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Transformation and Hope—The Means to
Recovery
By Kathleen Campbell, M. Div
APPENDIX 1: My Goals for Therapy and Recovery from CRPS
• I want to put on my socks without pain.
• I want to cut my toenails without pain.
• I want to shop without a motorized grocery cart.
• I want to drive with my right foot again.
• I want to rollover in sleep without waking up from
the pain and bedsores.
• I want to sleep with blankets on my feet again. (One
of the early strategies for better sleep was to keep the blankets
elevated over the guitar case at the foot of my bed.)
• I want to stand barefoot on the linoleum of the kitchen
and bathroom floor without wincing in pain.
• I want to walk without a limp (a normal gait) on the
tile floor at the swimming pool.
• I want to pivot on my foot and toes when taking a shower.
• I want to dance in church - barefoot and with grace
on the oak floor of the sanctuary.
• I want to wear my running shoes, oxfords, sandals,
thongs and dress pumps again.
• I want my Jamie Moyer shoes to get a crease in the
right shoe. (I had purchased a new pair of tennis shoes in
the middle of treatment, and noticed after three weeks a clear
crease in the left shoe and not the right. I was not able
to push through the metatarsals and toes of my right foot
to bend the shoe leather. Getting the crease meant I was walking
well again. I had them autographed by Mariners' pitcher, Jamie
Moyer, at the Festival of Lights at Safeco Field in December
knowing he'd be starting Spring training soon, and so would
I for my foot.)
• I want to walk faster and pass others on the sidewalk.
• I want to play the pedal on the piano again so hymns
and songs of faith have more fullness and joy.
• I want to believe this pain and disability will finally
resolve.
• I want to balance on my right foot while putting on
the left leg of my slacks.
• I want to walk down steps correctly.
• I want to push down on the pedal of the blue revolving
file cabinet at work with my right foot.
• I want to ride my bike to work and around town.
• I want to swim with a kickboard.
• I want to play soccer with Hannah, my daughter. (I
want to run for short distances and take the impact of the
ball.)
• I want to play catch and basketball with Isaac, my
son
• I want to drive without pain.
• I want to walk to work and home (4 miles a day) without
pain.
• I want to walk to the grocery store and shop on foot
again (about 2 miles and an hour of "foot time").
• I want to stand at a cupboard, pushing up off my right
toes and reaching for something way up high like I do with
my left foot.
• I want to be able to mow the lawn and take care of
the garden
• I want a pain-free day at work.
• I want the pain not to flare up when under stress or
other setbacks.
Introduction
» Onset and
Diagnosis
»
Transformation and Hope
»
Things That Didn't Help My Recovery
» Challenges
and Setbacks
» Appendix
2: Physical Therapy Exercises |
