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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by MX247[/i] [br]The dictionary defines the word miracle as an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause. In other words a miracle is when someone wins the lottery, a miracle is when your girlfriend decided she won’t dump you even though you forgot your 3 week anniversary, a miracle is when that new set of graphics goes on your bike without a single air bubble… As some of you may know I have recently switched to a new physical therapist and location closer to home. We work hard every session, but instead of working hard jumping curbs, transferring in and out of my chair, or pushing my wheels up and down hills….we work hard to walk. When I walk again I have a new goal. I plan to be a professional cyclist, you see I am currently riding a stationary bike, at 4 RPH…yes I said RPH…that is 4 revolutions per hour. Don’t laugh now, they always said that tortoise wins the race, and I plan to put the theory to the test. We play catch to work with my abs and sitting up straight. The ball is a little orange ball with a smiley face. Did your mother ever tell you not to judge a book by its cover? Well don’t ever judge a ball by it’s size. This cute little ball weighs nothing less than 3 pounds, and feels slightly less than delightful when you decide to be “butter-fingers” with it. I was given a electrical stimulator which I attach to my legs to work the muscles and prepare to walk. However while building muscle, it also turns any frown upside down…simply apply sticky pads one to each cheek, and apply high electrical current….personal experience will tell you that I have never hurt worse, or smiled bigger. I am also strapped into a what appears as a faulty parachuting device, and suspended from a frame where I stand with a walker and attempt time after time to hold myself up. Today I tried something new, I got onto my hands and knees to stretch out my back muscles. My therapist said to me, “Now, don’t get discouraged, I’m not expecting anything major YET, but just try crawling backwards.” “Sure, why not,” I thought to myself. I slowly looked down at my legs, the legs that once ran the high school mile, the legs that once stood me tall to hug my family, the legs that once took me around talking to my friends while walking the track…the legs that once….and at that very moment my right leg lifted, slid back, and sat down….and then the left leg lifted, slid back, and sat down…. I take back what I said, a miracle is not when someone wins the lottery, a girlfriend forgives her boyfriend, or you get bubble free graphics…a miracle is when a kid who was once told he would never walk again, who would never get any better than the way he lay in ICU….turns around to his therapist one and half years later to hear the words, “Mike…you just crawled…now all that’s left is to stand up and walk…..” Yes folks, it’s true…I officially crawled today. I am able to crawl the length of our therapy mat backwards. Forward is a little harder, but I am making progress and working hard to get there. Both are EXTREMELY slow at this time, but I look at it like this…if I am ever car-jacked of my wheelchair, and there is a police station the distance of my therapy mat away…I can easily crawl backwards over to it and report the stolen vehicle within an hour of the crime. I just want everyone to know that I would not be where I am today without all of you supporting me with your friendships, your thoughts, wishes, and prayers. I cannot thank you all enough. To my Mom, Dad, Karlee, Grandma GG, Grandma EI, and Grandpa “Packaw” in heaven, I want you all to know how much I love you all, and there is no need to worry any longer, it’s only time, I will walk again….I will walk again. -Mike Garrison #247- -Mikey G. #247 "Impossible? I've Never Heard Of It..." [/quote]    Insert an Attachment or Image File Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.