It has been 8 weeks since my ankle replacement. This week I experienced a sinking feeling of depression that my energy was not returning. I could walk from one room to the other and feel entirely exhausted.
I cried. I regretted and expressed regret verbally that I had agreed to this awful surgery.
My foot is Straight! My life will be better, but in the present moment it is frustrating. So…..I tried to think like a baby.
Babies move! They crawl, fling their arms, legs, scream, smile, attempt to walk, fall down, crawl, roll over and stretch. I began to do the same. Umm, I did, scream, holler, crawl (it’s good for the legs) stretch (intro to yoga) smile, laugh, walk, move and energy is returning!
Lesson is, when we want or need something we must do. Receiving is an action word. Receiving requires dreaming, doing, stretching, and faith.
My goal is to walk with a normal gait by December 11 at 4:00 p.m. I have an appointment with my surgeon and believe he will release me with full recovery.
Second goal: to be in a house before December 22. That requires stretching, finding resources to get there, moving, moving, moving, crying, laughing and faith to enjoy that home while the little house is being built.
How are you wrapping the end of this year?
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