I saw a lovely lady at the grocery store today wearing the same knee brace, on the same leg that I had injured, that my ortho surgeon had suggested I use. My heart went out to her. The brace was large, heavy looking and ran the length of her leg. She walked quite slow, had a significant limp, and when I greeted her and looked her in the eye, she seemed very unhappy, and kind of........defeated. This all struck me where I live because that so easily could have been me, and would have been me, had I not gotten involved with Merrylee and her compassionate, talented colleagues at Bonavista Physio.
It takes special people to work with cases like mine, week in and week out, investing quality time, giving direction, support and encouragement. I really got that at Bonavista. My quality of life today speaks to their awesome ability to transform, with reasonable client cooperation, of course, a devastating injury into a work of healing.
A big part of what I took away from Bonavista Physio is education. I now know what stretching and strengthening moves to do twice a day, I have learned how to intelligently increase degree of difficulty, when and how to just chill, recognize a flare-up and what to do about it, although - probably due to my physio inspired level of fitness - they are rare. And, funnily enough, when the movements that were specifically designed for my healing get fun, and they did, things get kind of magical. I am actually happier and more fit now than I was before my knee injury. As part of my rehabilitation, I started walking 10-15 min a day, and now go for 35-50 min walks (although the other day I hit 63 min, just sayin') 6 days a week. I have lost about 50 pounds in the process, and friends, in all honesty, all of this simply would not have happened without the awesome direction and support I got at Bonavista Physio.
As I left the grocery store, walking happily and easily in the sunshine, I realized just how lucky I am. I mean, I frolic now, for reals. Bonavista Physio, and all who bring their efforts to it, are a permanent part of my ongoing healthiness and happiness. GOOD JOB PEOPLE!
Sincerely,
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