My Life

Well, things have kind of settled down now. I go to a gym and work with a personal trainer three times a week. I focus on strength exercises, core building exercises, and mobility movements (treadmill). I go to collage, and physical therapy twice a week. At physical therapy, I work on walking with assistive technology. I also stretches and do various cardio exercises. I train on my walker three times a week, as well. That usually entail 30-45 minutes of practice per evolution.

I WILL walk again. No Doctor has ever said that walking will never be in my future. It is all a case of how hard I am willing to push myself. Good thing I ate my Wheaties today. :) I have my electric wheelchair, which I use for quick trips to the store. I also use it for areas that may have a steep incline.

My double vision and nystagmus still remain, but it continues to improve. Glasses with prisims (a little thicker) help to correct the vision. I am still unable to drive, but life is quite manageable without doing so. The nerves are slowly but steadily connecting back up. One of the major reasons for this is that I welcome and accept every challenge. From my experience, a brain injury turns back your clock. It needs to be reset. One of the ways to reset it is to just go face life and accept what it has to offer. Experiences may be mundane, but they are new to a part of you and they will become like second nature.