Moscow Journey-December 11, 2014

    I continue to use the wheelchair (lent to us by a close friend) and I walk with my back bent like a 95 year old.  On the bright side:  I've lost 24 pounds since I weighed in the second day in Russia.  For how many years have I fought to lose weight?  Of course, when I weighed 123  pounds in high school, I thought I was fat!  In any case, I now weigh what I weighed four years ago when M.S. Came back into my life.  I can't enjoy the fact that I've lost weight because I'm so inactive that nothing is toned.  I just live on the belief that I will heal, begin to walk normally again, and my fractures will heal.  Here's where my faith in God comes into play.

Moscow Journey- December 2, 2014

     I saw the orthopedist today, and the pelvic fracture is"healing nicely".  He saw no signs of another fracture, so I guess all my pain, whining, and complaints are in vain.  I told him about having difficulty straightening my left leg and problems in walking. The doc explained that using the wheelchair and sitting too much causes the problems I'm having with my left leg, BUT he cautioned about being too enthusiastic about walking!  Soooooo, I need to walk to keep my leg limber, but I must be careful not to overdo it!  I need to use my level of discomfort to determine how much is too much.  I am grateful to know I have no new fractures.