Tragedy can strike in an instant, recovery requires patience. One thing I learned after my fall is that it doesn’t take but a second to injure oneself, but building back one takes time and work. My therapist gave me some good advice at my last session. He told me that each time I started the…
Acceptance
As we mature when learn to accept certain aspects of life. When the doctors told me that I would never play football again, and my NFL prospects had been cut short. it took me a good while to accept what I knew to be true. The other night I thought of the many times that…
Spiritual PT
I wrote a wonderful Pew right before bed. Too bad I didn’t put it down on paper ( I wrote it in my head). I’ve been trying to resurrect it all morning to no avail. Hopefully it will come back. So you are stuck with a random thought I had. After my fall, I spent…
Are You Receptive?
The word “receptive” has more meaning than being open or open-minded. You see, hear, taste, or feel something and you take it in. One of the many things I love about Suzy is she is receptive. She takes in a new word, an article in the NY Times, or a work of art and it…
Another’s Shoes
The rehab hospital where I go is brand new and state-of–the-art. It is full of patients who are learning to walk again, using their upper body, and overcoming loss of mental faculties due to strokes. Many are confined to wheel chairs or using walkers. I was confined for a short period of time and have…