First day of pounding at Project Walk "PW"

Hello all from sunny California...a balmy 30+ today again. I had my first day of assessment at Project Walk today and everything went great! They worked me hard and then worked me hard...er! Should be quite the experience. 

Here are a couple pics of me working out this morning and a pic of driving up the coast! 

Chat with you soon!

The last walk at Wascana

Wednesday April 23rd was my last day at Wascana. A good day, but a sad day! We did manage to get one last walk in to give us all an idea of where I have succeeded to in the last 9 months and sets a benchmark for the next step for me.

Take a look...

Adios to Wascana and hellllllooooo California! (haha its 32 degrees today)

The planned escape... in slow motion!

It appears that my time has come to really take that next step along this journey.  I will be moving out of Wascana Rehab and into the comforts of home with mom and family.  Some 280 days of intensity, achievement, perseverance and friendship thus far will not end, it is the continuance of my life relearning and re-teaching my body to do what I want and need it to do.  

The initial plan as of next Saturday, April 26 is to catch a plane to california, to attend a specialized spinal chord rehab facility for two months of continued ass kickings.  At "Project Walk", I, along with numerous family members, will be learning and further developing my potential. 

Pool therapy has been very successful in my rehab and below is my 2nd attempt to escape my session early that day.  The first ended quicker than expected, the warm water got the best of me and need I say more.... stretching session anyone?

A short afternoon jaunt...

We have stepped up the intensity of walking recently to two sessions a day, a walk in the morning and then a brief jaunt in the afternoon. I have added video below of one of the most recent afternoon sessions. I won't however, tell you about the most recent 'floor' exercises I was trying out this week... lets just say - if you are going to fall, do it with style.  Not to worry though, it turned into a learning experience - I never realized I could do my stretches on the ground - who needs an adjustable bed anyways!  

Here is the latest afternoon jaunt in the parallel bars.  Enjoy!

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