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D'Amour Road
by
Sigrid
Macdonald
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Chapter Four
Not much had changed during the first week that Julie and Justin arrived on the rehab floor. Julie got along much better with Rebecca than she did with Eleanor, but she refused to see the psychiatrist again or to leave her room. This was a serious problem for Tron, the physiotherapist. Julie needed to walk everyday in order to maintain her strength.
Prolonged bed rest could significantly weaken even a strong healthy person. That was why we got patients up right away after surgery. Julie was up all right, but she spent most of her time sitting in a chair and the farthest that she had walked so far – or crutched, to be more accurate – was from her bed to the bathroom.
Each time she attempted to leave her room, she had a panic attack and felt like fainting. Given the nature of her injury, we couldn’t afford to have her passing out. She could seriously damage her ankle that way and might require additional surgery. It was a dilemma that stumped us all from Rathwell to Deschamps, as well as the physios and occupational therapists.
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