Learning to Walk Again...

I thought I would start out this post with a quote by Abraham Lincoln:

"I walk slowly, but I never walk backward."

I think this quote is pretty appropriate considering the fact that I went to the surgeon today and officially am FULL WEIGHT BEARING! Yeah that's right, I can walk!!!! Obviously, I am still using crutches and strengthening my muscles. However, this means that I am in the next stage of my recovery. The stage where I progress to lose my crutches and start on a cane! I can't wait! 

I think that I really need to be careful during this point in recovery because this is the time where I can push it too far and hurt myself. I need to be conscious of everything that is going on. 

Here some pictures of me taking my FIRST STEPS!!!

I'm putting weight on my leg for the first time! Yay!

 "He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying." -Friedrich Nietzsche

Bye bye crutches! (just kidding...still need them for now)

My other hip chick also turned 15 years old this week! 

We celebrated my first steps and her 15th birthday together <3 

FUNDRAISER for HIP DYSPLASIA!!!

Last month was National Hip Awareness Month!!!!

Due to the time of my surgery and the intensity of my recovery, I wasn't able to organize anything. However, it's never to late to give money to charity! I decided to start a fundraiser for hip dysplasia awareness. One Hip World has done a great job at getting people together to raise money. So far they have raised $11,172.61!!!!!! Isn't that awesome!!! So now I would like to add to the pot!
ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE INTERNATIONAL HIP DYSPLASIA INSTITUTE!

So please help me raise awareness as well as money for HIP DYSPLASIA!!!!

If you would like to donate please email me at myjourneythroughhipdysplasia@gmail.com or send your donation to:

The International Hip Dysplasia Institute
83 W. Columbia St.
Orlando, Florida 32806 




For those of you who know me personally, I will be selling the hip dysplasia awareness wristbands at my parent's garage sale for $1 donation! Please come by and help raise some money :)