whose brain was all but destroyed by a roadside bombing in Iraq 2006. His recovery has been incredible.
Woodruff gives credit to rehab and his brain's own ability to repair itself. I agree. My feet are moving forward because I have continued to build the muscles and bones of my hip, legs, and feet, plus I keep moving them in the direction I want them to go. Even if I do that laying down and an onlooker might see nothing happening. My brain is being fed the message. Over the years a nerve would tingle, a muscle would jump; Woodruff was asked why he made it and many do not. Woodruff said said he made giving up not an option. He had the love of his wife and children surrounding his every small success and having a success made him want more.
One day I hope to write about my journey with MS and walking, but there have been, until the last year, many more failures than successes. I DO, however, have a great believe in the mind body connection and I have always felt my brain was on my side. Now, today, I am certain.
It has been a long time...wow, did it feel good. I will put it in my pocket for the days to come when I do not walk. And if they never come---I shall dance!
Weds., Jan. 12, 2011, I walked. Let me say it again. (Humor me.) I WALKED!
It was just one step, but with BOTH feet forward and back and the left foot was OFF THE FLOOR! Whew, only taken me 5 years to get here.
My caregiver who was with me when I took my first steps with my right foot has since quit, so the one today was impressed, but she doesn't realize the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. I was so shocked, it scared me and I quickly stepped back, savoring the momentous occasion. My first thought? "I've got to put this on my blog!" But just now the miraculous recovery of Congresswoman Gaby (Yes, I am on first name basis with her now.) just seems so much more important---in the scheme of things. It did remind me how her battles will be long and as Bob Woodruff said in an interview today (I'm writing this on Weds.), "It is like a file cabinet and all the papers go flying out the window. You pick up what you can, some fly right back out, some never come back, and then one day--there they are!" Bob Woodruff was the reporter whose brain was all but destroyed by a roadside bombing in Iraq 2006. His recovery has been incredible.
Woodruff gives credit to rehab and his brain's own ability to repair itself. I agree. My feet are moving forward because I have continued to build the muscles and bones of my hip, legs, and feet, plus I keep moving them in the direction I want them to go. Even if I do that laying down and an onlooker might see nothing happening. My brain is being fed the message. Over the years a nerve would tingle, a muscle would jump; Woodruff was asked why he made it and many do not. Woodruff said said he made giving up not an option. He had the love of his wife and children surrounding his every small success and having a success made him want more.
One day I hope to write about my journey with MS and walking, but there have been, until the last year, many more failures than successes. I DO, however, have a great believe in the mind body connection and I have always felt my brain was on my side. Now, today, I am certain.
It has been a long time...wow, did it feel good. I will put it in my pocket for the days to come when I do not walk. And if they never come---I shall dance!
Weds., Jan. 12, 2011, I walked. Let me say it again. (Humor me.) I WALKED!
It was just one step, but with BOTH feet forward and back and the left foot was OFF THE FLOOR! Whew, only taken me 5 years to get here.
My caregiver who was with me when I took my first steps with my right foot has since quit, so the one today was impressed, but she doesn't realize the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. I was so shocked, it scared me and I quickly stepped back, savoring the momentous occasion. My first thought? "I've got to put this on my blog!" But just now the miraculous recovery of Congresswoman Gaby (Yes, I am on first name basis with her now.) just seems so much more important---in the scheme of things. It did remind me how her battles will be long and as Bob Woodruff said in an interview today (I'm writing this on Weds.), "It is like a file cabinet and all the papers go flying out the window. You pick up what you can, some fly right back out, some never come back, and then one day--there they are!" Bob Woodruff was the reporter whose brain was all but destroyed by a roadside bombing in Iraq 2006. His recovery has been incredible.
Woodruff gives credit to rehab and his brain's own ability to repair itself. I agree. My feet are moving forward because I have continued to build the muscles and bones of my hip, legs, and feet, plus I keep moving them in the direction I want them to go. Even if I do that laying down and an onlooker might see nothing happening. My brain is being fed the message. Over the years a nerve would tingle, a muscle would jump; Woodruff was asked why he made it and many do not. Woodruff said said he made giving up not an option. He had the love of his wife and children surrounding his every small success and having a success made him want more.
