2/22/26 – Capable Minds
This has to be one of the most significant jumps in proprioception, interoception, activation, fullness, and awakeness in my legs to date! This is absolutely incredible!!!! I really needed that day of mostly rest yesterday!
My whole body is surging with sensations! If I had to describe the biggest change, is that not only do I feel like I could describe sensations almost everywhere in my lower body and legs, but now I’m feeling a “hammock” or large swaths, and “surfaces” of my legs feeling complete!? This is INSANE! I’m laying supine right now with my legs straighter and more active than ever, not spasming in my lower left abdomen, and feeling “surrounds” of areas in my legs! This honestly is very remarkable to feel! My legs not only feel all of this, but warmer, less tingly, smoother, engaged, and ready to attack the day today! I’m still feeling some smaller spasms in them, but so so so much less than usual!
This is pretty incredible. Every day. Just a little by little! More and more activation and completeness in these legs! Who knows what’s next to come!
It’s honestly pretty incredible that our minds are capable of generating such new and complete thoughts each day? Like, how is this even possible!? What does this even mean!? My mind is working what feels like overtime so much of the day, but here he is, just formulating new ideas, with each new waking morning! Kinda incredible, when you slow down and really think about this!
I’ve really been trying to think about planting one foot, and kicking out on the other. Using the leg that’s connected with the ground to help transmit the force, and then the other then is able to extend? I’m trying to really build on these visuals, I’m wondering when I’ll actually be able to do these, independent leg movements on my own?
It’s interesting too, my legs are maintaining this fullness feeling while also trying to relax? Huh!? This is so cool! Going to help these fellers do some work today! Going to also try the braces with the new modifications today! They look HUGE in the upper thighs, from how my legs have grown!
Heavy Bag, standing frame, rest.
Brother John’s birthday today! Goodness I sure miss him! I hope he was having some fun! I got to chat with him and the fellas in his barn last night, Jake FaceTimed me! I miss him, he’s my best bud.
2/23/26 – Busy Day
So I gotta say, the increase of “normalness” and sensation to my low back, hips, obliques, and low abdomen is off the charts! They are moving, engaging, and feeling like normal this morning?! So interesting when I pair movement and rest?! And some prone time?! My legs really skyrocket in sensation!
I was really scattered this past night. My thoughts were running everywhere. I had dreams in the mountains, in some wild work places, at the old apartment, all over the place. It’s overwhelming, to be honest. There’s so much to do. I’m chipping away at it, but it’s A lot.
My legs are feeling so much, and I’m really excited for the single leg plant, other leg kick movement to develop! I can feel it. My torso feels so different with this sudden and massive increase of gains from over the night!
Now, I am really trying to figure out how to incorporate more prone time. After PT? Before dinner? On the floor? This seems like the most logical time. Also time to relax with my legs lengthened in the KAFOs is also going to be crucial too! So maybe we try to incorporate that in, after I hit the bathroom and before I eat? Maybe?
I was working on my project right up until I went to sleep last night. I think that’s what’s bugging me, is how little time this weekend I spent working on it. I spent a lot of time resting and recuperating, and that eats at me. When I have so much to do, it’s hard to realize in need that time for rest. I guess I didn’t need to go so hard on Friday. At least I had some fun?
Let’s continue the single leg work, get on the floor, continue moving, and let’s see how the brace Mod’s do today! I think there’s really something there, so let’s see how we do!
Why is it so hard for me to get enough rest, throughout the week? Why do I always slip back and fall behind? I try and try to get enough rest, but it seems like I always need the weekends for catch up? Why is this? is it all too much? Probably.
Honestly, an exhausting day. At PT I was able to get up in the braces and walk and step further than I almost ever have to date! All while being in the new modified braces!
My body is waking up, fast! My right side, the area under the lobectomy, keep having pains and, well, shoot! I’m cooked I need to rest!
2/24/26 – Equations of Neuroplasticity?
