"grace glides on blistered feet" --alice

i got injured last november, ignored it for six months, then finally went to the doctor. the pain, he told me, was from a bone bruise; the constant soreness that moved throughout my foot and ankle was because of fluid from the bruise. disgusting.

after five orthopedist visits, three x-rays and an MRI, two prescription refills for naproxen, twenty-some physical therapy sessions, two months on crutches, 95 uses of an ultrasound bone stimulating machine, four months easing back into my usual dance schedule, and countless tears of frustration and anger at my unhealing ankle, i was finally able to do an entire class on pointe. i'm damn proud of my blisters, even though they're disgusting. :)