This is a very common question that I get asked but the answer is not that straight forward.

Now that I have a socket that’s a bit lower at the back, of course I need to find out if I can get the pedals round with the crank back to normal.. then... if I can pedal a bike forwards and stop without falling off! Here’s my very first attempt!

What an amazing event! I’m so glad I entered this race, what a stunning location to swim in, even if it was a tad cold! Here’s my race report: how the swim went from a swimmers eyes!

Wow - what a day. Over 500km of driving... another (temporary) leg to get used to while we wait for parts... and then I have to wrap my head around negotiating the swim entry and exit and not freezing to death tomorrow!

While the world was heading into lock down I was heading into hospital.. on a long battle where we would fail in all surgical attempts so save my left leg. For a small business owner this is like the idea of pure hell. So there’s only one team of heroes I need to thank.. my staff team

I spoke about my first trip to the new psychologist yesterday. Today I was already using the ‘socks of doom’ to raise my own personal awareness about emotions driving actions. Here’s what I mean.

I think Joel the physio is thinking up 101 ways to challenge me on one leg! Plus.. first appointment with my new psychologist, and an interesting book to read!!

Sometimes (ok, maybe a lot of times!) I have lofty expectations of myself and the speed at which I can achieve them. However today I came to a realisation that perhaps I need to adjust my expectations. Man, I hate that!

Seemingly a taboo topic - talking about mental health. I think it’s important to address. It’s something that’s ignored far too readily by the health system post surgery, but an area that plays a key role in rehabilitation.