Tuesday, June 13
Sunday evening while standing up from the recliner, I spontaneously felt a surge of energy go up my spine, join light flowing into the medulla oblongata, spread over the thalamus and striatum to the yin tang, and down onto my upper lip. The next five or six steps from chair into hall were smoother and more fluid than I have felt in years; alternate distribution of weight, better posture and balance, looseness in the arms. I said, out loud “is it really that simple?” and Friend answered, “yes, that simple!”
I’ve tried replicating the sequence since then with mixed results, but am nevertheless encouraged. Oddly, I can’t come close to reproducing those strides on formal walks in garage or at the Duomo, but can, from time to time, while pacing the hall. Part of that may be due to antibiotics I’ve started to clear up an ear infection; they always make me groggy and vague. But even though today has been especially dopey, last evening I picked three things up from the floor without leaning on anything to do it! That would not have been possible last Saturday.