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Jul 30, 2023 5:52:55 GMT -5
Post by Sophie Chang on Jul 30, 2023 5:52:55 GMT -5
Today was going to be spent entirely here. Even an overnight stay so she had brought all she needed. Sita had set this up and the intense rehab to reboot her left leg was starting. So after grabbing an early breakfast in the orphanage it was hydrotherapy first. Then it would be the drier part later.
So Sophie was finding it easier to move her leg in water. There wasn’t the same control as she was used to but at least she could guide it even if she couldn’t move it as she swam like a little fish. Exercises in the water would follow shortly.
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Jul 31, 2023 7:12:51 GMT -5
Post by Eric Reed on Jul 31, 2023 7:12:51 GMT -5
Eric was only here to gather what he called orphanage hours where you went out and helped people. His relationship with his sister was better but for the moment he was still mostly at the orphanage as he looked around the rehab center. "Hey Sophie, working on rehab and swimming skills?" Sophie Chang
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Jul 31, 2023 7:50:31 GMT -5
Post by Sophie Chang on Jul 31, 2023 7:50:31 GMT -5
Sophie really liked the colour red. Therefore her one piece swimsuit also was that hue. This was as free as she felt when wasn’t chair bound; full control wasn’t there yet but her good leg was working like a mermaids tail. She heard her name and some words clearly while on the surface and easily moved round to see the source. “Eric. Mainly rehab as I could swim before but I can get better if nothing else” she happily replied and swam closer. She also steered with her arms and did wonder from time to time if it would just be easier to chop of her left leg and learn with a prosthetic limb while she still had the motivation to do so. Then she kicked with her good leg and reached the edge of the pool. Looking up at him with the water steaming down her face and body she then asked “what brings you here?” sounding curious. Eric Reed
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Aug 1, 2023 9:17:10 GMT -5
Post by Eric Reed on Aug 1, 2023 9:17:10 GMT -5
He had a lot going on in his life but he was not about to bother Sophie with all the details. "Orphanage hours, Mrs. Gigi said for every twenty hours I do good things I can earn thirty minutes of "home" time," he said making sure to use the air quotes. "I am trying to get out and see my sister more so we can just feel more like a family." Sophie Chang
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Aug 1, 2023 14:09:32 GMT -5
Post by Sophie Chang on Aug 1, 2023 14:09:32 GMT -5
“I think I understand that” Sophie softly replied. At least he had someone and she’d never have any family unless she tracked them down in Hong Kong or California. “Like working but being paid in time?” she posed. At least he was getting out and doing something practical. She’d be going to school once it started again regardless of her physical condition. Now she moved her injured leg in the water and that started the exercises. It was an improvement on not feeling her leg at at but this still felt very sluggish. Eric Reed
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Aug 2, 2023 9:03:35 GMT -5
Post by Eric Reed on Aug 2, 2023 9:03:35 GMT -5
"Yeah. I think I am too young for more money so it's like an exchange. It seems fair so I have no real complaints," he said. "I guess it also teaches me responsibility in a way which is always good. How are you coming along with your rehab?" Sophie Chang
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Aug 2, 2023 15:01:35 GMT -5
Post by Sophie Chang on Aug 2, 2023 15:01:35 GMT -5
What Eric said made sense to her but the question he posed was one she was sure she’d solve anyway quickly. Even with all work she put in progress was very slow. “Rehab is very slow. It’s an improvement from before but a lot of damage was done. I want to be on my feet eventually and not have to need as much help” she replied. As Eric was helping out here today this looked like the most time they’d get together for a while. She then let go of the ledge going under the surface to start her next exercise. Rolling onto her chest and holding onto the ledge with head out of water she was able to stretch her injured leg fully in the pool. It just wasn’t happening outside of that yet. Eric Reed
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Aug 3, 2023 16:22:22 GMT -5
Post by Eric Reed on Aug 3, 2023 16:22:22 GMT -5
"You know I don't even know how you do it but with us being so young I do expect that it is because we are kids and that is the only thing that keeps me going sometimes though your problem of course is way bigger than mine but I do hope that it does get better because no one deserves to want to use something that they can not and was taken from them not because of their choice." Sophie Chang
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Aug 4, 2023 1:13:37 GMT -5
Post by Sophie Chang on Aug 4, 2023 1:13:37 GMT -5
