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Yesterday, I attended another physiotherapy session and this time Jenny got me to go on a wooden thing that goes side to side. She also explained while I was doing it that it will work my lower leg muscles, and it also requires concentration.

This is because as I’m going side to side I have to be aware of keeping my back straight to prevent my backside from sticking out.

Mum also noticed that when I was doing the other exercises, that I was lifting my legs from the ankle instead of the knee and that I was lifting one leg at a time.

Jenny then let us take the wooden thing home so that dad can make one up. She also said that we can get an exercise ball through her if we can’t get one; as she can order them in.

Then on the way to the Plainlands Shopping Centre, the subject of wheelchairs and walking frames came up and I told mum that I have no intention of being wheeled around in a wheelchair, nor do I want to use a walking frame to get around; as I plan to walk as long as I can.

I then told mum that if I kept doing the exercises what I am hoping for is that I will eventually be able to ditch the stick and walk unaided.

This pleased mum quite a bit, and when she parked the car and we got out I noticed in the window as we were heading for the entrance that my left leg was straighter, and the knee didn’t go in.