Feck

Well, it's now after 10 o'clock and I have succeeded in making it redundant

Tired

Amd when I am walking 5 or 6 hrs more than I managed in the past walking is just hard, end of. It's very hard now

Big walkies

Well it's now half way between dinner time and bed time and I am still walking everywhere, I haven't been on my wheelchair all day

YES

And for the first time in over 7 years I have stood up and cooked all my meals today. AND THEN I did my washing up, still standing. It did feel hard but I managed. So now I am sitting in my PC seat once again, wondering if I will be able to walk everywhere tonight too, and therefore make my wheelchair redundant?

Sunday Walk

So I have been walking everywhere since I got up this morning and it is about the time when I used to stop. (???) Yes, it is now harder to walk than it was this morning but today I am gonna try to make my evening meal from an upstanding position to practice. if I suck seeds it will be the first evening meal that I am still walking for in 7¼ years. In a bit I will have to start cooking.....

I think 4PM is as late as I have managed to walk, that's in 10 minutes and I am not gonna stop today

AND I DID IT!!!

Sunday Blo*dy Sunday

So what should one do on a Sunday?? As I am not one of these "Go to church and pray" types what shall I do, as I am stuck here
At least I am stuck here walking everywhere today but.....

Walking

Well I woke up and got up at 7.15 this morning and walked from my bedroom into the kitchen first thing.......

And after walking today it seems that my left leg has remembered this "walking properly" routine, moving forward as far as my other leg

But it seems to have forgotten some if I try to walk with no walking stick, it is a much shorter pace, or a much more wobbly scary one if I am concentrating, if I use my walking stick it remembers again

Walking

And I didn't do much walking today, I think I was a bit weary from yesterdays great event and I was going out early. But when I got there I didn't need my wheelchair, I parked it up, sat in it, but didn't move it away from there, I was walking to the kitchen and loo etc

Still

Still up, I don't have to get up in't morning....

Well I woke up at 7.45 s'morning and got up at 10 to 8

And this afternoon Alex is coming over to take me to his boys party. There might be other attenders that I know (inc Julia!!!)....

Good lord, there were all kinds of people, Julia and her new chap and their kid, Julie and that Toby chap etc, just WOW it was good. And we had a lovely meal and Alex brought me back here later, much later

And I wish I had been brave enough to take loads more photos

'Stick

And now this walking properly seems harder than walking improperly, so I more need to use my walking stick. But this is only the first day, I expect (and hope) that it will get easier as I practice more

Gosh

And I feel really knackered now, what I did wasn't a great deal of exercise but this 'walking properly' seems to have worn me out

Sh*t

And when I opened my door this morning sitting on my step was my new T shirt

Off

To Priory Day Hospital in a bit for Physiotherapy

And good lord, today's Physio session has made my normal walking pattern change.

Permanently. To say that I am a bit pleased is an understatement

Stuck

So at 11.15AM today I thought "Nah, too hard" and went and got my walking stick (not my chair) from the bedroom

I won't use it much but it helps with my fear

And since I went and got it it has been sitting leaning against the settee, out of reach but it makes my fear more manageable

And I didn't use it again this time but I didn't sit in my wheelchair until 15.30PM

Up

8.45 this morning, neither late or early..... Nowt on today but I might have a lift to a Folk Club tonight

And yes, apparently I do......

And Ruth just txtd me, she is going out to play too. C her later

And she did even tho it was too busy to speak to her etc I managed to return the thingy off my cupboard door

Drink

And I had 2 cans of beer tonight, earlier but by god I want the 3rd and 4th and 5th etc tins now but as I am outa practice I won't have them tonight

Tomorrow

So today since I got back I have been in my wheelchair but tomorrow I will be walking into make breakfast and see how it goes from there

Wonky toes

And if you look at the picture of me walking bare foot you can see how the toes on my right foot are all wrinkled, curled up

Alex

And Alex, my ex neighbor who works over the road txted me today with an invite to his house on Saturday as his son will be 16!! I have said "Yes" but we will have to make arrangements

Off in a bit

I am off in a bit to Physiotherapy at PDH

And WOW today I walked up and down with bare feet, no splint on or extra sole

THIS IS IMPORTANT!!!