The sensations, activation, the flood of new I feel every morning is unreal. It’s spooky to me, sometimes, how when we let our body (by “let” I mean help facilitate tremendously) actually heal, how good it is at doing so. It’s another large increase in everything, and yesterday in the KAFO’s was one of my best days at PT yet for self initiated movement! There was a point when Ashley just dropped the hip sling, and not only was she not giving me any support, but she was really just helping coach me along!
It’s crazy, my glutes and quads are very water hungry right now, and they were very active this past night, and I forgot to get some electrolytes in, so I gotta try to get that this morning after I get up. It’s crazy how much water and salts i need, my body is talking more than ever to itself!
The fullness is real. I tried to do some really good visualizations last night, of me doing everyday tasks, around the apartment, while standing and walking. It’s getting closer and closer, I can just feel it. It’s happening slowly but surely. But I gotta just keep up with all of this!
It’s almost like I need a rest from the “rest” of each night. The heavy consolidation days are a lot, and I wish I had more time to get more rest. Turns out being a functioning member of society has its place as well, so I gotta participate.
Single leg movement, terminal knee extension. Rest. Let’s keep the list concise this week, and keep the focus! Let’s get moving, you have a lot to do as usual! My nervous system is waking up!!!
What are the equations of neuroplasticity? Do Those exist? Sounds like I have some work to do!
The underlying physical principle of string theory has not been found. I wonder what that is?
What are the self consistent principles of the brain? The self consistent structures? That allows you to solve these principles?
I’m extremely tired. The thoughts that come in your mind when you’re completely exhausted are sometimes the darkest fears. Lots of feelings of inadequacy, and questions of self worth. It sucks.
Laying on my belly right now before bed feels absolutely amazing. I’m so tight and feel all the areas that need the work and attention.
2/25/26 – Manometry Test
Definitely had a rough night of sleep last night. I don’t know how long my legs were out of the bed under the covers. I have an appointment at 7:30 this morning. Let’s see how that goes.
Made it. To the appt! On time! Turns out things are working more down there than I was thinking! Which is great!!!! Hopefully this will be helpful for the pelvic floor therapy as well!!
Had a busy day at work, goodness!
HIIT – Heavy Bag
Standing frame
Exo
Floor time Yoga
Don’t have much to say on all this, just making it to bed and need some rest!
2/26/26 – Consolidation Day
Here’s another huge night of sensation increase! Yesterday went really well. I was really glad with how my bag, standing frame, Exo, floor time, combo all was able to get me moving around! And then after that I got on the floor! Which was sweet because I really needed that time after a workout to stretch out, and I haven’t been doing that as much and I decided this week is gonna be the first week where I was gonna try that! It’s been very significant in terms of how the sensation of my legs, and my legs relaxed & settle in to these new feelings! Like last night that went really well and I actually drink enough water last night! I had 32 ounces with dinner and I was able to get my creatine and electrolytes in! The first half of the night I slept very calm. Usually after the Exo, my nights I’m a little restless, but I think it has to do the hydration. I need to make sure I keep doing that, drinking two glasses or 32 ounces of fluids with dinner. I think that’s really that really helped.
Lots of sensations through my feet and honestly feels like there’s a lot going on my toes, which is cool!
My leg simultaneously feel heavier, slightly warmer, lusting tingly. Hips definitely are feeling fuller, and a lot of activation too. I try to work in a couple of sets of some back exercises after the heavy bag to try to just maintain some back strength. I really gotta work those in more and more couples here and there.
2/27/26
I gotta figure out how to do the KAFOs by myself. I gotta. Having these tools at my disposal and not getting to use them has me left feeling frazzled, and flustered. My legs are responding! Now’s the time I need to work them!
Visceral manipulation!…. The feeling in my feet!!! Goodness!
Busy day, standing frame, project time
Wheel bearing swap on the wheelchair, stretching on floor
What’s the relationship between respiration, breathing, and neurological signaling? How are they all related?
2/28/26 – Pilates Saturday
Standing frame is feeling better and better and less sweaty!
Pilates went really well today! I need to figure out some way to try to get on my side, and raise my legs out to the side? It was great playing around with the springs today on the Mat! Definitely had a tricky time but we were able to manage!
The Astronaut on Earth 
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