Reunited, and it feels so good....
Just kidding. It didn't really feel all that great, but I did it anyway.
That's right, I took the walker out for a spin this morning. (Something I hadn't done since last Thursday night's walk.) I tell you what, getting sick on top of recovering from surgery was not a good idea. (Like I planned it.) I've been so tired and weak that walking from my recliner to my kitchen sink and back would wind me, so I called it quits on the walking for a while. But yesterday afternoon I started to breathe a little bit easier, and when I woke up this morning, I thought I'd see if I was up to a little walk down the block.
It turns out that I was. (Sorta.) Mom and I walked our almost-a-mile walk, and I did it in just over 30 min. (I know that still sounds pathetic to most of the free world, but I'm telling you that it used to take an hour to walk that route, so I'm considering it a win. Esp after having been able to nothing but sit/lie still since Friday of last week.)
And yes, this is a new/different walker than I've had in years past. As you may recall, that walker had a few... uhm... issues. Having to replace the tennis balls on a regular basis being one of them. The morning after I came home from the hospital (one month ago today, thankyouverymuch), Mom and I went for a walk around the grounds at my apartment complex and my walker was ALL OVER THE PLACE. (Seriously. It wouldn't drive in a straight line. One end seemed a little higher than the other. The wheels kept sticking.) On our way back to my apartment, she said "Let's put Dad on a new walker before he leaves town". And so we did. And what a beaut this new walker is, with her wire basket, 8 inch wheels and metallic red paint... I love her! (Don't get me wrong, I'm looking forward to being walker-free in the next two weeks, as I prepare to go back into the real - working - world... at least part time, but I have love-love-LOVED having this new walker!) Having four (count them, 8 inch) wheels instead of two itty-bitty wheels and tennis balls has been such a blessing.
Thanks, Mom & Dad, for buying me such a sweet ride! ... When I was 37 and needed a new walker. ... You're the best!
