Self-pity
Rehab is lonely
Being injured, different, damaged is lonely
My body doesn't work right
My body doesn't trust itself
My ankle is so swollen I can't see the bony parts
My knee looks deformed where the bone was crushed and reconstructed
I can't explain what this feels like, nobody knows it but me
I can't bend my leg into the "butterfly" stretch
I can't straighten my leg completely
It takes a really long time just to gain a few millimeters of extension when stretching
My foot is pronating in a new, weird way
I don't want to take another step
I have so much to do and I have to pace myself, I can't do it all right now
I'm done for today
I get to start again tomorrow, I'll be stronger then
What should I do for self care?
Refresh
Refresh
Hang in there, my friend. Glad you're giving yourself permission to pace yourself and to not have to do it all right now, and most importantly, to do what YOU need to to do refresh.
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