One Hundred Days: Day Ninty-Nine

I am coming to the end of my 100 day recuperation journey and yesterday the reality sunk in that it’s going to be nine months to a year until I am functioning as “normal” again….. What do I need to do to change gears (and I thought I’d be 100% by now) to embrace the healing process going forward…. a process I thought I could say goodbye to now!

As far as getting around on my own two feet, I’m not doing so badly…I can drive….and only need a walking cane or walker when I am tired! I still need to do the alphabet, achilles and the rocking horse ankle exercises ~ the rocking horse being my latest invention to help gain back weight bearing on the ball of my foot. With a name like that you’ll know what it is! I still am doing the adaptive Tai Chi exercises, but I do those standing up now and shift weight from foot to foot. I gave up for a week or so and really felt it in my back…..so I guess this is a longer term commitment or until I graduate to something else exercise related.

There goes the unrealistic dream of recuperation being just 100 days….however 100 days seemed manageable when I started out ! Always keep yourself focused on realistic goals otherwise you can give up before you even get going?

The goal of writing a post here every day for 100 days…..was perhaps unrealistic…. I managed to write just over half that……I was more dedicated at the start when I needed more self-therapy to get on with my day…. and less later on as I got involved in projects and my readers checked in here less and less…..

As my final post in this 100 days series I’m working on a list of the most important things I learned that I wish I had known on Day ONE. Actionable advice or tips for someone who has just broken their ankle and says…..how do I I get to the bathroom…….where do I position my wheelchair…….where do I get a wheelchair…..how do I combat what the narcotic pain killers are doing to me……how do I solve my insomnia……..how do I keep a positive attitude…….how can I ask for help….. and so on and on…….

Why the image of my Wisteria…….it’s a symbol of the next year of recuperation….from Wisteria bloom to Wisteria bloom…. where will I be this time next year…….you’ll have to wait for my post One Hundred Days: One Year later:-)

My previous ankle recuperation journey posts are below………or just go to Images Of Life and pick the most compelling image for a recent update…..

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