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01/06/2026

In PT this morning we practiced weaving in and out of cones, touching the top of cones with my foot (I couldn’t lift the left foot high enough), hand + leg coordination with the blazepods, and side stepping up the stairs and back down.

During OT we practiced some more practical things like getting up off a standard height bed and toilet. We also practiced getting in and out of our minivan.

At this point, I am feeling a little more confident about going home if our insurance appeal is denied. I definitely don’t trust my legs and feet to be where I think they are but as of this moment, I have a little less fear about falling.

God has got this whole situation and I continue to lean on His strength to get me through each day.

31/05/2026

No picture of PT today but we practiced getting in and out of the rehab car, walking without the therapist holding on, and side-stepping up and down stairs. Every time I practice something, I think muscle memory takes over and it gets a little easier.

While I can absolutely appreciate the incredible progress I’ve made, it does concern me that insurance may give me the boot tomorrow. My biggest concern is my husband being pressured to go back to work in the office instead of being able to continue to work remotely and myself not being able to move around the house as needed or to get in and out of bed, recliner, wheelchair, etc unless he’s there to assist. I still have pins and needles from the hip down and have absolutely no sensation of needing to go potty. Right now my body is timed trained to ti**le when I sit on the potty every 3 to 4 hours but #2 needs a lot of medication to keep me from getting constipated and it sometimes catches me by surprise when I smell it and didn’t know I had to go or that it came out. So embarrassing. I wish insurance could live in my body and decide based on that.

Anyway, this is not supposed to be a pity party post. I really do want to celebrate the fact that just a few weeks ago I was struggling to sit on the side of the bed without getting dizzy or feeling like I was falling. God’s strength has enabled me to accomplish what I have and I am so grateful! He has even kept me in a good place emotionally! It shouldn’t surprise me because He is God, but it surprises me because I am me and I am human. I fully expected to have at least moments of feeling angry, frustrated, sad, etc and I have not felt any of that. God continues to amaze me and show up for me!

30/05/2026

No therapy today but we did get some news that I have mixed emotions about. We were given an estimated discharge date of 6/17 but insurance denied additional coverage. The Rehab physician said we should be good to stay until Monday and she wants me to still do therapy on Monday but she could not get insurance to budge about coverage. This is 3 weeks sooner than expected and while I have come a long way, I have not done anything without someone literally holding on to me. I am nervous. Please pray with me that if an insurance appeal is unsuccessful, that God provides me with a sense of peace and security. If it is in God’s plan for me to stay, that He move in a mighty way to change the minds of those who decide these things at the insurance level.

I’ve known for a while that I would likely go home without being able to feel my legs but I was hoping I would have more time to be confident that my knees wouldn’t buckle a be able to trust my legs under me. Leaving Monday means going home with a wheelchair and I was really hoping I would be further along in my recovery so I could go home without one.

All this to say, God is Good all the time! He’s got me no matter what.

29/05/2026

29/05/2026

I started today with PT where we practiced more sitting to standing, laying down on a bed and sitting back up, and the blaze pods spread around on the floor where I had to walk to each pod when it lit up and tap it with my foot.

OT was a shower and getting dressed. It’s getting easier with adaptive equipment to do most of it by myself. Then we practiced getting in and out of a tub/shower combo.

My smile is much improved in the last two weeks but it is still a far cry from normal.

Every day a therapist tells me that my recovery is like nothing they have ever seen and that it is incredible. It is God’s handiwork! Even if I don’t make any more progress or never completely regain the feeling in my legs, God has still been working miracles!

29/05/2026

I feel like I made some progress in speech. I see a little more movement in my cheeks. I’m still having issues smiling and winking with my right eye while trying to keep my left eye open. It’s kind of strange.

During OT I stood at the counter and practiced moving cones across the counter while sidestepping. I also went to the “grocery store” and shopped with a grocery list. I also got to go outside and practice “walking” on the sidewalk.

PT was challenging as usual. I did a lot more “walking” and we practiced standing from a lower surface. It was hard but I did eventually do it. I really struggle with keeping my back straight while trying to stand up.

I’m making more progress each day and it’s nothing short of a miracle.

27/05/2026

More practice on the stairs today during PT. This time I went all the way up the rehab stairs and back down. I also did a lot of practice walking.

During OT we did more practice walking and it included walking through the gift shop to practice navigating aisles and displays. I almost made it all the way through before I had to sit. I also practiced sitting on the couch in the rehab apartment and getting back up. It was hard to get up! I finally did with some help but it was not easy!

I make more progress everyday and that is nothing but God working miracles in my body.

26/05/2026

I didn’t really have an update for yesterday because it was a day off therapy but I did struggle with low BP all day so I couldn’t have pain meds and that was a challenge.

Today I started with PT with no pain meds and still managed to walk with the walker (the wheelchair was right behind in case my legs buckled) a whopping 22 feet! We also did a lot of sit to stands, practiced getting in and out of the rehab car, and practiced going up one step on the stairs. I could go up starting with the right foot but not with the left.

I made some progress with my facial movements during speech. If I don’t show my teeth I can gently push my lips together and smile and it almost looks like a smile.

OT was a “training session” for my incredible husband to make sure he is comfortable with assisting me with shower safety. He did amazing!

Bonus for today: Another visit from sweet Henry.
My youngest son got to come visit me for the first time in almost a month! Thankfully, school is done for the summer so he has more time. He’s my sweet one and it really hurt my heart to not see him.

24/05/2026

I don’t have any photographic evidence today because my photographer/assistant was at church. But today I took some steps with the walker and did some alternating between standing with the walker to complete tasks and sitting in the wheelchair between before my legs buckled. They still feel like jello underneath me and my knees like to buckle without much warning so I really struggle with trusting my legs to support me for any real length of time. So far I think the most I’ve done is 6 steps in either the parallel bars or the walker before my legs start to wobble and my knees buckle. I wouldn’t go as far as to say I can walk, because I can’t feel my legs under me but I definitely can take a few steps with the walker. I am no where near where I want to be but I am making progress at record time according to my therapists. All the Glory and Praise belongs to God.

24/05/2026

I jumped on the bandwagon- I’d say Chatty knows me pretty well.