- yeah, my life is incredibly boring... but that's what's going on right now...

Omnis for omnipraticiens in French... which is general practitioners in English... we're a team of 8...

When I go to the office,

I have 500 metres to

Walk from the parking

Place I leave my car at

To the office, and I did

With my trekking poles

For the first time today.

Spent the whole day

Using my poles, and

It certainly helps me

Move much quicker                          (my manager made the remark about it too)

Than I have been in

The last few months.

So that's very different.

My arms are killing me,

And my wrists are indeed

Sore, but it's tolerable, so

I think I'll be ok with these.

The attention it brings me

Is still not something I like

Much, but I did notice that

People are being incredibly

Nice, not that they weren't                  (not just colleagues, even strangers when out)

Before, but we talked about

What's going on and they

Expressed support and even

Offered to let them know if

They can do something for me.

Must admit that lightened my

Feelings of awkwardness and

Discomfort about my condition.

I hadn't really told anyone, they

Just saw me limp and sort of

Hold on to the walls on the way

Without knowing why I am.                (felt really uncomfortable about that)

But now they know, and I'm

Feeling ok with that, and my

Going around with my trekking

Poles around the office is ok,

Not feeling as shy about it now

That I've done it.  Seems like

Today achieved a few victories.

I opened up to a group of five.             (my work team, we're known as the Omnis)

I used my trekking poles

All day quite successfully.

I walked a whole lot more today

And I'm no worse off in my pain.

It felt like I finally had a full day

Like I haven't been able to have

For so long now.  It was amazing.

So my optimism is on the rise,

I really think this is going to work.

The arms will need a bit of time

To strengthen, but I think that'll

Settle down and I'll be fine soon.

The wrists, well, we'll see in time...

But for now, it's all looking good.