Broken ankle

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 I'm making good progress on the ankle. Nearly four weeks since I broke it, and I can now walk round the house (albeit slowly and carefully.) without crutches.

Swimming is definitely helping - my leg muscles are still reasonably strong, and the foot is far more flexible.

It also looks as though my long-term habit of trying to balance for 20seconds a day on each foot has also had a long-term pay off. (Thank Michael Moseley's 'Just one Thing' podcast for that tip)  It reduces your risk of falls, by improving your balance and strengthening your ankle muscles.

One of the official  post broken ankle exercises is to do this for 30 seconds per day, and I can already do it without holding onto a chair. The next aim will be to try and do with with my eyes shut - which is much harder. 

My morris target is to remain firmly with the band this week.  Next week, and probably the week after, I may try walking through one or two dances.  Trying to actually dance again is on hold until I've definitely got full muscle strength, balance, etc. back again.

Sword dancing will probably be viable a couple of weeks before morris dancing is, though I'll have to be careful as to which dances I attempt. Some are much easier/safer than others, so they will be the ones I try initially.  And certainly none for the next two weeks.

So what am I actually doing?

I'm repairing tatter jackets. I'm 'ragman' for Anonymous Morris, so while I'm unable to get out much, I'm taking costumes one by one and tidying them up and doing any necessary repairs. Some of the older ones are being tarted up a bit ; some will have new tails added as dancers have grown taller.  

This is what the tatter jackets look like.