Getting a wake up call!

I got a pretty big wake up call this year at Halloween. I really started 2006 off right and was pretty consistent until I suffered a stress fracture in my foot (doctor said it was from my weight and “over doing it”) which pretty much derailed me. My wheels flew off and basically got back into my old habits because of a lack of personal drive and support from family members, I will not make excuses, nobody forced the chocolate or sodas down my throat it was a personal choice, much like I am making now, December 22, 2006. But I digress October 30th I noticed swelling and redness in my right calf which I would learn later was called cellulitous. Cellulitous is brought on by lack of circulation and due to an infection overpowering the immune system. I’m no doctor by any stretch but after a weeklong hospital stay and a month of daily IV infusions 3 X a day I knew that was it. I will not sit on my butt and surrender, I’m still recovering (from an open wound on the back of my leg from the swelling) but have started walking and getting off my rear!!

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CewTwo said…
It is all in the attitude. I am behind you 100%. It can be hard to admit, but I appreciate what you are doing. Keep up the good work. Let me know if I can lend you support.
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