Working hard

Finally, a post with all good news! My issues from last week have been resolved and I’m back on track with my physical and occupational therapy.

I’m a patient at one of the best day rehabilitation centers in the country — RIC at Ravenswood Hospital.  I have a lot of work to do and I’m very lucky to be under the care of some of the most amazing therapists to help me regain my strength.

I’m treating my rehabilitation like a full-time job and putting in 110 percent.  At the end of every day I leave the facility absolutely exhausted — but thrilled about each tiny accomplishment that all that hard work is resulting in.  

The therapy center is not a very cheerful place and sometimes it can be difficult to keep a positive attitude. I look around at the other patients and I see how much worse things could have been for me.  

I don’t know how or why I am progressing at such a miraculous pace and why so many other patients are not — but I just try to smile and encourage them to keep working hard and believe that anything is possible.

I have never worked harder at anything in my life and I have never been as determined as I am now to get better. I now truly believe that anything IS possible.

I have the most unbelievable support system and for that I am extremely thankful. 

I will continue working hard to make everyone thinking of me – proud of me too. To be honest, I had no idea I had it in me and have learned a lot about myself throughout this entire process.

More on that in another post. Until then — I sign off again apologizing for not being able to respond to each of your calls, emails and letters individually. I know it won’t be long before I get to speak, email, hang out and play-date with you all again.