Whoa. Major buzzkill. But, that was an awfully clever, insightful concept.

*popping another one of those honkin' huge capsules* http://www.pic4ever.com/images/rainbowf.gif

C'mere!:mad:
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I hoped thed steroids and PT all work out to make you stronger so you can Don that neat devise and make another Road Trip..:) :hug:

From your keyboard to God's ears, Sal. I'm having some wicked cabin fever and my dreams are starting to include that new car smell and Free-toes.:o

Hmmm...:rolleyes:

Good luck with the 'roids! Taper??? Yuck!

I hope you'll feel good soon AMN!:hug: You're having steroids in TH? Are you going to the doctor of the royals there? (You know, princess DM's)

Wiz, I am almost sure it will Deputy Fife doing the escorting. :D

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Wooooo hooooooo!!!!!!!!

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This is premature, reckless, and full of wishful thinking, but I get my test drive of the bot foot on Monday and I am waaaaaaaaaay too psyched up for it!!!!!!

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AWESOME!!!!

That is so cool and I am so, so happy for you! You'll have to let us know how it goes.


DM - Come Monday, you better watch out! LOL

Doing the happy dance for ya.....http://home.earthlink.net/~sal.pal/s...es/snoopy1.gif

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That's fantabulouslysoflippinexcitinglyouslyCOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOL! :cool:

Hooray AMN!!! :Excited: I can't wait to hear your report! It just looks so darned cool!! :) :D

cin,

i'm way excited for you.
can't wait to hear all about it.

the best of luck monday.

Oh Yay!!

Waiting with bated breath to hear how it goes for you!

(why am i picturing a LOT of kicking going on?) :p

Woohoo! I am soooo excited for you!!!!

:yahoo: :partytime2: :Dancing-Chilli: :Trapeze 2:

Whoohoo Cindy! Good luck and I pray it's a good thing for you. Jim's getting evaluated today for his seat and he's going to ask about a foot brace. His right foot is trying to turn in and doesn't sit flat on the floor anymore. Don't you have a foot brace or something like that? If so, what do you use?

I'm so excited for you. I hope it works for you.

Yep, I have an AFO with the articulated ankle hinge. It helps but it's no bot foot. I do have the ankle turn thing too, and it does it right inside the AFO if it's not champed down in a tied shoe. Kind of frustrating to have to wear regular shoes all the time, I don't have any plaid NBs to go with my jammies.

Hope all goes well for you today with your test drive! Post about it when you can.

A-freakin'-mazing!!!!!
 

IT'S A GO!!!!!!!

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My friends, I tell you the truth, anyone who has seen me hobble will NOT even believe this thing! I'm so totally excited, I can hardly describe it!

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After some tweaking and a few false starts, Jerry had me walking at an amazing clip (for me) for 9 straight minutes and I wasn't even tired! I walked about 20 steps WITH NO WALKER OR CANE and was able to right my balance on my own the one time when I thought it was getting away from me.

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I laughed, I cried, I laughed again and my face hurts from smiling. When mine comes in, all made just for me, I'm going to walk to Toad Hollow and kick DM on the first try!!!!!

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((((((CINDY)))))) :hug:

I'M SOOOOO HAPPY FOR YOU.
how much are they charging you?
did you have to travel to see the dr or was it available locally?

DID I SAY I'M SOOOOO HAPPY FOR YOU? ! :D

You brought tears to my eyes. What a blessing you have had.

Thanks, guys, it is a banner day!

Dear Judy, it's $6k altogether plus the PT I'll be doing for the next few months. It's right here in town.

I am doing a 4-month trial at $500 a month to see if it's the right thing for me and at the end of $2k, I will decide whether to fork out the remainder.

If it goes as well as I hope, I think I'll be parting with a few bucks here.:eek:

I justify it thus: If I add up what I spent on recreation, like skiing, snowshoeing, hiking/camping & gear, bikes, and all the other equipment-dependent activities, it's probably a lot less money over the long haul. It's worth it! And, by the grace of God and dead relatives, I'm in a position to do it right now. To me, it's a God thing all the way. It might not have worked at all for me. I think it's meant to be.

Amen~~~~~~~~~~~~

I too have tears in my eyes and goosebumps on my arm. (Well, ok, I'll be honest. I have goosebumps on my right arm as my left arm doesn't do that anymore.;))

I am really happy for you and hope the trial period goes well for you.:hug::hug:

Oh Cindy...words cannot express how happy I am for you!

Insert all the smilies, happy faces and every hug there is!

It is truly a red letter day!

I definitely want to see that TH DM Kick!! :yahoo:

Shoot, just as you were making your announcement, I was settling under my banky for my power nap.

I am so happy for you and I am inserting those smilies...:):):):):):):):):):hug::hug::hug:

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:hug: :hug: :hug: Oh my gosh AMN, this is the best news! You've made my week! :D :D

WooHoo!!!!!!!!!

:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:


I'm getting a little emotional :hug::hug::hug: (blaming it on the MS)

I am so happy for you Cindy! It was meant to be. Thanks for making our day. :hug:


PS: Does this mean I can hug you and dance around without knocking you over now? lol

PSS: Jim said to tell you he's very proud you have this! He just saw the video and said that would have helped him when he had drop foot. He said way to go and take a couple of steps for him.

CINDY I haven't been checking the posts in about a week. I missed
reading about you going for it.
Today when I read your notice, all my problems of the week just seem
so trivial now. I got a swelled heart reading your good news. :Good-Luck:


I am sooooo happy for you. This is the best news I have heard in
awhile. :yahoo::yahoo:

Just keep on trucking and you will make it to TOAD HOLLOW!!!:D

Jappy :hug:

Oh my Lord!
I missed the test post! I am just grinning from reading this! I'm just so so so glad it worked for you on the test drive!

We'll expect to see you this summer then, yes? Expect a lot of boats, swimming, kicking and mobility!

I'm hugging you right now. Don't smack me!!!

Cindylouwho, did you start the trial?? How's it going?

:hug:

Just talked to them today and it'll be here next week! I'm just going to go for it, I get a $500.00 discount if I just buy it outright, so I figured, here we go!

Thanks for asking, Sal, it is really exciting to me, just the thought of getting my mail on foot has me blown away.:D

wooooooooHoooooooo..:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

i'm so excited for you cin.
does this mean you will come back here and fix my lamp again. the switch is acting up. :D

:yahoo::Dancing-Chilli: WHOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!! I'm so excited, I just can't hide it! :Dancing-Chilli::yahoo:

You can you check my mail. Keep the bills, just leave me the coupons. :D

YAY Wooo Hoo I am so happy for you :hug:
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So now I can email your foot :confused::confused::confused::rolleyes:Call me a dingbat (or call me DM) but I dont get it

WHOT?????? Didn't I put a cord switch on it? That should not be giving you any trouble!:mad: