Month: April 2023
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Ankle Recovery: Week Seven @Home with 1 crutch
Last week was the last of the two-crutch walk, and on Monday this week I was OK’d for just one crutch to hobble on. In actuality, I could mostly hobble along without, but there are those moments when the terrain is uneven or unpredictable, so the crutch still helps. It’s been satisfying to be getting…
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Finally Spring!
It was a late winter and the colder temps have lingered much longer than we either expected or wanted. Both M and I are sun seekers. ☀️ We thrive in warmer temperatures and sunny climates. While I prefer the temperate warmth, M enjoys the more sweaty ones. 😅 So, we agreed that we will not…
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Ankle Recovery: Week Six @Home on My Feet
Don’t let the picture fool you – my foot does not like to be confined to a shoe! 😝 However, there has been progress. Two days of physiotherapy down with some pretty significant swelling that has been deemed normal for the situation reveals that the body is truly something strange and amazing. Trying to do…
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Getting Back on Schedule
Years ago, I realized that being a planner and detailed scheduler gave me a sense of security and comfort. I discovered later that it was a reaction to having some kind of control over my life – something that I didn’t have early on in my development. Furthermore, I learned that it was a positive…
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Ankle Recovery: Week Five @Home
Progress at last! After two months since the fall and nearly six weeks since the operation, week 5 at home was one of anticipation as I have started to become bored with being incapacitated on two legs. Although there is still patience required, I can see an end to the wait for life to return…
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Easter Fun
We love to host a party. With M’s sisters and nephew visiting over the Easter holiday, what more reason did we need to gather 25 more of our friends over for food, drink, and merriment? Despite not being able to do much, I managed to create table decor and with the help of my SIL,…
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Ankle Recovery: Week Four @Home
Well, my doctor’s visit on Friday last week went positively. They took out the remaining stitches and pins/staples giving us a week off from our next visit, so in two weeks I’ll return for another check up. In the meantime, I will have regular physio appointments closer to home. My physio sessions are starting to…
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Ankle Recovery: Week Three @France
We got the OK to take a few days off to go to France last week, so we packed up the car and set off on our road trip to Lorgues. Late last year, we agreed to rent an apartment for a year in the area where we started our European adventure in October 2020.…
