Quite honestly, Susan, it was demoralizing for a few weeks when I was reduced to riding in a wheel chair for my ‘short walks’ to the clinic daily. I remember not even being able to stand up at the desk to grab the sign-in clip board for a couple days. But that then became a stamina goal…one of many including weaning off the chair rides. I’d ride for a ways, then push it for support until I could waddle with just holding my arm and then, fierce independence! 😅 I kept the chair in my hotel suite ‘just in case’ for another month and then had a Rocky moment of returning the chair and running up the flight of stairs in the main Gonda building without getting winded!
I know you’re not familiar with that building but for someone who was bedridden and weak at the start of the adventure, it was quite a feat! So you may have some weak moments ahead too but just keep persevering and they’ll be behind you in no time! Here are my Rocky Balboa moments in photos. 😉