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See! Life beyondâ?¦

Written by Alex on Tuesday, June 6, 2006

One of the main concerns my mom had when I told her about my feelings and what I needed to do was how active I will be, or can be afterward. I have to say, Iâ??ve also had more than a few thoughts on that my selfâ?¦.

We do competitions, what Iâ??m not going to say except that we are fairly good at what we do. But the other day when my mom had one I was able to give her part of her answer. I didnâ??t say much but I know the more she sees the better we will both feel.

To explain, one team of competitorsâ?? lead captain was an older woman who alternated between a walker and a wheelchair. I know her husband was the muscle of the duo, but nothing we have is really heavy enough that I canâ??t handle it one handed and have a crutch in the other.

The second person was a guy with a leg brace similar to mine. I mentioned it to mom and to my surprise, she said she had already been looking at it to see how it fit and worked. Score!!! Mom was already thinking ahead and trying to figure out how to help later. This I feel is a good thing, one more hurdle behind.

I know some will say I am wanting to have my cake and eat it too, switching arbitrarily between crutching and wheeling, but I think it will help with believability. Good days, bad days. But I also have to work with the wishes and needs of the one person I can trust as well as the wishes and needs of my own self. The more I can show what can be done by others then the more I can do after without worrying mom.

Yes it seems I am accommodating anotherâ??s wishes, but that is simply the way things have to be done for now. Itâ??s a give and take thing. The more I give now the more I will be able to get later.

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