Reunion at EagleRidge and the Terry Fox Run

Yesterday, we had a reunion at EagleRidge Hospital for the patients in E1B - my home for the better part of three months. Not only was it a chance for the nursing, physio, speech-language, and occupational therapy people to see how everyone was making out, but for the patients themselves to get some sense of progress. After seeing many of the patients I was in the "big house" with, I have to admit that my progress is extraordinary. I really have no obvious deficits (until I talk or walk a long ways).

We did the Terry Fox Run yesterday (I walked) for about 5km. We had about 15 of our friend over for coffee, donuts and muffins before the run (our place is within 500m of the start). I still hit that wall at about 3km, and the last 2km home were awful for our friends to watch. But - I did make it on my own two feet, and within a couple of hours of finishing, the walking was more-or-less back to normal.