A happy update:

At my doctor’s appointment yesterday, I received a lot of great news! The trauma ortho surgeon assessed my left ankle and took an X-ray of my right leg determining that I could transition to walking full time. Previous to now, I had only been allowed to walk up to 20 feet with a walker and was mostly dependent on a wheelchair. I was fitted for a carbon fiber brace to help my left leg with dorsiflexion and will use that and the walker for a few more weeks; my lower leg muscles are going to take a while to strengthen and walk without aid. However, the improvement I’ve seen in the past two weeks alone is dramatic. My next appointment isn’t for another six weeks, and, in the meantime, I’ll continue daily physical therapy. 

Overall, I am relieved and grateful for baby steps towards ‘normalcy’. I am so thankful for my physical therapist who has pushed me and has been the catalyst for such quick improvement. And I continue to be grateful for all of your love and support. It gives me a lot of strength when physical therapy is not the most fun.