02-18-25 Walkin’ Papers
Ashlée picked me up and brought me for my postop appointment where I got an x-ray to prove that I was good to start bearing weight again. Dr. Vaile said over the next six weeks. I should try to bear half my weight with crutches using the air cast, and then when I was able to use the air cast and walk, no problem, without crutches, I could take the air cast off and Put on a good ankle supporting boot and begin walking and once I could walk comfortably, I would be able to drive
I was brought back to work where I got a lot done and was terribly shocked by, but not so shocked by the resignation of Steve our president of Fisher Peak performing Artists.
I know he was under a lot of stress and under a lot more stress once both Elva and I did not accept another term. The hard part will be for both of us to just walk away with no regrets. We are both put five or six years into this society, blood sweat and tears, and it will be hard to watch it fail. One would like to think they are not indispensable, but I do know that Steve and I have been the backbone of the organization as far as picking up all the little things that are dropped by others. it will be painful if we don’t see it succeed in spite of our absence.
I was brought home and decided to switch to my crutches, but it became obvious in short order that I could walk in my air cast, and would just carry along the crutch in case. The hard part is wearing the air cast in the house all the time. I’m so used to taking it off when I get indoors and now I really can only take it off when I go to bed or shower.
The time now will be building up my calf muscles again so that I can move to just footwear. and of course it’s still complicated that I need to arrange rides because I can’t drive yet. At least now we only have to worry about fitting in a crutch, not my scooter. 
triumphgal 