I set a record.

If you’ve been following our newsletters, you know that I have been dealing with a busted knee.

April 6: Tore meniscus from the root

April 23: Surgically reattached meniscus to the bone. For the next six weeks, I was not allowed to put ANY weight on my right leg. Therefor, I was relegated to crutches and/or a wheelchair. During this time I've been attending physical therapy 2x per week. Slow and steady.

June 6: I can walk with a brace and crutches, just in time for Escape The Cape

Since then, things have been going well, and I am finally walking without a noticeable limp. At this time, I am doing intensive physical therapy to get my strength back to what it was and beyond. This morning, I had to do a few coordination tests where I had to stand on one foot, the injured knee, and tap a blue light in front of me. Think of it like Siman Says with four separate discs, each blinking a different color and when the disc blinks blue that’s the light I need to touch.

I don’t know about you, but I love these types of games and the first question I asked was "what's the record?"  Needless to say, after my second attempt, I broke the record for that particular office. The next test were those same four lights are now on the floor, and you have to stand on one leg and use your other leg to tap the light. The tricky part is you stand in the center of a square and have to see behind you and in front of you and have enough coordination to tap the blue light. In my first attempt, I set an office record, in my second attempt, I broke my own record. There was a young PT intern observing, and he said “that is crazy. “ Without hesitation, I looked him dead in the eye and said "I’m 48 years old; I am past my athletic prime, I know this. The only difference between me and anyone else who’s ever played this game is I actually care. Remember that."

World Record Holder DelMo, what's the point of this story?

How many people walk into that office on a daily basis to get healthy and go through the motions without even caring? How much recovery time have they left on the table? How much quicker could they have gotten back to their normal life if they only cared about what they were doing and focused on it at that moment? How many people could have enjoyed more family experiences or signed up for a race or simply woke up pain-free if they actually cared? The metaphor and similarities are staggering. One thing, and there is more than just one thing, that I’ve learned through all of this is everything I do I care about and I want to be the best that I possibly can. Some can call it a curse, but I look at it as a blessing. I try to get the most out of every single day I whether it is for DelMo, my family, my health, or setting an office record!