My aim has been to walk to the bench, which is down the Coach Road at the bottom of our garden, and today I did it! Never thought I would do it again. Such a lovely afternoon. My daughter came with me, gave me a bit of confidence, but in future I know I can manage alone. What spurred me on was knowing I could tell you about it when I got back and knowing you would be pleased. Thank you. Lilian xxxxxxxx
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I am delighted for you ! Well done for even trying. Do it again soon won't you? It will get easier. Bless your daughter for her patience and caring enough to be with you.Lots of little blessings on you both, Polly X
Oh bless well done its fantastic to read about people reaching the goals. When we had the dogs I would set goals every week while walking them and I reached them all.
Your so lucky to live so near to the beach keep it up
Well done Lillian, I'm so pleased for you.xj
Thank you Pat, when is your appointment? Lilian xxxxx
Not until 6th June. We're off to York on Sunday for a few days to stay with my brother-in-law. I hope I manage to stay well & not over do it whilst I'm there. I guess that's my next goal! X
Well done Lillan, congratulations
Oh well done, it always feels good when you actually do what you've set out to do, very pleased for you.
Great news Lillian glad you made it to your goal xxxx
So pleased you could manage it, must make you really happy. What is the Coach Road, it sounds interesting?
Thank you Carnival, it's just a lane really, called Coach Road, I think may villages and towns have them. Do you think it's where they used to drive coaches before they built the roads? Lilian xxxxxx
Well done Lillian really pleased for you. What an achievement for you,you have every reason to be pleased with yourself.😊 xx Bernadette
Way to go, I remember you talking about wanting to reach the bench. Well done for a goal achieved.
Congratulations Lilian. Well done on reaching that very special bench. So very pleased for you. XXX
Well done! We can usually do more than we think we can and achieving it is, as you say, a pleasure and a proud moment.
Well done our Lilian. A personal achievement. Uplifting for you and for us.
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Fantastic! Well done Lilian, we knew you could do it 😁 Amazing what PR can do for our confidence 🌻 Xx
Dear Lilian226 a total 100% respect for you achieving something you really thought you'd never be able to do. Go girl.......marathon next,lol.
Congratulations !!
Well done Lillian, I'm so pleased for you. xxx
Well done, It is lovely to hear when people succeed.
Than you Bb, what was your most recent success? Lilian xxxxxx
I gained 14 lbs Which as really helped me. Only gentle exercise at the moment due to a torn muscle in my ribs. Always brings a smile to my face when others succeed.
Hi Bessie, did you tear the muscle by coughing? I'm trying to lose 14lbs, I should imagine it's easier to lose weight than to put it on. Lilian xxxx
Well done & congratulations Lilian for reaching your goal. See you've accomplished something you never thought you'd do again. Well done to your daughter for all her care, love and support, when you have support and encouragement... it makes all the difference. Now try and do it again soon.
Fantastic achievement, Lilian.
Thank you Ergendl, funny how a walk to the bench can be called a fantastic achievement, but for me it is. Lilian xxxxx
I have had days post-op when walking to the kitchen to make myself a cuppa was an achievement. You have done very well. xxx
Thank you Ergendl, now that I have done it a few times, I wonder why I fussed about it so much. I can imagine your struggle after an operation. What was the operation? Lilian xxxxx
A knee replacement op that went wrong in the aftercare stages. I still have a lot of damage in my lower right leg, but have now learnt how to walk relatively normally despite it.
Do you regret having the knee op Ergendl? Hope you don't get too much pain from it. Lilian xxxx
I don't regret having the knee op, Lilian, because I was in a lot of pain beforehand - I cried when I walked a few yards. But it left me with a different problem. I got compartment syndrome in two compartments of my lower right leg, a form of crushing injury. It scarred the muscles and damaged the nerves and blood vessels, and gave me an unresponsive dropped foot. I'm not in pain with it, but my right leg can't support me safely, and what little muscle is left tires very easily.
It sounds very uncomfortable Ergendl, I suppose it limits your exercising. Thank goodness you no longer have pain with it. I think I can put up with most things but not pain! Lilian xxxxxx
It's taken me 13 years to get back to some sort of fitness. I can walk 10,000 steps a day regularly again now, and occasionally over 20,000, but I can't stand for any length of time because I basically have to stand on one leg! Trouble is, the life of my knee replacement is 10 to 15 years, though I am trying to make sure it lasts a lot longer.
Wow Ergendl! 10,000 steps, you must be walking all day! If I walk 2,000 a day I have done very well. You must be a very strong and dedicated person, can you give a little bit of your strength to me please? Lilian xxxxxx
Two years ago I was only walking 2500 steps a day. I started with a pedometer and began to increase my daily steps, moved on to a Garmin Vivofit, and now have a Fitbit. I just set targets to try and achieve every day, and when I was managing that comfortably, I raised my target again. I was stuck on 8000 for quite a while, but now I'm managing 10,000 quite well, it may be time to raise the bar again.
Well done, fantastic achievement. We need these goals to push ourselves, if you are unable to do it one day, just keep trying you will get there. It's not failure if you dont manage it,it just means today is not the day but tomorrow could be.
So pleased for you 😀
Well done, and thank you for sharing it with us, what a boost to your confidence.
Excellent news! xMoy
Well done, a great achievement, keep going x x x
Oh you must have felt like you was a gold medal winner if you could hear me l would have been cheering you on what an example to others to try something if you don't do it at least you tried big hooray x
Thank you TeaKup, I like your name. gold medal winner!! An elderly lady struggling to walk down the lane, I suppose you could see a gold medal winner in that. I certainly felt like one. Lilian xxxxx
well done have a Gold Star - you deserve it xxx
What an achievement. I think we all underestimate what we can do, I know I do. Mind you when I push myself to walk just a little bit further I always regret it the next day.
I do know what you mean Helen, was a bit harder today than yesterday. Although yesterday my daughter was with me and we chatted a bit so took the mind off the breathing. Do you think having something to think about other than your breathing helps? Lilian xxxxx
Definitely. Also walking somewhere different. We have a dog and I always find it difficult taking him on the routine close to home walks, but when we're away in our caravan we do quite a lot of walking, and I actually have to make sure I don't walk too far! It's easier to walk when there are two of us and it's somewhere new!
I can understand that Helen, I have walked down that lane thousands of times with the dogs, I know every inch of it, but it changes with the seasons of course, and any other walk from where I live is slightly hilly so I stick to the lane. I expect you have a lovely time in your caravan. Lilian xxxxx
At the moment we live on the outskirts of Birmingham, and any walk from home involves walking along pavements to the park, although we are lucky to have a lot of parks and free ways within a short walk from home. When we go away we always stay in rural areas.
We live in Wiltshire in a rural area, has it's disadvantages of course, but it's lovely in the summer. My husband doesn't like walking, so mainly it's me and the dogs. I expect you have a lot of preparing to do when you go away, but well worth it. Lilian xxxxxx
We have a caravan so quite a lot of stuff stays in it. Next week we are going to Cotswolds. It's only an hour from home but our eldest son lives in Bourton on the Water so it will be nice to see him. He has a job that involves a lot of foreign travel so we don't see a lot of him.
Well done Lilian. You have done so well. Please be careful.😀
Well done Lillian and bless you. It's fantastic when you reach a goal. Not only uplifting for yourself, but inspiring for others reading of your achievement, and knowing that if you set your mind on something it is truly possible. Carolx
Well done Lilian. In time you will probably be able to go further. Keep up your confidence and you will be rewarded.
Thank you S. Lilian xxxx