Thought I had some potentially bad news last week, but turned out to be not as bad as I was expecting; Still not the best, but working on it. Hoping it won’t be so rough and will be smooth sailing from here on.
This week has been off to a good start, so far. I went to a 1 year old’s birthday partay on Sunday and met a Superbowl champ and got hit on by a 3/4 year old. I checked out some wheelchairs yesterday and got casted today.
Let’s start with the birthday partay…He gave me one of his cookies and told me I was pretty! It’s nice to know that losing your legs and being in a wheelchair doesn’t deter the 4 year olds. In fact, any time the topic of conversation was about me or what happened to me, it was the easiest thing ever. For example…
Lucas: What’s that for? (referring to my wheelchair)
Me: I need this to help me get around.
Lucas: Oh, Ok. (while nodding his head)
-While on the topic of swimming in the summer and playing in the snow this past winter.
Lucas: What did you do in all of the snow?
Me: I was in the hospital all winter so I didn’t get to play in the snow this year.
Lucas: How come? What happened?
Me: I was in an accident so I had to stay in the hospital.
Lucas: Oh, ok.
-After my brother brought out my leg rest.
Lucas: What’s that for?
Me: Sometimes my leg gets tired and I need this to rest it on.
Lucas: Nods head
He was adorable.
And let’s not forget that I met a Superbowl champ…although I think meeting the 4 year old may have topped that meeting!

I went to NYU yesterday for wheelchair clinic, which was essentially window shopping for different wheelchairs. I can’t wait to have my custom wheelchair; This rental is just not cutting it, especially since I’ve seen and sat in what’s out there. Unfortunately, it won’t be for a few more months because I have to wait until I have the prosthetics in order to be able to fully customize the chair. And then once it’s ordered, it will take about 2-3 months to get it in. See pics below for what my chair may look like. These are just demos/floor models..but the red is kinda nice!

I went to my prosthetics place (A Step Ahead) today and was casted. They took molds of my residual limbs so they can make the liners out of them. The liners are what I put on before I put the sockets on. They’ll recast me again for the sockets. The sockets will be what connects my residual limbs to the prosthetics. Casting wasn’t so bad. I never broke anything that needed a cast when I was younger, but it’s essentially the same thing..having your limb paper mached. (The cast doesn’t stay on..it was taken off right after it dried.)

Until the next casting…