One-Hundred Days: Day Sixty-Six

My recuperation journey has never been without flowers; and often two dozen roses strategically placed for me to see from my perch on the antique circular sofa in the kitchen bay window, where I spend most of my days working!

These came for Easter and every time I look up from my computer I am reminded of all the things James has done over the past Sixty-Six days to make things better and easier for me. There really are an amazing number of things to be grateful for.

I still have to navigate the next twelve days wearing the abusive boot while walking around, but keeping my walking focus to a minimum. So bad.

When I remove the boot after twenty minutes or so on my feet, I have to administer cold and hot compresses to keep the swelling down. Five minutes cold and ten minutes warm/hot have been keeping things under control, so that by the end of the day things are not out-of-hand. I’ve noticed the combination cold and warm is quite an improvement over just the ice packs. And of course don’t forget to elevate!

I’ve also added a piece of 2″ memory foam to the inside of the boot, left over from the cat bed I made for Tai Chi. This helps insulate the top of my foot from the invasive straps, invasive when I am walking and lift the heavy boot with my foot. It’s like wearing the worst designed shoes imaginable:-)  One size fits all! Sorry about this rant…. but this is therapy after all!

Easter Greetings to everyone, with special thanks for all those supportive emails and calls.

Previous recuperation posts below………or just go to to Images Of Life and pick the most compelling image for a recent update…..

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