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Dinner, a Walk, and Golden Light Balls ...

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The suggestion of dinner and a walk would have been met by a feeling of total dismay one week ago. At that time, I ate all my meals standing up, and walking was a painful necessity I avoided until it was absolutely essential. But Saturday night I joined my sister and her partner for dinner at a restaurant; then walked through one of San Francisco's neighborhoods window shopping and chatting for another hour! It's hard for me to believe that I can do these things. I still awaken and ever so gently check to see if I can move. Where is the pain today? How strong is it? These are the first questions of the day. But there is no pain. I have awakened pain-free for eight days in a row! My body can move freely. I can stretch, roll on my side, and walk with incredible ease. The big heavy metal ball in my lower abdomen with spikes poking me in every direction has just simply vanished.  My sister could not believe it. "Where were you in Canada? How long were you there? When

Today I Walked Two Miles!

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In recent months, walking a few steps has been painful at best, and excruciating at times, but today I walked two miles with ease, except for a couple of short indoor breaks from the bone-chilling cold in Toronto, Canada.  Yesterday, I walked a little less than a mile when I ran into two wonderful friends. One of them could not believe I was walking down the street carrying dinner! Both had seen me the day before and could not believe the change.  I can't believe the change. For months, I would awaken slowly moving my body, waiting for the acute pain, dull pain, stinging numbness, stiffness, headache, dizziness, heaviness, and more to take hold. How much mobility will I have today? How much will I be able to do before my day comes to an abrupt halt due to the pain? How much clarity will I have today, or will the day be lost to blurriness and fatigue from the pain?  Through the love and grace of Dr and Master Zhi Gang Sha, 90% of the pain is gone. That pain disappeared af