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I’m on a mission🏃‍♀️to walk again!

Jan Sebastian 🖐👩‍🦰
7 min readApr 4, 2023

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I started FULL BLAST WALKING on April 1, 2023! 🚶🏻‍♂️This walker has to go!

Photo by the author, Jan Sebastian — I bought my treadmill for $60 from Goodwill

The Stroke Recovery Adventure!

This is day one of crazy focusing! 👊 April 1, 2023.

I did 5-minute chunks of time walking until I did a total of an hour while resting between.

Why do I use a treadmill?

My left leg is kinda weak so I lose my balance without a walker. I am NOW USING THE TREADMILL to strengthen my left leg to get back a regular gate in my walking. The treadmill has handles so I can walk a lot without falling.

🚶‍♂️The mission is to have both legs walk equally.

Five years ago I woke up in the hospital.

I couldn’t walk or talk. I found out that I had a stroke. I had been in a coma for 2 months. The hospital tried to convince my son to unplug me because I had already died once. He refused.

🌏How many people have strokes worldwide annually?

📅Annually, 15 million people worldwide suffer a stroke. — It’s so very common!

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Jan Sebastian 🖐👩‍🦰
Jan Sebastian 🖐👩‍🦰

Written by Jan Sebastian 🖐👩‍🦰

I had a stroke so I can’t walk or talk, but I can write! Just a new chapter in life. I love the journey…..By me a cup of coffee Ko-fi.com/jansebastian5419

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