"70 weeks ago a doctor in Iowa told me I would probably never run again and my hip would probably always have some degree of pain, 59 weeks ago I decided that he was wrong and went back home to find a better doctor, 15 weeks ago I had experimental surgery with the hopes of once again being active, today I was cleared for training for a half marathon and am running regularly... God is so great and I am so thankful for the determination he gave me as I see now more than ever anything is possible if it is his will. I guess he wants me to keep running =]"
My wonderful mother told me I should write everything down and because of her I now realize that I don't want to forget what this surgery and all that has happened because of it means to me. In twenty years when(if) I am still able to run, I want to know what my journey of getting their consisted of. Oh, I am sure I will throw other things in this mass of tangent thoughts that is my blog, but I always want to remember this time and how much I have been blessed through it. So I will get to the who, what, when, where, and why of all that when into this injury/surgery/recover at some point. For now I will start with this:
The night I fractured my femur and tore my iliofemeral ligament and quad. The smile is actually real, I never did have good pain receptors.
That all eventually lead to this surgery.
Today, I stand (with out crutches or a cain I might add) with determination and a reality that God has blessed me so much and that I would not be where I am without what he has done through doctors, family and friends. I have officially run (slowly) 15 miles since being cleared and today I leg pressed 200lbs eight times.
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