Run..run as fast as you can

 I have been loving my new prosthetic! Yesterday I decided to see if I could run yet. Now I have tried this before and sorely failed (ie. tripped, stumbled, tumbled). But this new leg is much lighter. The previous one was 4 pounds. Now that doesn't sound like alot but if you could imagine tying a 5lb pound bag of flour to your leg then you would understand that it was just dead weight. I don't even notice this leg. AND.. I was able to get jeans on for the first time in months. Thankfully they still fit too. My knee is normal size too. Okay, back to the running. It was quite comical and I felt like a complete dork. But the kids laughed it off with me as I ran from the living room to the kitchen and back and forth. It is a really weird sensation. My brain told my leg what to do but I couldn't feel it. Very weird sensation! If you have ever seen the movie Enchanted, think of the opening scene when the troll comes chasing after the prince and makes that stomp, stomp, stomp kind of run. That is how I felt. Very clumsy. My helpful husband looked at me and said, "You know, if you would finally go to therapy then I'm sure you would run much better." Killjoy.