How can someone who doesnt know the ropes insist that his way is better?
How can someone who cannot even cook insist that this way of cleaning veges is wrong and impossible?
How can someone who knows it in the head to not judge says the very opposite of what is known?
The tongue is sharper than a two edged sword.
I can sit longer now :) to about 3 hours each time.
Been actively coloring and cutting pictures for the children in the kindergarten. Feels useful after doing nothing for 2 months
Went for my first dimsum after operation. :) and my second dimsum too :) Thank god for answering prayers. Was craving for fried sui gao, and was allowed to eat it during my second round of dimsum.
Tried doing a squat! and succeeded :)
Can bend down to take things now :) with a little aid of holding something so that i can balance my weight
Breakthrough in my limits! Thank god.
Started Saturday with a joy ride to church. Took a different route but it was filled with road bumps and affected the limit of my back. Was out of breath before we reached church.
Took a small break in church, and make the whole way back :) Thank god!
Rested and cooked lunch, managed to make another trip to Mydin in the neighbourhood to get some ingredients. My first trip to a supermarket :) Another breakthrough, thank god! It feels different having other people around me besides only my family or those in my house. Had a slight fear of people knocking into me.
Saturday night went out for dinner at Subang Parade :) Managed to walk from the carpark to the restaurant, carefully choosing the shortest route to minimize the distance. Managed to sit throughout dinner and walk back to car in carpark :)
Happy to eat out and have my favourite salmon sushi finally. :) 8 weeks back i was at the exact same place eating and able to sit and walk normally. So much have changed in 8 weeks. Walking slower than normal still garnered so many people looking at me like im an invalid. No difference from renting a wheelchair from the mall and be wheeled around. Walking around aided compared to walking around normally, makes me feel really grateful for being able to walk around still. At least i still have the opportunity to walk and be alive. Thank god.
Went to church service finally!!! Had to bring a pillow to rest my back. It helps to cushion the pain :) Had lunch out too, dimsum for the first time :)
Walking speed in public is slow, very slow. Do not have the confidence to walk alone yet. have to hold on to someone else’s hand.
Week 8 passed rather quickly. Started holding colour pencils for the first time after a long time. first day of coloring was tough. Couldnt tell my hand’s strength and ended up with 3 blisters all around my right hand the next day. Thank god for constant improvement of strength and coloring as days went pass. :)
Went for round 2 of sakae sushi too :) This time was on Wednesday, the speed of walking got faster. However, could have walked too much the same day, lower back and pelvic area was sore before we reached home
The numbness along the pelvic bone has gradually reduce, now i can feel touch slowly along the wound.
Wound resistance to touch has improved too. Can now use bathing soap to rub over back’s wound lightly.
I cant run, so i hide under the shell
I cant shout back, so i stay silent
I cant go up, so i keep myself occupied
Warning : Daily tortoise moments increases chances of social learning and causes mental diseases.
I can climb the stairs at home to go upstairs!! The look of everyone upstairs when they saw me half way up the stairs was priceless!
Watched a clip on dance. started off being very excited thinking i can do these steps too. halfway through the clip, suddenly i remembered that i wont be able to do more than half of the steps anymore in my life. my heart sank.
Went out to church for another joy ride :) Managed to make it to church and back non stop sitting in the rear passenger seat.
Wanted to go to church for service but couldnt make it, legs were aching from the ride the day before.
:) Been busy coloring pictures that starts with all alphabets and cutting them out with their labels.
Good physiotherapy for my fingers to recover their original strength, and also a good time filler while i recuperate before going back to work
Thinking of how the kids will be using these pictures brings a smile to my face :) This is better than having chocolates to make me happy
Thank god for giving me the motivation to push through. There are days when i felt like taking my own sweet time, days when i took a total rest from coloring and cutting pictures out.
Today was a miracle :) Had about 12 more pieces of pictures to cut and 6 more pieces to color and cut. My prayer this morning was to have strength to cut as many a possible, if possible i want to finish all of them today. Prayer of faith, knowing my back’s tolerance to sitting on the chair.
Its now lunch time, and i have 6 pieces left to color and cut, then this task is completed :) im excited to push through for the rest of the day. Can start on a different task tomorrow :)
Decided why not keep a few blog post for what i’ve been through the past one and a half months :) For remembrance and also to encourage others with same spinal bend as me.
Good news is, i went out for my first dinner! Had KFC within the neighborhood. Zinger burger tasted like freedom!
Went out for a joy ride to church! The journey to and fro is about 1 hour. Managed to sit on the rear passenger seat without standing for a whole hour! Was rather skeptical on how my body will react to the uneven Malaysian roads, but thank God all went well :) Left hand was rather sore because i was holding on to the bottom of the seat too tight :p
I choose to follow the current of the river. It goes by one direction. Rowing the boat upstream is a tough job.
And its now quiet.
Avoid this topic, but it came up on its own. I didnt go anything this time.
God, have your way.
