It’s now been ten months since they took my left foot. Soon it will be the 1 year anniversary and I’m not sure how I feel about that! Here’s a wee snippet of just a few of the key things I have achieved since My amputation.
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#193 Matariki, mind games & a balancing act!
Matariki signals the Māori New Year and has connections with the lunar calendar. From next year it is being added as a New Zealand public holiday for the first time. This week I have been working hard on self belief, getting past mental barriers.. and of course.. still trying to balance (but I have adopted an entirely different approach this time!)
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Today marks seven months since my left leg below the knee amputation and here are the important additions to my list of achievements this month. Plus, I talk about the ‘head game’ challenge of dealing with an acquired disability.
Continue reading “#178 Seven months post amputation: achievement recap”#177 first time outside on a bike with a prosthetic leg!
Let’s be honest here. This is the biggest milestone moment in my whole journey so far. I made it blatantly clear that I wanted to be able to ride my bike again somehow. Now this wasn’t the racing bike, but this wee mountain bike (with all its modifications) will play an absolutely vital role and today was a MASSIVE day. Yes I was absolutely terrified – but I DID IT!
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The bike leg really is a process of trial and error experimentation. So here’s what we are trying and how the first ride on it went.
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