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Hello there my beautiful followers! How has everyone been? Have those of you who celebrate this day had a good 4th of July? I certainly have. It’s been a crazy day. I was debating on writing a little entry just for the occasion of this American holiday, but then a Spinraza update came into play and I just had to fill you all in, if not just for pure documentation.
As you all know, Americans take this holiday very seriously. This is when our neighbors obnoxiously light off fireworks from even just before dusk, until midnight or until a police officer drives by and gives them a polite warning. Yes, I have experienced that exact situation. It was funny.
But today isn’t just about fireworks, it’s also about celebrating our ancestors freedom from England (sorry my English followers, but know I am on your side) as well as celebrating the fact that we are American!Even if pretty much every American in this country is technically an immigrant according to our history, bloodlines, and Ellis Island’s existance… But I won’t mention that… What better way to celebrate being American than going swimming? Okay, that sounds kind of stupid, but that is what we do on this particular day. Swimming, hot dogs, hamburgers, beer and fireworks. The American dream…
I got in the pool after lounging around for half the day watching Supernatural, then getting dressed, and socializing a bit with my aunt. It felt so cold compared to my warm body that it took me a while to commit to getting in, but I was dragged in and the exothermic reaction began. For those of you who don’t know what that means, my body became the same temperature as the pool since the heat from my body expelled into the water.
Science.
As I floated around the pool, I had an idea. Thanks to my cousin, honestly. That, and my physical therapist as I have done something similar with a ball.
I asked my grandmother to put a pool noodle under my knees to see if I could push it down. So she did that, and nothing really happened so now it was under my heels. I still couldn’t really do anything so now we moved it to my feet. I could kind of balance on it, and push it under the water. But then, my grandmother had an idea. So she put the two ends of the noodle in each of my hands while my feet rested in the curvature. Well, here’s a visual.
I discovered that I can push the noodle under the water like so.
I can rock side to side.
Then I traveled down the length of the pool!!
Sadly, I can’t post the entire video on here, or turn the videos right side round, but I believe that these little Gif sets show enough of what I can do. I could never even hold on to a pool noodle before, so just that is a huge improvement. My right hand did give out after about a minute of doing the little swim down the pool, but I’m ecstatic with my little victory.
My legs and arms are now quite sore, but it was worth it. Especially since I got to see my best friend afterward and I chilled with her family for a bit, even if we didn’t get to hang out for fireworks.
Overall, I’m so satisfied with my improvements. Tomorrow I’ll go to acupuncture and see if maybe some other muscles can be activated.
“However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.” ~ Stephen Hawking
