Claulispp

Still hanging, if only so so Learning to type with just one hand is ever too slow, Think it is time. It is time to go. Been working with Suess Can't you really tell tell Maybe next time, she says With a Rebel, yell yell

Yeah! Mini-1 done!

Posted this in Introductions, but wanted it in challenge) Well here goes. . . time to stop lurking It was a gorgeous, New England, September afternoon. The kind of day with a little bit of snap to the air, leaves starting to change, and brilliant sunshine was the day my life took a sharp turn. My boss and I were returning to our office after a meeting at the corporate office. I was driving with my left hand out the window, playing in the breeze. ACCIDENT: car rolled, hand was still out the window, (warning: gore ahead) the top of my hand and lower arm were scraped off in what is called a deglovement injury, no skin, no muscle, no tendons, nothing left bone. Luckily, only 3 fractures. Today, my treatment team and I decided that the attempts and strategies for rebuilding weren't going to be productive. We have gone from repair to rehab. I have some, although weak and very limited, movement in wrist, fingers, and thumb. Life almost seven months later: lonely without work, frustrating learning to adapt and figure out how to do things differently, and grieving some of my old activities MAIN QUEST: Develop the strength and skills to return to kayaking, camping and gardening without any human assistance or interference. Six weeks: Maintain Paleo food choices a minimum of 6 days a week (I have "been Paleo" for just over a year, but too much comfort food is back in my life) Strengthen hand enough to pick up a gallon of milk Daily complete one whole body fitness activity: walk, core work, leg strength. . . other activities as I make adaptations It is too easy to feel like a victim, give in to my current limitations, and to completely isolate myself. This challenge will challenge those beliefs and help me break free from the idea of disability.

Well here goes. . . time to stop lurking It was a gorgeous, New England, September afternoon. The kind of day with a little bit of snap to the air, leaves starting to change, and brilliant sunshine was the day my life took a sharp turn. My boss and I were returning to our office after a meeting at the corporate office. I was driving with my left hand out the window, playing in the breeze. ACCIDENT: car rolled, hand was still out the window, (warning: gore ahead) the top of my hand and lower arm were scraped off in what is called a deglovement injury, no skin, no muscle, no tendons, nothing left bone. Luckily, only 3 fractures. Today, my treatment team and I decided that the attempts and strategies for rebuilding weren't going to be productive. We have gone from repair to rehab. I have some, although weak and very limited, movement in wrist, fingers, and thumb. Life almost seven months later: lonely without work, frustrating learning to adapt and figure out how to do things differently, and grieving some of my old activities MAIN QUEST: Develop the strength and skills to return to kayaking, camping and gardening without any human assistance or interference. Six weeks: Maintain Paleo food choices a minimum of 6 days a week (I have "been Paleo" for just over a year, but too much comfort food is back in my life)Strengthen hand enough to pick up a gallon of milkDaily complete one whole body fitness activity: walk, core work, leg strength. . . other activities as I make adaptationsIt is too easy to feel like a victim, give in to my current limitations, and to completely isolate myself. This challenge will challenge those beliefs and help me break free from the idea of disability.