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Rob Dempster
'Allo 'Allo Gardens! (AAG) Howick (uMngeni) The Last Wobble Before putting my feet on the pedals! 4 August 2026 |
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It is now almost ten months since I checked into hospital for a checkup. When I woke up I had had a Triple Heart ByPass and a Minor Stroke, and I had to start teaching the left hand side of my body how to move again.
Once I was able to walk with a walker, I made the recovery of my ability to walk unaided my priority. So it was wheel chair, walker, two crutches and finally one crutch. A the moment I can walk down the mostly level road we live in, and back using one crutch. I have reached a point where the crutch is primarily there to steady myself in the event of a wobble.
In our Unit I still use the walker, but again it is mostly there to catch a wobble. It is also very useful if I have to carry something around the Unit andI can hook it on the walker. I should also say that it allows me to walk faster than I would without it, and that is in a sense a problem. Not using it reduces the risk of a fall, AND it also allows me to get from A to B much faster.
It is now almost ten months since I last rode my bicycle. In fact I no longer have the bicycle I had then. It weighed 34 kilograms with the extra battery fitted and it no longer suited my situation. SO! I have new eBike, I have already shown that I can get my right leg over the frame and sit on the saddle. I have also scooted up and down our road JD Bug style () and now need to change the saddle and get my feet on the pedals.
5 August
Well with Edith's help and a Mug of Tea, Edith and I replaced the very wide saddle Hattons had fitted, and that had also been damaged in a "Over the Handle Bars fall*quot; that Bruce unfortunately had while he had the Bicycle down in Pietermaritzburg in order for Hattons to sort out the Dropper Past and fit a saddle that I would be comfortable sitting on. He basically hit a ditch that stretched the width of Langalibalele Street opposite the UNISA Buildings.
With the new saddle fitted I did some more JD Bug style scooting. No pedaling. Perhaps tomorrow.
6 August
Fitted the rear light to the base of the seat post (frame). Also fitted the amazing bell that I bought for fun in Perth WA years ago. Did not get my feet on the pedals.
7 August
After our afternoon tea Edith gusseted that I scoot (JD Bug) my bike up and down our road. I agreed and once on the bike I put my left foot on the pedal with it position for take-off and pushed. I was riding a bike again without Pedal-Assist after a break of ten months. I did several laps of our road and then called it quits. I will probably have another ride tomorrow. If I do, I will include the road on the opposite side of main complex access road. I will also turn on Pedal-Assist :-))
8 August
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