One day I hope to write about my journey with MS and walking, but there have been, until the last year, many more failures than successes. I DO, however, have a great believe in the mind body connection and I have always felt my brain was on my side. Now, today, I am certain.
It has been a long time...wow, did it feel good. I will put it in my pocket for the days to come when I do not walk. And if they never come---I shall dance!
Weds., Jan. 12, 2011, I walked. Let me say it again. (Humor me.) I WALKED!
It was just one step, but with BOTH feet forward and back and the left foot was OFF THE FLOOR! Whew, only taken me 5 years to get here.
My caregiver who was with me when I took my first steps with my right foot has since quit, so the one today was impressed, but she doesn't realize the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. I was so shocked, it scared me and I quickly stepped back, savoring the momentous occasion. My first thought? "I've got to put this on my blog!" But just now the miraculous recovery of Congresswoman Gaby (Yes, I am on first name basis with her now.) just seems so much more important---in the scheme of things. It did remind me how her battles will be long and as Bob Woodruff said in an interview today (I'm writing this on Weds.), "It is like a file cabinet and all the papers go flying out the window. You pick up what you can, some fly right back out, some never come back, and then one day--there they are!" Bob Woodruff was the reporter whose brain was all but destroyed by a roadside bombing in Iraq 2006. His recovery has been incredible.
Woodruff gives credit to rehab and his brain's own ability to repair itself. I agree. My feet are moving forward because I have continued to build the muscles and bones of my hip, legs, and feet, plus I keep moving them in the direction I want them to go. Even if I do that laying down and an onlooker might see nothing happening. My brain is being fed the message. Over the years a nerve would tingle, a muscle would jump; Woodruff was asked why he made it and many do not. Woodruff said said he made giving up not an option. He had the love of his wife and children surrounding his every small success and having a success made him want more.
One day I hope to write about my journey with MS and walking, but there have been, until the last year, many more failures than successes. I DO, however, have a great believe in the mind body connection and I have always felt my brain was on my side. Now, today, I am certain.
It has been a long time...wow, did it feel good. I will put it in my pocket for the days to come when I do not walk. And if they never come---I shall dance!
Weds., Jan. 12, 2011, I walked. Let me say it again. (Humor me.) I WALKED!
It was just one step, but with BOTH feet forward and back and the left foot was OFF THE FLOOR! Whew, only taken me 5 years to get here.
My caregiver who was with me when I took my first steps with my right foot has since quit, so the one today was impressed, but she doesn't realize the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. I was so shocked, it scared me and I quickly stepped back, savoring the momentous occasion. My first thought? "I've got to put this on my blog!" But just now the miraculous recovery of Congresswoman Gaby (Yes, I am on first name basis with her now.) just seems so much more important---in the scheme of things. It did remind me how her battles will be long and as Bob Woodruff said in an interview today (I'm writing this on Weds.), "It is like a file cabinet and all the papers go flying out the window. You pick up what you can, some fly right back out, some never come back, and then one day--there they are!" Bob Woodruff was the reporter whose brain was all but destroyed by a roadside bombing in Iraq 2006. His recovery has been incredible.
Woodruff gives credit to rehab and his brain's own ability to repair itself. I agree. My feet are moving forward because I have continued to build the muscles and bones of my hip, legs, and feet, plus I keep moving them in the direction I want them to go. Even if I do that laying down and an onlooker might see nothing happening. My brain is being fed the message. Over the years a nerve would tingle, a muscle would jump; Woodruff was asked why he made it and many do not. Woodruff said said he made giving up not an option. He had the love of his wife and children surrounding his every small success and having a success made him want more.
One day I hope to write about my journey with MS and walking, but there have been, until the last year, many more failures than successes. I DO, however, have a great believe in the mind body connection and I have always felt my brain was on my side. Now, today, I am certain.
It has been a long time...wow, did it feel good. I will put it in my pocket for the days to come when I do not walk. And if they never come---I shall dance!
Weds., Jan. 12, 2011, I walked. Let me say it again. (Humor me.) I WALKED!
It was just one step, but with BOTH feet forward and back and the left foot was OFF THE FLOOR! Whew, only taken me 5 years to get here.
