Joy Heenan to Josh Wood
A couple of weeks ago I organised a mentor/training session with Josh Wood and our chiro Simon Floreani I found it really beneficial to be able to go through some standing and walking with Josh to get his thoughts and feedback on my progress and what I was doing. It was invaluable to me to be able to talk through the process with someone with a SCI that could understand and offer suggestions and feedback. I reached some great milestones. One was that I was able to stand with minimal assistance, keep talking and also rebalance myself when standing. Not something I had actually given much thought to until Josh pointed it out. Another milestone was that I was able to walk with assistance behind a forearm walker without anyone holding it in front of me. I didn’t think that I could of stood balanced and concentrate on taking a step without someone holding the walker. I recommend to all with a SCI to tap into Josh’s experience in this field. I know I will be again …