December 24, 2012

A grand expedition

Today I walked out to the Panda Express on Canyon road and bought a large tub of Orange Chicken and a large tub of noodles and carried them home. It's the longest I've walked since I got back from the rehab. Google Earth says it was nearly a mile, round trip.

The big thing I was worried about was crossing Canyon Road, which is 4 lanes. But I did fine; plenty of time to spare.

I am really tired now, and I'm going to feel it tomorrow. But it's good for me to push myself, and I'm walking better than before.

If I can increase my range about another 25%, I'll be able to reach Fred Meyers, the local omnibus store, and the place where my prescriptions get filled.

Posted by: Steven Den Beste in Daily Life at 11:36 AM | Comments (7) | Add Comment
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1 Glad to hear you're more mobile!  Do you stop to rest, or push through the whole round trip in one go?

Posted by: Siergen at December 24, 2012 11:43 AM (Ao4Kw)

2 Congratulations!

Posted by: Pete Zaitcev at December 24, 2012 11:48 AM (RqRa5)

3 I didn't have to stop. Of course, I stopped for a while at the restaurant when I bought my food, but going and returning were straight through.

Posted by: Steven Den Beste at December 24, 2012 12:38 PM (+rSRq)

4 Standing still is more tiring than walking, strangely enough. And there's no where along the way that I can sit down.

Posted by: Steven Den Beste at December 24, 2012 02:26 PM (+rSRq)

5 That is simply awesome news!

Posted by: The Brickmuppet at December 24, 2012 03:05 PM (vp6an)

6 My dad has to use a walker sometimes.  His is a bit different from the typical square aluminum thing.  It's more like two triangular frames on the sides with handles at the top (looks kinda like a Lambda from the side) and there's a seat between them.  The handles have brake levers like a bike, with locking options, and I believe there's a basket underneath.  The wheels are pretty big too.

Posted by: Mauser at December 24, 2012 07:50 PM (cZPoz)

7

I've seen those, and the seat is a nice addition. The walker I used at the rehab was just plain aluminum. I don't have one now because I don't need it.

And once I became able to walk with a cane, I stopped using the walker. It kind of felt like I was graduating to a new level.

I still used the wheelchair, however. That's because they required me to have someone walk with me when I was using the cane, but I could go out in the wheel chair any time I wanted. So I spent a lot of time chugging up and down the halls in the wheelchair, in order to exercise my left arm and hand.

Posted by: Steven Den Beste at December 24, 2012 08:32 PM (+rSRq)

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