After I was booted out of the room during Char’s last rehab session, she complained to the guy working with her that she hated the idea of getting too much out of shape. A month post-accident and she can already feel the effects of not being able to work out. Since it will be a very long time before she can entertain the idea of weight lifting or especially TKD, she wanted something to do to at least keep some endurance.

The solution was to throw her in the water. Instead of just 3 times a week, she’ll be doing rehab 5 times a week, twice in the pool, and as long as she can tolerate it she can get in the pool on her own to walk and stretch (especially stretch, so she can regain and retain her flexibility.) I am not welcome anymore during the (I feel harsh) PT, but I am welcome in the pool and can even help.

But no matter how many times she hints, I am not wearing a damned Speedo in the pool.

The kids are excited about the addition of swimming and water walking to her routine, because they can “help” when she’s in the pool to walk on her own. I can teach classes, and one of the kids can be with her in the pool (she’d be fine on her own, when the dojang pool is open there’s always a lifeguard, but integrating them into her recovery helps them as much as it does her.)

The key is going to be keeping her from overdoing. I know damn well better than to tell her to not do something, but at least she can’t get anywhere unless someone else drives her. So yeah, you might want to keep the popcorn coming because chances are, her level of activity is where the death-laser-eye stares will start and she might have a few choice things to say about me.

Bring it on. I can take it.