Now that I’m able to walk with the assistance of a hand vs walker, next up: stairs!
I want to focus on exercises that will prep me for when it’s time to go home (*manifesting daily* 🙏🏽). Since my room is on the 2nd story at home, we decided to tackle stairs next. My ankle was very sore that day and I couldn’t understand why bc I moved so freely the day before. Later on, I had a nurse loosen my bandages around my ankle and found so much relief. Now that I know to ask for looser wraps around my ankle, I’m excited to get back to the stairs and put more weight on my feet with reciprocal steps!
I look forward to PT everyday and challenging myself. It’s been so liberating to be able to move after having limited mobility after surgery 3 (2nd round of allograft and removal of infection on left ankle soft tissue) and bed ridden after surgery 4 (1st round of auto graft on left leg).
Thank you all for cheering me on during my road to recovery. It’s not been linear, but I’ve been focusing on small wins everyday to stay positive and determined to heal. A big part of it are the kind messages from you all. So thank you from the bottom of my heart. I dig deep everyday so I can get back behind the wheel to continue to make you all proud ✊🏽
I also wanted to give a big thanks to @road2recovery for helping manage our fundraising which will help us cover our expenses after this devastating accident. I feel so grateful and blessed for all the support thus far. There aren’t enough words to express my gratitude. But please know we are so eternally grateful 🤍
Now that getting out of bed is easier, sitting for meals feels so good. The way that @eric_2am loves and cares for me is above & beyond. The truest example of “in sickness & in health”.
I don’t know what I did to deserve you. But I promise to love you with all my heart in this lifetime and the next 🤍
Thank you @_eileensouk for our delicious steak bowls. We devoured every little bit 😋
She’s walking! 💃🏽 After I stood up for the first time last week, I started walking the next day. It’s been easier to get out of bed with each day that passes and I’m no longer needing additional rescue pain meds to do so. Bless!
My goal is to work on my heel to toe movements, especially in my left where they had to do more surgery on bc of a past infection. We walk longer distances every day and it wipes me out when we’re done with PT but I feel so happy and proud afterwards.
Yesterday. We introduced new balance and coordination foot work and walking with the support of someone and not a walker.
I used to dread facing the pain to get out of bed. Now that my donor sites on my back are healing, I get excited to challenge myself more and more each day so I can get back behind the wheel ✊🏽
Thank you everyone for your continued love and support! It truly means the world to me and helps me push through the toughest of times. I love you all!
Day 1 of Physical Therapy after Surgery 5 was a big one! All 3 appendages are officially in the auto graft/skin grafting phase. It feels like major forward progress.I hadn’t been able to move much since Surgery 3 and was bed ridden after surgery 4, so PT set some goals for me to achieve.
1. Sit at the edge of the bed
2. Stand up with the help of the Sara Steady
Slowly but surely, I started moving and stretching parts of my body that hadn’t moved like this in days. Eventually, I got to the edge of the bed and was able to do some leg exercises. Then the Sara Steady came out. To reach the handles I needed to allow my body to open up. When it came time to stand and I was happy to learn that I did it on my own. My mom told me it reminded her of when I was a baby. We were in the living room as a family and I pulled myself up for the first time using the couch, haha.
It felt so good to stand tall and I’m so happy my parents got to witness it. Big day Tuesday and it’s just the beginning. I am dedicated to working hard to get back behind the wheel ✊🏽
Thank you all for your continued loved and support. It truly means the world to me and helps me push through the tough times 🙏🏽 I love you all 🤍
Hair wash day in the burn ICU 🧖🏽♀️ It had been well over a week since my last hair wash so we took advantage of no wound care in the schedule and washed my hair with the shower cap and dried it with the Dyson Airstrait so I didn’t have to be uncomfortable with wet hair on my pillow. @eric_2am did such a good job and can now add hairstyling to his already extensive resume! Haha 😆
After surgery 4 on Monday, I’ve been struggling with so much pain. Little things like this make such a big difference in giving me some comfort in such an uncomfortable portion of my road to recovery ❤️🩹
Thank you, Eric for being my rock in so many different situations. You are my everything, my world.
Changing up the timeline with a Korean sheet mask self care sesh 🤗
Eric is amazing. These past couple of days in the ICU have been a roller coaster but he always manages to put a smile on my face, even when it seems impossible. I have never questioned how deep his love for me is bc we are one and the same: we are loyal to the soil. But witnessing how deeply he loves and cares for me through this devastating accident in the hospital, I feel so grateful. Thank you Eric for all that you do. I will love you endlessly in this lifetime and the next.
