All hail physical therapists! I broke my leg 7 weeks ago. Freed from bed this week. Went to PT and said “my leg feels like a wet noodle, like it’s barely part of me.” They nodded and had me do a bunch of stuff. After an hour, I was walking. Still on crutches if outside but it’s a lot of progress.
Currently reading: Circling the Sun by Paula McLain 📚
Currently reading: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout 📚
Currently reading: A Woman of the Iron People by Eleanor Arnason 📚
Finished reading: Creation by Katherine Govier 📚excellent novel featuring Audubon in Labrador in 1833. Poetic, evocative and poignant, describing an Earth that no longer exists.
Finished reading: The Perfectionists by Simon Winchester 📚Excellent non-fiction about the history of precision manufacturing. Much more interesting than that might seem!
I broke my tibial plateau in January. I’m still non-weight-bearing after nearly 6 weeks. I’ve begun physical therapy. I expect to be weight-bearing in one more week.
What are some strategies for getting back to full strength and especially being able to run again? I’d love to hear your experience, 🏃♀️
Quit reading: The Covenant of Water (Oprah’s Book Club) by Abraham Verghese 📚too much plot not enough interesting writing
Currently reading: Creation by Katherine Govier 📚
Finished reading: My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout 📚after much delay, finally finished this one. I appreciate the realism but don’t love her books.
Currently reading: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese 📚
Currently reading: The Perfectionists by Simon Winchester 📚
Finished reading: True Biz by Sara Novic 📚a good read.
Finished reading: The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf 📚Wonderful! Alexander von Humboldt takes his rightful place in the naturalist heavens.
Quit reading: The Bee Sting by Paul Murray 📚
Quit reading: The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian 📚
Currently reading: True Biz by Sara Novic 📚
Finished reading: Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson 📚Excellent, dreamy novel about life in the modern world. Poignant without being maudlin.
Currently reading: The Bee Sting by Paul Murray 📚
Finished reading: The Odyssey by Homer (translated by Emily Wilson) 📚I enjoyed this translation.
Finished Reading American Mermaid by Julia Langbein 📚Another silly novel, supposedly about wealth and privilege but mostly just silly.
Currently reading: The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian 📚
Currently reading: Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson 📚
Finished reading: The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen 📚Ugh. Sort of a romance novel with a bit of Alice Hoffman-esque magic, but overall pretty silly.
Well, one of us is enjoying my broken leg. 11 more days until I can get out of bed and try putting weight on it. But who’s counting?
