Monday, April 21 and still moving forward

Another week has gone by and I am still here, breathing on my own. I still have a limp and sore on movement but I am still moving along. I had a guy from work wanted to buy one of my motorcycles this weekend. It was hard for me to get some work on it, but I was able to put it back together. Kick starting it was hard and very painful. I could not even lift enough to help load it. Thank goodness there is a ditch for the truck to back into. It is the little things in life that make you appreciate being here still. I got tried out working in the garage cleaning up some this weekend, too. It is amazing how quickly I tire out. Sometimes I wonder if I will ever be good enough to do some of this stuff. What is strange about this is that my wife knows how I am doing. She realizes by my actions that I can not do most things I used to could do and will come help so often.
The house needed to be washed this weekend and Brea do it for me. She knew I could not and should not do it. Most of it was up high and I knew I couldn't do it. She did a great job on it, but she got tired while doing it. It made a lot of difference in the way things look. It is so great to have people that look out for me like this.
I still have problems at work, too. I ride a bicycle at work a lot but have much pain getting on it. My pelvic area does not like raising my leg up high enough to get over the seat. It hurts to get on it but I can ride as long as I don't try to go too fast. Even using a truck at work hurts to get in and out of. At least my truck has a step board on it so I can get in easier. Some people look at me sort of strangely when it hurts to get in and out. It is hard to explain the pain involved.
I am going to rehabilitation three days a week and I feel like it helps, but am in pain after each session. Some of these exercises hurt when I do them but I have to keep trying them to get better. I will walk up to a machine and have to lower the weight from where it is for others, but I can live with this.
This is how life and God are treating me. Some say I should be angry, but I am glad to be here taking in my far share of air!
Love to you all,
Mark 4/21/08