Update

Doing some walking with a cane. I walk like a penguin. I do some walking over the course of a day then my knees and hips rebel and I have to knock it off for a day, or two, or sometimes three. I cannot do long distances but I can notice improvement. I have used crutches once in the last week as I did not trust the surface of a sidewalk enough to use a cane.

There are times when I am taking steps and it feels like one of my femurs is going to break. I know that will not happen as the bones are solid and there is a lot of metal holding them together. It is odd how you second guess yourself. I can feel a few new minor things. When I got up from a seated position I used to have to stand in place for a bit before I felt I was on solid enough footing to take a step. Now I can go from sitting to standing and waiting less to move. Jogging will have to wait until 2027.

Have not been posting much lately . . .

Trying walking unassisted has proven to be a little difficult. I have been concentrating on putting the crutches aside and using a cane. That has been not too bad. The effort over the day has been very tiring and sometimes painful. I have been snatching at every little bit of progress and trying to build on that. If anyone has been wondering where I have been this is what I have been doing.

Elevator Friday - Runnymede, Saskatchewan

Old elevator annex. Thank you to Dale Redekopp. 

More fun with therapists and other tasks

Monday I spent my day at company that was giving me an assessment of my abilities with an occupational therapist. Lots of time being interviewed and lots of paperwork. Then put through my paces physically to see what I can and what I cannot do. Some activities I flat out could not do such as walk heel to toe like they want you to do in a roadside sobriety test. I even got observed how well I can get in and out of my car.

Tuesday was a meeting with the accountant to sign and file my tax return. Taxes do not have to be paid until the end of next month. The government can wait for my money. Checked with a different accountant that is filing my mother’s final tax return. I thought I supplied them with all of the necessary paperwork but no, they want more documentation. I checked my files and I had everything except what they wanted. Somehow that documentation disappeared, or got misplaced, which perplexed me as I do not lose things of that nature. After an intense search I gave up and contacted the lawyer that handled probate and I believe they had the information and I had it sent to the accountant. Of course it could not be that easy. There was a $2,500.00 death benefit paid out by the government which the accountant informed me could, and possibly should, be claimed on my return and my sister’s return. I had just filed my return. I told them to include it on her return. They told me it would be a separate return and it would cost more for generating another return or I could file an amended return to claim it. I ended up telling them to get it done, include it on her return, and bill me.

Wednesday the same therapist came to my residence to see how well I function in my own home. She got to see how well I perform certain daily activities. I will just say that I am still a work in progress. With all this information she will send a report to my lawyer who in return will get a report from someone who will create a report detailing estimated financial damages. Then lawyers will send reams of paperwork between each other before a scheduled mediation meeting coming up on August 13.

Once this is dealt with I will see if I can do something more interesting.

Elevator Friday - On a farm near Wetaskiwin, Alberta

Courtesy Dale Redekopp.