December 16 2022 - Day 15 rehab

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So if you read my Day 0 post you will know I am trying to recover my body.

When I started these series of posts, I was struggling to walk far as I had really bad balance. My eyesight was alone very poor so it was difficult to see the pavement.

In just over 2 weeks, I am in much better place. Thank god.

As such, today I ventured out alone on the snowy icy footpaths. It was a real test of my balance but I felt confident. So happy with the progress that I have made in the last few days.

My eyesight is not quite back to normal but I feel more confident seeing to cross the road. The weird buzzing of my nerves has nearly gone too.

Here is a photo of the duck pond that I saw often walk by, covered with ice and snow.

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I decided to create a table for each day's progress because it will help me to see my progression as I recover.

Day	Distance (km)	Time	Notes
1	0.8	00:12:33	Hard work
2	1.12	00:15:07	Walking easier but eyesight restrictive
3	1.7	00:20:20	Feel confident looking down but lose balance looking up
4	2.68	00:31:45	Walkingmore natural but sight still difficult
5	3.25	00:36:32	Balance much better, struggled crossing busy road because of poor eyesight
6	3.25	00:36:05	First walk alone
7	3.78	00:40:47	My nerves are buzzing. 10 min rowing.
8	4.72	00:50:07	Nerves still buzzing
9	4.63	00:52:38	Public interaction in supermarket
10	5.56	01:02:48	Walking feels normalised
11	2.4 (rowing)	16 min	My arms feel stronger
12	3.26 (and 3.0 rowing)	00:43:47 (and 18 min)	Confident walking on snow
13	3.3 (rowing)	20 min	Actually feeling energised, eyesight still annoying
14	0	0	Rowing machine broke 😔
15	2.33	00:28:21	Walking fine alone in the snow