To the very soul of it
Originally uploaded by mmmazzoni.
As I have mentioned before, Ilizarov wearers face something even years after the operation. Their bones can break because of physical stress. This is something that can really make me depressed.
I am overweight. It’s very hard to lose weight without running and walking long distances. Sometimes I think: What’s the point of doing all of this if I can’t even run or walk for a long time without thinking about getting multiple fractures? I may have left a life of regret but am I now going to live a life of fear?
I hope not. I plan to be an athlete, one way or another. No matter what, I’m going to run a marathon. I may have to wait years for this but it will happen. I’m just going to have to give up the dream of doing it young, or maybe not (who knows?). But it will happen and it will be rewarding because I know I will do more work than anyone in that race to come.
It’s going to be awesome, I just know it.
i-li-za-rov (i lē zä ruv) n.
>> The surgery that Vincent undergoes to increase his height in the movie Gattaca. It's named after the Russian doctor who invented it 40 years ago to treat dwarfism. This painful operation adds length by allowing new bone to grow in the gap left by gradually seperating ends of the broken bone. The patient's shinbones are cut in two, a brace is applied and metal pins would pull apart the bones a millimetre each day. Risks include feet permanently turned at odd angles, twisted legs, and weakened bones that break again and again.
>> What I did in June of 2005. I tell people it's either a rock climbing and/or car accident.
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