Following is a two year old post of mine that I’m hopeful will serve as an inspiration because I believe each of us has one of these moments post op that we store in our memory. You’ll have yours also. I do believe that!
“I was a month post op. I had just ditched my cane. Early one sunny July morning under sunshine and a clear blue sky, everything was green/blooming and birds were chirping as I walked into Whole Foods by myself to grocery shop. I wasn't limping into the grocery store for the first time in over a year. I was no longer in pain! I was thanking God as I walked through the parking lot knowing I could shop leisurely without heavily leaning on the cart, grabbing only what I needed to hurry back to the respite of my vehicle again, often shedding silent tears. Back then I was in pain, exhausted, felt older than my days. The feeling on that July day was a natural high and looking back on it is bittersweet only because I've grown comfortable with my new hip, which is great, but the sweetness, thankfulness and gratitude I felt in that moment in time is such a wonderful memory, one I never want to forget.
I'm so thankful for the second chance we get from this wonderful surgery. We're lucky we didn't live in a time when our only alternative would have been to live out our days in pain, many of us viewing the world from a wheel chair. We're blessed!”
Canada
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