My caregiver who was with me when I took my first steps with my right foot has since quit, so the one today was impressed, but she doesn't realize the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. I was so shocked, it scared me and I quickly stepped back, savoring the momentous occasion. My first thought? "I've got to put this on my blog!" But just now the miraculous recovery of Congresswoman Gaby (Yes, I am on first name basis with her now.) just seems so much more important---in the scheme of things. It did remind me how her battles will be long and as Bob Woodruff said in an interview today (I'm writing this on Weds.), "It is like a file cabinet and all the papers go flying out the window. You pick up what you can, some fly right back out, some never come back, and then one day--there they are!" Bob Woodruff was the reporter whose brain was all but destroyed by a roadside bombing in Iraq 2006. His recovery has been incredible.
Woodruff gives credit to rehab and his brain's own ability to repair itself. I agree. My feet are moving forward because I have continued to build the muscles and bones of my hip, legs, and feet, plus I keep moving them in the direction I want them to go. Even if I do that laying down and an onlooker might see nothing happening. My brain is being fed the message. Over the years a nerve would tingle, a muscle would jump; Woodruff was asked why he made it and many do not. Woodruff said said he made giving up not an option. He had the love of his wife and children surrounding his every small success and having a success made him want more.
One day I hope to write about my journey with MS and walking, but there have been, until the last year, many more failures than successes. I DO, however, have a great believe in the mind body connection and I have always felt my brain was on my side. Now, today, I am certain.
It has been a long time...wow, did it feel good. I will put it in my pocket for the days to come when I do not walk. And if they never come---I shall dance!
Weds., Jan. 12, 2011, I walked. Let me say it again. (Humor me.) I WALKED!
It was just one step, but with BOTH feet forward and back and the left foot was OFF THE FLOOR! Whew, only taken me 5 years to get here.
My caregiver who was with me when I took my first steps with my right foot has since quit, so the one today was impressed, but she doesn't realize the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. I was so shocked, it scared me and I quickly stepped back, savoring the momentous occasion. My first thought? "I've got to put this on my blog!" But just now the miraculous recovery of Congresswoman Gaby (Yes, I am on first name basis with her now.) just seems so much more important---in the scheme of things. It did remind me how her battles will be long and as Bob Woodruff said in an interview today (I'm writing this on Weds.), "It is like a file cabinet and all the papers go flying out the window. You pick up what you can, some fly right back out, some never come back, and then one day--there they are!" Bob Woodruff was the reporter whose brain was all but destroyed by a roadside bombing in Iraq 2006. His recovery has been incredible.
Woodruff gives credit to rehab and his brain's own ability to repair itself. I agree. My feet are moving forward because I have continued to build the muscles and bones of my hip, legs, and feet, plus I keep moving them in the direction I want them to go. Even if I do that laying down and an onlooker might see nothing happening. My brain is being fed the message. Over the years a nerve would tingle, a muscle would jump; Woodruff was asked why he made it and many do not. Woodruff said said he made giving up not an option. He had the love of his wife and children surrounding his every small success and having a success made him want more.
One day I hope to write about my journey with MS and walking, but there have been, until the last year, many more failures than successes. I DO, however, have a great believe in the mind body connection and I have always felt my brain was on my side. Now, today, I am certain.
It has been a long time...wow, did it feel good. I will put it in my pocket for the days to come when I do not walk. And if they never come---I shall dance!
Weds., Jan. 12, 2011, I walked. Let me say it again. (Humor me.) I WALKED!
It was just one step, but with BOTH feet forward and back and the left foot was OFF THE FLOOR! Whew, only taken me 5 years to get here.
My caregiver who was with me when I took my first steps with my right foot has since quit, so the one today was impressed, but she doesn't realize the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. I was so shocked, it scared me and I quickly stepped back, savoring the momentous occasion. My first thought? "I've got to put this on my blog!" But just now the miraculous recovery of Congresswoman Gaby (Yes, I am on first name basis with her now.) just seems so much more important---in the scheme of things. It did remind me how her battles will be long and as Bob Woodruff said in an interview today (I'm writing this on Weds.), "It is like a file cabinet and all the papers go flying out the window. You pick up what you can, some fly right back out, some never come back, and then one day--there they are!" Bob Woodruff was the reporter whose brain was all but destroyed by a roadside bombing in Iraq 2006. His recovery has been incredible.
