Last summer Judy and I participated in the Transplant Games held in Madison, WI. It was an amazing experience and I am so glad we were able to take part. I bowled and swam and Judy bowled. We didn't win any medals but we did win emotional ones. I challenged myself to compete. I trained hard with a swimming coach and bowling coach and hours upon hours of practice. Odd to say but one footed with a double transplant, I was probably in the best shape I had been in since my mid twenties.
I am going to be getting another prosthetic in a few weeks now. The wonderful benefit of getting out of a wheelchair and back in the world of the walking is losing the weight I gained. I still could lose a few more pounds but to be honest I am not worried about it. But the weight loss has caused my existing prosthetic to become too loose and I am adding more and more socks to keep it fitting properly. This is a good problem to have.
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| Walking the Grand Canyon |
I have also let my hair go salt and pepper and keep it very short. I love it. I am happy with who I am and what I have accomplished so far. There is still much work to be done and I will always be a work in process. But now I am not defined by my abilities physically I am being defined but what I do in spite of them.
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| Transplant Games, Judy and I and Larry Hagman. |
