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Tomorrow the cast comes off, and that one moment has me thinking about everything at once: healing, mobility, patience, and what it means to live with cerebral palsy while your body forces you to slow down. I’m home after a hip replacement and hamstring lengthening, following a month in the hospital, and I’m walking you through the real in-between stage where you’re not fully “back,” but you’re finally moving toward what’s next.

We get into the practical side of post-surgery recovery: the knee immobilizer, the bandaging questions, the frustration of not being able to do much with a cast, and the relief of knowing the hip replacement feels stable. Then we talk rehab decisions that can make or break momentum, including why neurological physical therapy may be a better fit for CP than standard orthopedic PT, and how it feels to wait for answers while knowing your leg will be weak at first.

The surprise turn is that recovery is also triggering a bigger life update. I’m dropping one project and picking up another as fall approaches, and I’m even making a college major shift that feels like a full reset. If you’re navigating cerebral palsy, disability, surgery recovery, physical therapy, or any life change that demands flexibility, you’ll hear the messy, honest thought process behind rebuilding a plan. Subscribe, share this with someone in rehab, and leave a review with the change you’re trying to make next.

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