Cool Runnings

Yul Brenner: Look in the mirror, and tell me what you see!
Junior Bevill: I see Junior.
Yul Brenner: You see Junior? Well, let me tell you what I see. I see pride! I see power! I see a bad-ass mother who don’t take no crap off of nobody!

It’s amazing what can happen when you are in the right mind set.

I’ve spent the last week getting remedial massage (ohhhh my poor glutes!). I’ve also been sticking to a very strict rehab routine. Everyday I’ve been getting up, stretching, activating muscles, and then going to work. After work, I stretch, activate, and then sprawl on the couch and play Wii DC Heroes (I’m nerdy). Before bed, I continue the routine as I head towards the land of nod.

This structured rehab all comes from my physio’s grand “Results 4 Life” program. It is a rehab program that has been planned for me to complete over the next four months. As we went through his plans for my full recovery, we looked at images and videos of arthroscopes, PAO surgeries, muscle diagrams, and hip diagrams. I’m not faint hearted, but I can’t really deal with blood or bones when they’re not mine. With a white face I watched a video of his final plans for my recovery. It is strange to think that a video of a person hopping made me cringe. I’m all for hopping, skipping and jumping! But the idea of me doing it after having the surgery I have had, is damn frightening! But, if that’s where he wants me to be, then I will get there and hop my way to recovery.

Next week I see the surgeon and face some more music of what news comes from yet another X-ray of my healing hip.

I have a plan to stick to.

I have two weeks recovering on the couch thanks to school holidays.

I have a pear cider in my hand.

I have precautions for what I’m not to do.

I have goals.

I have the right mind set.

Kiss my lucky egg?

Come on Jamaica! It’s bobsled time!