We are moving on to socket #6, still trying to figure out how to best make a bike leg and I have another temporary wheelchair upgrade!
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De-stress your (and my!) life: step 1!
A very big focus for me at the moment is to deal with the mental and emotional side of the trauma involved in losing a leg (and it actually being someone’s fault). To that end I have a regular appointment with a psychologist. In addition to that I also have a regular appointment with an occupational therapist who is helping me manage the rest of my life, sleep (or lack of), pacing and fatigue. The last time I recorded a video blog I set some goals for myself, and one of them was to slow down and be ok with that. It was me doing that very thing that caused me to happen upon a book that, so far, is possibly one of the best books I have read in a long time (and I have only just started it!)
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When a journey is as massive as recovering from losing a limb, I can assure you it’s tough on the mind, you simply can’t stop thinking about the mountain ahead. So, on my ‘make a new life not rebuild the old one’ theme.. I’m celebrating small wins. And I would love to also hear yours?
Continue reading “#185 Positivity pants: celebrating the small wins”#184 Pondering life: how to alter self expectation?
When I was told I needed to re-invent myself completely differently I had no idea that I would find it so mentally and emotionally challenging. Sport WAS my life. So how do I change my expectations?
Continue reading “#184 Pondering life: how to alter self expectation?”#183 A day in the life: new tattoo & rant alert
OMG it’s been a challenging day.. both mentally and physically. However, I now have a new tattoo to replace the one I lost when I had my leg chopped off.
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