Happy is the feeling of the day. :-) I do not give all the credit to the new medication, but to the God and his healing grace. Without him allowing my body to accept this new treatment plan, I still would not be able to walk. My body is responding well to the new medication and I have been able to not only walk, but stretch, and workout a little now. Previously, I would be so happy to have a good mobility day that I would over do it, then suffer for several days afterwards. I have accepted that I have limits and now I am working out and completing daily tasks as I can, being conscious not to over do it. As I have been easing into a new daily routine, I have been able to accomplish a little more each day.
Four days ago, I began a walking routine. Two days ago, I downloaded a new app on my phone to help me slowly increase my endurance. I want to be able to run 
The new app has a virtual trainer that talks to me as I walk, tracks me via GPS, determines how far I walked, and is easing me into jogging part of the time. So far, I am up to walk/jogging 1.53 miles in 11 mins. I want to increases my endurance so that I can be a mom (clean house and do things everyone else does) while also getting a workout in during the day to build muscles that will protect my bones! I am hoping to begin my hiking schedule again this fall and see even more of the Smokey Mountains than I did last year
I am happy as a lark that I can move!! I even played in a park with my son yesterday.
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Awesome news! BTW, would you mind sharing the trainer app? I would like to introduce it to my son. Thanks.
Sure Rivka, the name of the app is Couch to 5K and it can be bought at the apple store or the Google Play store (previously named Market). I have an android, so I’m, not sure how it will work on an apple product. It costs $1.99 on Google Play. There are 3 trainer voices to choose from that vary in motivation. I found 2 apps on Google Play that are named Couch to 5k, so don’t get the wrong one. I’ll post a pic of the correct one.
Here is the link to get the correct app: http://www.active.com/mobile/c25k
Thank you!!!