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I went in for a follow up with my foot doc today, which was good timing because I was having pain in my left heel yesterday, which was a first. At least for that type of pain.
So, the doc very lightly touched my foot in the exam today, and when he got down to my heel it sent me through the roof! So the doc said that the ligament in my left foot is slipping off the bone in my heel. Yeay! That sounds like loads of fun!
He then gave me a cortisone type shot in my heel. (more fun stuff)
He also said I have calcium deposits in my heel, which he said is fairly normal for people with this condition.
He then told me that because I have high arches, I am a “high candidate for foot surgery”.
I go back in another 2 weeks. So, if I have any more interesting news at that point I’ll do another blog update.
So, I rounded up a small army of Barbers, and together we tackled this project!
With help from Matt, Glen, Mark, and the girls and I, we were able to get SO much done! All the flower beds had been overgrown in weeds, bushes needed trimming, edging needed done, and much more.
Glen picked up a wood chip mulch that we shoveled and distributed around the flower beds once they had been weeded.
So, BIG thanks to Glen, Matt, Mark and girls !
*MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK! *
But I wanted to take a short look back at one part of our summer,… swim lessons.
Both girls got to take swim lessons this summer, along with my niece and nephew, from a friend of mine.
( http://debbiesswimmingschool.blogspot.com/ )
They all had a great time, learned a lot, and made amazing progress!!!
Kiera has learned SO much this summer!
She learned side breathing, front crawl, …
Savannah has really been plowing through her lessons too!
She has learned, and gotten really good at SO MANY different things!
Along with all the things I listed for what Kiera has learned,
One of Savannah’s favorite thing to do when we go to the local pool here is swim in the deep end, in the lanes for doing lap swimming, without a kick board, doing the different techniques she’s learned in class! She does it, the WHOLE WAY! She amazes me!!!
All in all, they had a great time in lessons!
The teacher was AWESOME and made it not only fun, but was able to fit in SO much in that short amount of time! So, Thanks Debbie! You ROCK!
What fun did you do this summer???
Everyone has at least one thing they are afraid of.
Personally, one of my bigger fears is of spiders!
Having kids of my own, I have had to face my fear and squish them myself (Mommy the spider slayer) to show them that they don’t need to be afraid of them! I mean, how scary can something that small be? They are So tiny.. they creep around your house and yard, crawling under your sheets to bite you during the night with their sharp fang-like teeth! Yea… NOTHING to be afraid of!!!! hehe
So, when Mark was a child he nearly drowned a couple times. One time he fell head first into a hot tub that was over full, and he got trapped under their legs, and no one seemed to notice.
He isn’t sure how long he was there till someone saw his feet and pulled him out. He was handed to his sister and spent the next 10 minutes throwing up all over her!
Mark has never learned to swim due to his very horrifying experience as a child!
This month I talked him into taking swim lessons. My friend, who has been teaching my kids how to swim these past 2 summers, also teaches adults.
He didn’t really want to until he learned that there were 2 others that also had large fears of water that wanted to learn how to swim.
So the three of them all took lessons together!
I was amazed watching all 3 of them jump in (feet first) and overcome their fears!!! It was VERY inspiring!
In fact, on Marks second lesson he had been practicing something similar to “traveling bobs”, which is putting his face under water, blowing out your air, and traveling a little along the pool as he does this.
So, he was doing this, and apparently strayed into the deep water just enough that he couldn’t stand up and be above the water.
He immediately panicked, & took in a bunch of water! When he surfaced we all heard him gasp for air! Then he went under again & then he put his hands above the water with his thumbs up, showing us all that he was ok. Then he “bobbed” his way, the next few feet, back to the side.
I was SO amazed how he didn’t panic and freek out, he took control, and made it by himself back to the side! SO AMAZING! *GO MARK! *
Mark told me, afterwords, that once he realized he could touch the bottom, and he knew he could just push back up for air, he felt a feeling of control! Which for someone who has had terrifying experiences in water, is AWESOME!!!!!!!
So, to my 2 readings,(tehehehe) what are your fears, or phobias? And have you tried to conquer them?
We watched a TV sitcom called “Corner Gas”, and in one episode there was a lady with a fear of balloons.
I met a woman who had serious fears of birds and fish!
There are millions of fears out there, and its fun to hear other peoples stories!
So, please tell me yours!
There’s only 2 people that read this blog anyway, so don’t worry about getting made fun of by anyone but me! :) hehehe
Actually, I’m kind of with Mark on this one. My worst way to die would be to drown, though I’m not scared of the water in general like he is.
Good job Mark by the way!
I’ve been having foot pain for months now, making the bottoms of my feet feel as though they are bruised.
It has slowly been getting worse.
At first after half day of my normal activities with the kids, I had to sit down due to pain. Then it started taking less time before I needed to sit.
Right now, I’m on my feet for about half an hour and I need to get off my feet!
(Talk about feeling gimpy!)
My doctor diagnosed me with something called Plantar Fasciitis.
Wikipedia has this to say about Plantar Fasciitis:
“Plantar fasciitis is a painful inflammatory process of the plantar fascia. Longstanding cases of plantar fasciitis often demonstrate more degenerative changes than inflammatory changes, in which case they are termed plantar fasciosis.1 The plantar fascia is a thick fibrous band of connective tissue originating on the bottom surface of the calcaneus (heel bone) and extending along the sole of the foot towards the five toes. It has been reported that plantar fasciitis occurs in two million Americans a year and 10% of the population over a lifetime.”
My doctor is having me use something to stretch my feet while I sleep, I guess that is the biggest things I can do to relieve the pain.
So, keep your fingers crossed for me!