i'm just mad about saffron
May. 9th, 2026 05:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
somedayseattleThe last three years have been quite a trial. The first 18 months were devastating because in my heart I believed I would walk again but at the same time had no tangible proof. One day the big toe on my left foot twitched and I knew I was on the way. It took a while for everything from the waist down to start moving again. Then it finally did and on June 9 of 2025, I stood up out of my wheelchair for the first time. I spent a few months in rehab with the wonderful Brittany. She pushed me to constantly do better. My insurance ran out the last week of 2025. Brittany applied for me and I was granted 30 more visits. I told her I wanted to take a couple weeks off before starting a new round of rehab. It was near the end of that hiatus that I got the bacterial infection. January 30, 2026. I have been off my feet ever since.
The left foot healed up pretty quickly, but the right foot has been torturously slow. Slow to the point that I’m going to get a skin graft. That will be Thursday of next week. I visited with nurse Allison the other day. She cut off my bandages and inspected my wound. She was satisfied with the healing and thought the skin graft was a great idea. I explained how I had a goal to be using a walker by June 9 of this year. One year since I stood up. I explained that I lost four months because of this infection. She then gave me a small boot and said I could start walking again. I can use the walker to go short distances and maybe build up a little bit of strength before the skin graft.
I was ecstatic. My eyes welled up, and I almost shed a tear of joy . I feel like the past few months have been a complete waste of my time. The only time I’m on my feet is transferring from the wheelchair to the bed. After dinner tonight, I’m going to attempt to walk halfway down the hall with the walker. It doesn’t matter how successful I am right now because after the graft I’ll be off my feet again for 2 to 3 weeks. If I can just get the mechanics down between now and Thursday, I will be ahead of the game.
Right now that’s about as good news as I could get, next to maybe winning the lottery. I am able to stand, haphazardly walk, and surrounded by a good support system. Sounds like maybe I already won the lottery.
Public Service Announcement--As always, free foot photos are available at The SomedaySeattle Gift Shop in lovely BeltBuckle, NC. (Open Tuesday and Friday 11-2, closed for lunch 12-1) If you cannot make it by, rip of an email to us or leave a comment.
The left foot healed up pretty quickly, but the right foot has been torturously slow. Slow to the point that I’m going to get a skin graft. That will be Thursday of next week. I visited with nurse Allison the other day. She cut off my bandages and inspected my wound. She was satisfied with the healing and thought the skin graft was a great idea. I explained how I had a goal to be using a walker by June 9 of this year. One year since I stood up. I explained that I lost four months because of this infection. She then gave me a small boot and said I could start walking again. I can use the walker to go short distances and maybe build up a little bit of strength before the skin graft.
I was ecstatic. My eyes welled up, and I almost shed a tear of joy . I feel like the past few months have been a complete waste of my time. The only time I’m on my feet is transferring from the wheelchair to the bed. After dinner tonight, I’m going to attempt to walk halfway down the hall with the walker. It doesn’t matter how successful I am right now because after the graft I’ll be off my feet again for 2 to 3 weeks. If I can just get the mechanics down between now and Thursday, I will be ahead of the game.
Right now that’s about as good news as I could get, next to maybe winning the lottery. I am able to stand, haphazardly walk, and surrounded by a good support system. Sounds like maybe I already won the lottery.
Public Service Announcement--As always, free foot photos are available at The SomedaySeattle Gift Shop in lovely BeltBuckle, NC. (Open Tuesday and Friday 11-2, closed for lunch 12-1) If you cannot make it by, rip of an email to us or leave a comment.
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Date: 2026-05-09 11:28 pm (UTC)I wish you the best of luck on your walk tonight.