Guess what I did today!
Hi, I’m Chris. It’s now about nine weeks since my surgery and I did something
really wonderful today. I went hiking in a park with my daughter and son. It
wasn’t hard core hiking, but I spent about an hour walking up and down inclines
and meandering paths and my back didn’t hurt once! It was just an amazing feat
for me. There were further trails, but they are for a future time. Right now I
am filled with such a sense of accomplishment!. My son commented about how,
after the surgery I could walk 1-3 blocks and now look how far I could go! My
kids thought I did awesome and they were so happy for me! The other nice thing
that happened recently was that there is a picnic table outside of the building
where I work and it was a really beautiful day and I didn’t want to eat inside
— so I looked at that table and thought maybe-just maybe- I might fit. So I
tried it and was so happy when I could get in and out of it gracefully. So I
enjoyed a picnic lunch outside on a beautiful day at a picnic table — something
I haven’t been able to do for years. My plataeu has been broken too and I am now
started to lose again. Thank you to everyone for sharing about protein shakes,
etc. It has really helped me. I have to add something. I think its funny.
People at work are commenting on how nice I look but they attribute it all to my
new haircut. One guy said it was amazing how a haircut could make me look like
a different woman! (smile) Chris