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Posted 2017-08-27T15:46:36Z

Prep Time

My legs are still figuring things out as I prepare to start the school year with students this week, but Virgil and Beatrice are getting more used to longer days of work. I'm super fortunate to still have a measure of flexibility in my schedule, and I did my best to take care of my tight calves last week without slacking off. Anja worked me hard at physio Wednesday by helping me with makeshift candlesticks. I had flashbacks to middle school PE where we had to lay down in rows and stick our feet straight in the air. I'm not able to make the motion on my own, but Anja held my legs up as I worked my core to lift my butt in the air. [...]

Posted 2017-08-20T18:02:44Z

Ready, Set, Spasm

I started work last week with some meetings and all staff conference where I got to hear some awesome testimonies of the new staff members. Four years ago I stood in front of the BFA staff and shared the miracle of my own journey to BFA. Now I'm sharing this journey to walk again as I get ready for students to return in less than two weeks. [...]

Posted 2017-08-13T16:49:57Z

Part of Your World

Let me first say, I'm amazed people pay any attention to me. I mean, from my perspective, sure, there is loads going on with me, but from a global scale, there is madness demanding attention elsewhere. It's really hard for me to write this update in light of the heartbreak in the news, and yet, I can't avoid the longing to keep people praying for me and up to date on my ongoing recovery. [...]

Posted 2017-08-06T19:30:23Z

Rest Well

I honestly did very little this week, so feel free to reread last week's entry and remember the extreme exhaustion I was recovering from. I had minimal social interactions, kept my feet up most of the week, and did my best to return to a semblance of physical routine. I successfully managed to walk around the fire house each day except for Wednesday when I went to therapy and Anja found my body had become one giant stiff mass from lack of movement. [...]