I walked again today at the Mall with Jerald, my prothesist, and he wants me to be able to stand on leg and balance. It is hard and scary but I can do it while standing on my real leg without holding on to anything!!!! Before I could never do that! Now he wants me to be able to balance on my Prosthetic leg.....Much more scary and difficult. Jerald wants me to be able to do it with just having one finger on a wall. This is incredibly arduous but I already said that....Sorry..... I can do it somewhat but with practice, I will be able to do it and eventually he argues I will be able to do it without holding on to any thing. Time will tell.
As I walked today my flow and gate have improved dramatically over the last time that we were together. I am getting better and better in not hesitating as I take a step with my artificial leg;moreover my real side is improving too in terms of not lifting up on my rignt side as I take a step with my prosthetic side. And I am getting a heal strike with my real foot and my real foot is not turn out nearly as much before so it looks normal as I step. I am getting much more relaxed as I walk and I am doing it now pretty much without thinking. WOW!!! Thank you so much Jerald.
This is Jennifer Marx - formerly Jennifer Cripe! I was one of your speech therapists more than six years ago in Florida. I googled you trying to get in contact with you wondering what you've been up to and came across your blog as well as your book! Congrats Mr. author! Send me an email at jenslpfsu@verizon.net!
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