DGrant
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- Nov 10, 2015
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- Clovis, California
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Thank you Layla, it's my pleasure to share a little. What I've been doing is probably geared towards anyone regardless... and they're just small things I started early this week as I went through my mornings working on getting a routine, however temporary it is...
One of the things I've been doing, and have done for years, is making the bed.. and I tried it first time was Tuesday I think... as I was in their doing some stretchy stuff and light exercises using our bed and dresser area, and I looked at the bed and I thought "OK... I'm going to try this and get however far I can".. so I just slowly started straightening sheets/blankets and worked my way around, and it was done.. haha.. nothing fancy there, but each day gets a bit easier and better.
Another thing is I can now clean the kitchen decently/make coffee/etc... all very easily. Now that I have good balance, and I can use the counters to lean/move around on, it works out fine. That started early in the week also, as I was standing in the kitchen this time, looking out our window to the front yard, and doing some ankle pumps, leg lifts, general feel good stretching... and using the counter/cabinet for my brace.. it's just the right height... and I noticed dishes that were in the sink/counter from the night before.. and my wife has been working her tail off for me for a few weeks now... so I thought "of course I can do this.."... so again just leaning on the counter area, looking at our nice yard, I just slowly got the dishes done, everything shined up, and it felt good... like life was returning.
There's other things I'm discovering again that I definitely can do as well. Gather the small trash bags around the house... stuff like that.
No Superman stuff here though... nothing heroic... not running any vacuum cleaners or mopping floors, or even mowing lawns this time.. that will all come in time I'm sure, and that and more will all be very doable. All the biggie stuff like riding my motorcycle again will be visited in a few months or more. I nearly sold my bike, but I decided to wait until after surgery, and now I'm so so glad I kept my bike, as that seems like a probability that I'll look into at the end of summer. It's still too soon to decide or make any big decisions like that.... Life isn't over, it's more like Life is starting over. It's all good.
As for ambitious.. haha.. you got the wrong guy... but I've always enjoyed just working/puttering around our home,and I'm generally busy with something... and my wife and I have always shared chores/tasks.. I mean a few weeks ago she hauled in 10 bags of bark/mulch into the backyard, and all I could do was cheer her on as she happily worked away... so for what I'm doing now, I'm happy to oblige, and best of all it's so easy and pain free its's crazy. I know she's got her honey-do list for me.... LOL.. and we joke about it, and at some point when I'm ready she knows I'll tackle it... but I'm not known for fast, and I'm in no hurry.
All this isn't recommended for anyone unless they're truly ready, and of course we all have different levels of what we're going through. I'm really just sharing this as a real hope for those that are scared or nervous, or even reluctant... there is hope, and life does return, we just have to let it take it's course... however fast or slow it goes, just listen to the body and let it flow.
One of the things I've been doing, and have done for years, is making the bed.. and I tried it first time was Tuesday I think... as I was in their doing some stretchy stuff and light exercises using our bed and dresser area, and I looked at the bed and I thought "OK... I'm going to try this and get however far I can".. so I just slowly started straightening sheets/blankets and worked my way around, and it was done.. haha.. nothing fancy there, but each day gets a bit easier and better.
Another thing is I can now clean the kitchen decently/make coffee/etc... all very easily. Now that I have good balance, and I can use the counters to lean/move around on, it works out fine. That started early in the week also, as I was standing in the kitchen this time, looking out our window to the front yard, and doing some ankle pumps, leg lifts, general feel good stretching... and using the counter/cabinet for my brace.. it's just the right height... and I noticed dishes that were in the sink/counter from the night before.. and my wife has been working her tail off for me for a few weeks now... so I thought "of course I can do this.."... so again just leaning on the counter area, looking at our nice yard, I just slowly got the dishes done, everything shined up, and it felt good... like life was returning.
There's other things I'm discovering again that I definitely can do as well. Gather the small trash bags around the house... stuff like that.
No Superman stuff here though... nothing heroic... not running any vacuum cleaners or mopping floors, or even mowing lawns this time.. that will all come in time I'm sure, and that and more will all be very doable. All the biggie stuff like riding my motorcycle again will be visited in a few months or more. I nearly sold my bike, but I decided to wait until after surgery, and now I'm so so glad I kept my bike, as that seems like a probability that I'll look into at the end of summer. It's still too soon to decide or make any big decisions like that.... Life isn't over, it's more like Life is starting over. It's all good.
As for ambitious.. haha.. you got the wrong guy... but I've always enjoyed just working/puttering around our home,and I'm generally busy with something... and my wife and I have always shared chores/tasks.. I mean a few weeks ago she hauled in 10 bags of bark/mulch into the backyard, and all I could do was cheer her on as she happily worked away... so for what I'm doing now, I'm happy to oblige, and best of all it's so easy and pain free its's crazy. I know she's got her honey-do list for me.... LOL.. and we joke about it, and at some point when I'm ready she knows I'll tackle it... but I'm not known for fast, and I'm in no hurry.
All this isn't recommended for anyone unless they're truly ready, and of course we all have different levels of what we're going through. I'm really just sharing this as a real hope for those that are scared or nervous, or even reluctant... there is hope, and life does return, we just have to let it take it's course... however fast or slow it goes, just listen to the body and let it flow.