Woodruff gives credit to rehab and his brain's own ability to repair itself. I agree. My feet are moving forward because I have continued to build the muscles and bones of my hip, legs, and feet, plus I keep moving them in the direction I want them to go. Even if I do that laying down and an onlooker might see nothing happening. My brain is being fed the message. Over the years a nerve would tingle, a muscle would jump; Woodruff was asked why he made it and many do not. Woodruff said said he made giving up not an option. He had the love of his wife and children surrounding his every small success and having a success made him want more.
One day I hope to write about my journey with MS and walking, but there have been, until the last year, many more failures than successes. I DO, however, have a great believe in the mind body connection and I have always felt my brain was on my side. Now, today, I am certain.
It has been a long time...wow, did it feel good. I will put it in my pocket for the days to come when I do not walk. And if they never come---I shall dance!
Weds., Jan. 12, 2011, I walked. Let me say it again. (Humor me.) I WALKED!
It was just one step, but with BOTH feet forward and back and the left foot was OFF THE FLOOR! Whew, only taken me 5 years to get here.
My caregiver who was with me when I took my first steps with my right foot has since quit, so the one today was impressed, but she doesn't realize the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. I was so shocked, it scared me and I quickly stepped back, savoring the momentous occasion. My first thought? "I've got to put this on my blog!" But just now the miraculous recovery of Congresswoman Gaby (Yes, I am on first name basis with her now.) just seems so much more important---in the scheme of things. It did remind me how her battles will be long and as Bob Woodruff said in an interview today (I'm writing this on Weds.), "It is like a file cabinet and all the papers go flying out the window. You pick up what you can, some fly right back out, some never come back, and then one day--there they are!" Bob Woodruff was the reporter whose brain was all but destroyed by a roadside bombing in Iraq 2006. His recovery has been incredible.
Woodruff gives credit to rehab and his brain's own ability to repair itself. I agree. My feet are moving forward because I have continued to build the muscles and bones of my hip, legs, and feet, plus I keep moving them in the direction I want them to go. Even if I do that laying down and an onlooker might see nothing happening. My brain is being fed the message. Over the years a nerve would tingle, a muscle would jump; Woodruff was asked why he made it and many do not. Woodruff said said he made giving up not an option. He had the love of his wife and children surrounding his every small success and having a success made him want more.
One day I hope to write about my journey with MS and walking, but there have been, until the last year, many more failures than successes. I DO, however, have a great believe in the mind body connection and I have always felt my brain was on my side. Now, today, I am certain.
It has been a long time...wow, did it feel good. I will put it in my pocket for the days to come when I do not walk. And if they never come---I shall dance!
Weds., Jan. 12, 2011, I walked. Let me say it again. (Humor me.) I WALKED!
It was just one step, but with BOTH feet forward and back and the left foot was OFF THE FLOOR! Whew, only taken me 5 years to get here.
My caregiver who was with me when I took my first steps with my right foot has since quit, so the one today was impressed, but she doesn't realize the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. I was so shocked, it scared me and I quickly stepped back, savoring the momentous occasion. My first thought? "I've got to put this on my blog!" But just now the miraculous recovery of Congresswoman Gaby (Yes, I am on first name basis with her now.) just seems so much more important---in the scheme of things. It did remind me how her battles will be long and as Bob Woodruff said in an interview today (I'm writing this on Weds.), "It is like a file cabinet and all the papers go flying out the window. You pick up what you can, some fly right back out, some never come back, and then one day--there they are!" Bob Woodruff was the reporter whose brain was all but destroyed by a roadside bombing in Iraq 2006. His recovery has been incredible.
Woodruff gives credit to rehab and his brain's own ability to repair itself. I agree. My feet are moving forward because I have continued to build the muscles and bones of my hip, legs, and feet, plus I keep moving them in the direction I want them to go. Even if I do that laying down and an onlooker might see nothing happening. My brain is being fed the message. Over the years a nerve would tingle, a muscle would jump; Woodruff was asked why he made it and many do not. Woodruff said said he made giving up not an option. He had the love of his wife and children surrounding his every small success and having a success made him want more.
