Friday, June 21, 2019

I lost the ability to walk....

As the title says, last Monday I lost the ability to walk. My legs just gave out under me and I couldn't get up. I spent 8 days in the hospital doing tons of tests and got home at the beginning of this week. We still don't know what happened to cause the issues with my legs, but we know what it is not. I am able to do what I call "shuffle-walking" now, which is me shakily moving without lifting my feet while someone steadies me and helps hold me up. My mom is about to buy a wheelchair online and we'll go from there. We are all hoping that with sturdy braces and physical therapy that we can get me walking again, and we think it will happen. I might not be able to walk "normally" for some time, or possibly ever again, but if I can walk unassisted I'll be happy. I've had a pronounced limp for some time, and on bad days my right leg was already dragging somewhat, so I don't care if my walking looks funny. I just want to be able to function better. Functioning better right now means making my house more accessible, so that is what we're working towards.