Sophie would always carry mental scars even with seeing Dr Shaw. She was getting home from school when she found out her dad was dead. Then she was shot and seeing her Aunt take the shotgun blast just before she did. There was that reminder every day she couldn’t walk under her own power. Things were gradually getting better but she needed to put the work like she was doing now. Just as she figured she’d see her real mother when she was an adult the orphanage was her home and family now. Sawyer, Jack, Eric and Christian felt like her brothers now and Sarah and Carmen like sisters. “Things like this happen to a lot of people but as long as I have you guys round I’m sure I’ll be fine. We’ve had fun ever since we went into the slums together” Sophie replied. It just was wasn’t Eric she was referring to either. Eric Reed
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Aug 4, 2023 20:41:33 GMT -5
Post by Eric Reed on Aug 4, 2023 20:41:33 GMT -5
He nodded. "Yeah I do think that we all bring something to the table and that is always good. The whole reason to me that a friend group works is because you never have to worry as much when you hang out and that is always good. "We should go back to the slums, all of us." Sophie Chang
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Aug 5, 2023 4:31:08 GMT -5
Post by Sophie Chang on Aug 5, 2023 4:31:08 GMT -5
“Which part Eric? Don’t forget that Sawyer and Carmen know the slums too so you could touch base with them to set up an adventure; but what about the treehouse. Did you ever get there?” Sophie advised and asked as the pieces were falling into place. She might hold them back in terms of places they could push her but the west side was the safe part. The slums were still places full of life, adventure, crime and danger. Also industry and the main locations night workers roamed. She wouldn’t get to even do more than scratch the surface for years to come. To get out of that chair she still needed to do her exercises and moved in the water again go to do the repeat set. Everyday was leg day but this set worked something else in it. Eric Reed
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Aug 6, 2023 8:54:53 GMT -5
Post by Eric Reed on Aug 6, 2023 8:54:53 GMT -5
"Oh yes that reminds me, well first no about the treehouse but now I want to but the baby, Mrs Avery and Mrs. Gigi said the baby will be joining us soon at the orphanage. They said we can bring it one gift. I do not know what I will get yet but it will be unique to see Carmen and Sawyer with a baby, maybe we can watch the baby in shifts." Sophie Chang
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Aug 6, 2023 17:21:36 GMT -5
Post by Sophie Chang on Aug 6, 2023 17:21:36 GMT -5
Sophie figured there would be plenty of help for Carmen. “I can help with the baby quite often and I’m sure she won’t be short of a baby sitter. I’m stuck here all day and night but tomorrow I can get the baby a toy. I could even help you pick something when the time comes” she softly said to Eric. There would be plenty of time for a trip do she added “we can plan a trip after I get back. Then see how every bodies schedules line up”. Quite sensible for her. Eric Reed
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Aug 8, 2023 7:03:41 GMT -5
Post by Eric Reed on Aug 8, 2023 7:03:41 GMT -5
"See this is what I do not like about you being injured. If people start feeling stuck did you know that can be a trigger for depression? We are too young to have depression but it does not mean that we do not see it or have small things where it would happen to us. Just let me know when and I will gather everyone up." Sophie Chang
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Aug 8, 2023 7:30:49 GMT -5
Post by Sophie Chang on Aug 8, 2023 7:30:49 GMT -5
Eric did sound really informed about this. She was making progress after the relapse but it was taking a long time. She'd been feeling way too comfortable in the chair too and the fair was a big motivation in getting better. She had crawled her way from the flames but it had been way too close. Then being caught by the current when she went diving had knocked her confidence briefly; not too long though. She wasn't giving up any time soon. "I think you'd right Eric. I don't want to be stuck in that chair but can only just put weight on my foot now. When I get back to the the orphanage we can get the gang together and the others who are interested and brainstorm our next group activity. Though I dived in the cove of wonders and found it fun. I needed a bit of help but got through it. There's a sunken pirate ship down there and its a living museum". She started speaking quietly and sounded quite excited by the time she'd finished. She also wanted to include everybody in the orphanage; the gang, those who had been there at the time but not become part of the gang and new arrivals. They'd also need to involve an adult too. So she had a plan and a meeting to chair once she got back. Eric Reed
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