Patti, you can never, ever give up because we just won't let you! The times when we get depressed and just so tired of working so hard will be there but that is the time to take a nap, get back up and start all over again! We are here for you, body and soul and will encourage you every inch because we, too, have been in that very spot!
I remember when I was in the hospital for the two weeks after ICU and before I was even able to go home. My paralysis was from my chest down. I asked my PT who was so wonderful, "What happens when I fall? How do I get up?" He then put my wheelchair up on a platform bed and I was laying down and had to figure out how to get up. I had to pull myself up dragging my body to the point where I could swing around and sit in the chair. I was dripping wet from sweat and I have NO idea how I was able to do it other than sheer determination! And, yes, I did cry for happy.... Jeanne in Dayton
