… and out of the wheelchair! It’s been a while since I
sent an update. I relinquished the
wheelchair and crutches in September, and walked a 5k in Walla Walla in
October! YAY! We also walked a 5k this past weekend and we had our best elapsed
time ever -- 59 minutes and 14 seconds. Under an hour! That bested our previous best
time by about 5 minutes. We’re going to
do one more 5k in December, and then we’ll see what’s in store for next year. I
don’t know that I’ll be able to match 59:14, but walking without pain is its
own reward. ;-)
Every once in a while my knee gets unhappy, but for the
most part it’s doing really well. I still get a twinge going up stairs now and
then, but not at the spot where I had the stress fracture. My physical therapist
said that the muscles around my knee were a little tight and atrophied, and
that might be causing the problem. He taught me how to not walk like a duck (I’m
still working on that one) and I’m walking about 3 times a week for about 40
minutes to keep walking so I don’t re-injure myself when I go to walk 3 miles.
I hope this finds you all well - have a wonderful holiday
season!!
Blessings,
Kristin
2 comments:
Make sure you have good arch support in your shoes. My knees stopped popping when I ditched the poor arch support for my flat feet.
So proud and happy for you Kristin. Having watched my mom recover from knee surgery, several times, I know how hard you have to work.
Keep up the good fight, and I hope to see you and several other Boeing friends sometime in the near future.
We hope you and Bill have an amazing Thanksgiving.
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