One day I hope to write about my journey with MS and walking, but there have been, until the last year, many more failures than successes. I DO, however, have a great believe in the mind body connection and I have always felt my brain was on my side. Now, today, I am certain.
It has been a long time...wow, did it feel good. I will put it in my pocket for the days to come when I do not walk. And if they never come---I shall dance!
Weds., Jan. 12, 2011, I walked. Let me say it again. (Humor me.) I WALKED!
It was just one step, but with BOTH feet forward and back and the left foot was OFF THE FLOOR! Whew, only taken me 5 years to get here.
My caregiver who was with me when I took my first steps with my right foot has since quit, so the one today was impressed, but she doesn't realize the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. I was so shocked, it scared me and I quickly stepped back, savoring the momentous occasion. My first thought? "I've got to put this on my blog!" But just now the miraculous recovery of Congresswoman Gaby (Yes, I am on first name basis with her now.) just seems so much more important---in the scheme of things. It did remind me how her battles will be long and as Bob Woodruff said in an interview today (I'm writing this on Weds.), "It is like a file cabinet and all the papers go flying out the window. You pick up what you can, some fly right back out, some never come back, and then one day--there they are!" Bob Woodruff was the reporter whose brain was all but destroyed by a roadside bombing in Iraq 2006. His recovery has been incredible.
Woodruff gives credit to rehab and his brain's own ability to repair itself. I agree. My feet are moving forward because I have continued to build the muscles and bones of my hip, legs, and feet, plus I keep moving them in the direction I want them to go. Even if I do that laying down and an onlooker might see nothing happening. My brain is being fed the message. Over the years a nerve would tingle, a muscle would jump; Woodruff was asked why he made it and many do not. Woodruff said said he made giving up not an option. He had the love of his wife and children surrounding his every small success and having a success made him want more.
One day I hope to write about my journey with MS and walking, but there have been, until the last year, many more failures than successes. I DO, however, have a great believe in the mind body connection and I have always felt my brain was on my side. Now, today, I am certain.
It has been a long time...wow, did it feel good. I will put it in my pocket for the days to come when I do not walk. And if they never come---I shall dance!
Weds., Jan. 12, 2011, I walked. Let me say it again. (Humor me.) I WALKED!
It was just one step, but with BOTH feet forward and back and the left foot was OFF THE FLOOR! Whew, only taken me 5 years to get here.
My caregiver who was with me when I took my first steps with my right foot has since quit, so the one today was impressed, but she doesn't realize the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. I was so shocked, it scared me and I quickly stepped back, savoring the momentous occasion. My first thought? "I've got to put this on my blog!" But just now the miraculous recovery of Congresswoman Gaby (Yes, I am on first name basis with her now.) just seems so much more important---in the scheme of things. It did remind me how her battles will be long and as Bob Woodruff said in an interview today (I'm writing this on Weds.), "It is like a file cabinet and all the papers go flying out the window. You pick up what you can, some fly right back out, some never come back, and then one day--there they are!" Bob Woodruff was the reporter whose brain was all but destroyed by a roadside bombing in Iraq 2006. His recovery has been incredible.
Woodruff gives credit to rehab and his brain's own ability to repair itself. I agree. My feet are moving forward because I have continued to build the muscles and bones of my hip, legs, and feet, plus I keep moving them in the direction I want them to go. Even if I do that laying down and an onlooker might see nothing happening. My brain is being fed the message. Over the years a nerve would tingle, a muscle would jump; Woodruff was asked why he made it and many do not. Woodruff said said he made giving up not an option. He had the love of his wife and children surrounding his every small success and having a success made him want more.
One day I hope to write about my journey with MS and walking, but there have been, until the last year, many more failures than successes. I DO, however, have a great believe in the mind body connection and I have always felt my brain was on my side. Now, today, I am certain.
It has been a long time...wow, did it feel good. I will put it in my pocket for the days to come when I do not walk. And if they never come---I shall dance!
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