"Shoulda Been Here Yesterday"

Once again I've gone for far too long without updating my blog. I'm finally walking again after my January accident. Being non-weight bearing was boring, to say the least, and pretty frustrating. More waiting than I would care to do. Since I've gotten free from my wheelchair, however, the pace picked up very quickly. I began walking again just in time for final exams. Once all of my studying was done and exams had ended, I began working for the summer as an engineering intern.

The summer has been a blur since work started; I can't believe that just about a month ago, I was finishing up the remainder of my final exams. More significantly, it's been just over five whole months since I broke my leg. I'm still experiencing tightness and pain in my knee, and I've become a human barometer. I've regained my entire range of motion, however, and I continue to feel just a little better every day. I've been trying to swim as often as I can in the mornings, and when I do manage to make it to the pool, I'm very proud of my workouts. I've swam as far as a half of a mile some mornings, and I've begun mixing in some deep-water "running" workouts using floatation belts. The past week and a half, my workouts have been hampered by morning stiffness. It has returned with a vengance some mornings, and has devilishly coaxed me into talking myself out of working out. I'm afraid that I might be flaring up, as my back started to act up two days ago and I noticed heel pain that had been long gone, but most certainly not forgotten. This strange early June weather may be to blame as well, with the storms, fluctuating temperatures and the damp nights. Hopefully I can persevere through the pain and continue my workouts until the soreness subsides.

I have work tomorrow morning, and I'm going to swim beforehand; I won't let my morning soreness get me this time. I need this for myself. I hope to begin updating more regularly as time allows, and I apologize for the long hiatus between posts.

Stay positive and stand tall!

-Tim