Driving

I drove for the first time about a week and a half ago. It was Saturday morning. Pop had gone to his office and was planning to pick William and Jesse up from their soccer game at about 12:30. They would come home, eat lunch quickly, change clothes, and go to the Navy vs. Air Force game in Annapolis. Ordinarily, Stephen would have walked them to the soccer field for their match, about 3/4 of a mile away, but he woke up with a terrible cold (headache, sore throat, aches and chills) and could barely crawl out of bed. I can't walk 3/4 of a mile yet, but I didn't want the boys to walk by themselves--there are a couple of busy intersections to cross. So, without the doctor's approval, I practiced driving in the neighborhood and then drove them to their game. It was tiring, but not as difficult as I had expected. I particularly thought that swivelling my foot from the gas to the brake pedal would be hard. I didn't know if I could control the pressure of my foot on either pedal. But, I was successful!
The following Monday I asked the physical therapist, and she approved short distances. Since then I have driven to school (same location as the soccer fields), church, and Ellicott City (twice). This afternoon I'll drive to Aldi to do the grocery shopping.

And the last bit of news--the physical therapy doctor says he expects me to get back close to 100% of my mobility! Hurrah!