By friendly lurker on Sunday, January 12, 2003 - 02:06 am:

Hey.

Check this out: I watched Minority Report tonight, which included some scenes of people running fast, around corners, on wet pavement and slick indoor flooring. And I cringed. I thought of how many times I'd fall running around a corner before I sprained an ankle and stayed down.

People, this is weird. I don't think that occurred to anyone else I know who watched the movie. How strange is it that I tense up watching people run in a movie?

I had a dream the other night. I was doing gymnastics tumbling and landing on strong ankles: no wobbles, no pain. Of course I'm not in any shape to tumble, but it was nice while it lasted.

Is this starting to get to anyone else, mentally? I don't mean just depression. I mean even mostly benign and subtle things like thinking about your ankles when you see someone running. This is getting pervasive. What if it's normal?

limping toward bethlehem,
deb

By mj on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 10:49 pm:

This is really strange, because i just had a dream last nite and it was about running without pain. I remember it clearly because thats something i would not be able to do otherwise. It was great! When i watch tv, i too cringe when i see people running a long ways or on unstable ground. I thought i was the only one that thought that way. Just watching football or maybe tennis, i have to wonder if i will be able to do that one day without pain?

Hanging in there,
mj

By Margreth on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 04:26 am:

Hmm. You two must have more positive minds than I do... Just the other night I had this dream. I dream like that a lot. I was heading somewhere, I could already see it, but I just couldn't get there, I was walking, crawling, tumbeling, swimming, falling, slipping, dislocating etc. It was hopeless, I was helpless, I was never gonna make it. I woke up before I got to my destination. Silly me, of course I should just have brought my wheelchair with me when I went to sleep, because in real life the wheelchairs, especially my PMV, gets me practicaly everywhere. :-)