Two weeks since the Stem Cells

It is hard to believe that it has been 2 weeks since Suzie and I were in warm, sunny Mexico.  I talked with her this evening on the way home from work and we both agreed that with all the snow we that we have had in Kansas City and Denver and with the single digit and below zero temperatures, it is time to go back to Tijauana and get me a booster.  J

Things have been going very well.  I get up at 5:10am and spend about 20-30 minutes doing my exercises.  During the night, my legs seem to tighten up a bit in the calves so doing this in the morning stretches them out and gets me ready for the day.

I haven’t seen any huge changes since I have been back home like I did in Mexico.  But I guess that is to be expected.  This disease has gradually done its damage in my body for over 15 years.  So it only comes to reason that I will not see an immediate improvement on everything in just 2 weeks.  I feel like I am getting better with each day, though.  Remember in an earlier post that I said I burned my hand by spilling coffee on it while walking after Sunday Mass?  Well, this past Sunday, I picked up a FULL cup of coffee and walked to the table to sit down and didn’t spill a drop! A small thing?  Yes.  But I was excited about it and share that experience with the people at the table.

I can walk down the stairs now without holding on to the rail if I need to. Michael, my son, came home from college this past weekend to see me.  It was nice of him to think of me and I really appreciated that!  I asked him to take some items downstairs and he did.  I followed with a glass of water and a plastic grocery bag full of items in my right hand and a case of water under my left arm.  When I got to the bottom where Michael was waiting, he stood there with his mouth wide open and said “way to go, Dad!”.  Now, I didn’t go down really fast but 3 weeks ago I couldn’t have even walked down the stairs empty handed without holding on to the railing.  Another small bit of progress.

The other day, I was lounging on the bed watching a basketball game and doing some work on my laptop.  I needed to do something in the other room so I got off the bed and started to walk towards the door when my foot caught the laptop cord that was plugged into the wall.  I stumbled but was able to recover my balance quickly enough that I didn’t fall.  Three weeks ago, I would have tumbled to the ground.  At my age, that sudden stop is really a jolt to the old body and I have had my share of falls over the last several years.  Not falling really amazed me and I had a big smile on my face as I walked into the other room.  Again, just something small that we all take for granted.

These are just a couple of little things that got me excited about my progress and I really look forward to all the next “little things” that will come back into my life.

Again… Thank you to all of you for your continued prayers and financial support!

God Bess!