Three Months After The Accident

What I can do three months after the accident:

1.      WALK without help of anything
2.       Go on the elliptical!!!!!
3.       Take the subway
4.       Sit at dinner with my foot down without intolerable pain
5.       Wear flats instead of sneakers
6.       Open doors with my hands
7.       Carry my own things (food, papers, keys, ect)
8.      Use a purse and or clutch 
9.      Throw a football and catch a football (if thrown directly at me)
10.      Take my students outside!

What I still can’t do 3 months after the accident:

1. Walk without a limp and pain
2. Walk around without a dorky air cast
3. Jump
4. Squat
5. Go down the stairs normally
6. Go to bed without icing
7. Get through the day without Tylenol
8. Wear heels
9. Get myself into reasonable shape
10. Run

Before the accident I was a runner the  all of a sudden I was someone with an injury who couldn’t walk. Now I am just this person who walks around like everyone else and everyone thinks I’m just normal. But there’s a constant pain in my ankle that is always reminding me of how different I still feel, and more importantly how far away I am from where I really want to be, running.