What I can do
three months after the accident:
- WALK without help of anything
- Go on the elliptical!!!!!
- Take the subway
- Sit at dinner with my foot down without intolerable pain
- Wear flats instead of sneakers
- Open doors with my hands
- Carry my own things (food, papers, keys, ect)
- Use a purse and or clutch
- Throw a football and catch a football (if thrown directly at me)
- Take my students outside!
What I still can’t
do 3 months after the accident:
- Walk without a limp and pain
- Walk around without a dorky air cast
- Jump
- Squat
- Go down the stairs normally
- Go to bed without icing
- Get through the day without Tylenol
- Wear heels
- Get myself into reasonable shape
- 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.
