What a year! Not been the easiest of years and it’s not all health related, grief has played a huge part in this new phase of life and realising nothing will ever be the same as before. It’s bittersweet, as I countdown to a year of my hip, in a week’s time it’s a year since a massive loss, which rocked my entire world.

Trying to stay positive and on track of health and recovery was and is admittedly a struggle, especially when grief is involved (it’s a struggle to do much at first) but over the months I’ve pieced together a life of trying to do things to keep us occupied and engaged with life, while actively trying to heal, physically and mentally.

It’s definitely made me push to try and have experiences and make life about as much fun as I can. Travel to places, try new things, and stay mentally busy. As it’s the quiet times that get you the most.

The leg length discrepancy is still an issue, but I see Podiatry in 2 weeks time. If I use the low 1cm shoe raise, I definitely walk straighter and better, less back pain. Moving forward I’m not going to not wear at least this size of raise from now on, as I’ve fulfilled the surgeons request to wait a year.

If you’ve seen my previous posts on my Yoga with Adriene, I’ve now completed 2 weeks of it and what a difference. From barely being able to sit cross legged, to by day 12 I could. I’ve not felt flexible and able for decades.