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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 31/08/2008 (6221 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
My column returns to the Free Press September 1.(WELL. ACTUALLY, THE SPIRIT IS WILLING BUT THE FLESH IS WEAK. MY DOCTOR TOLD ME TO TAKE A FEW MORE DAYS. SORRY ABOUT THAT. LR August 31) I’m coming back to work slowly and just part-time. I’m healing but I still need a lot of naps, my handy cane and a lot of understanding. I work in a newsroom so …. It’s been a long and humbling summer. The accident was sudden and the results devastating. My doctor told me it would take six months to fully recover. I went from being unable to sit and moved to a hospital bed; left the Grace and came home to a hospital bed in my living room. From there, I went into a wheelchair so I could be taken out for “walks”. This city is absurdly inaccesible for walkers and wheelchairs (but more on that in a future story).It took a few weeks but I transitioned to a walker and, finally, a cane. The day I was finally able to get back to Reh-Fit and start working out again seemed like a miracle. I’m trying to get there everyday because healing is my full-time job. It’s really hard work but I’m determined to prove my doctors wrong.It’ll be nice to be back. Hope you all enjoyed your summers.