I am an active, energetic person who enjoys long, intense walks that provide me with a workout. After several weeks of completing daily, 12 km walks, my sciatica developed and resulted in shooting nerve pain, down my right leg, all the way to the top of my foot. My daily tasks, once simple, became near impossible. I experienced excruciating pain and limited range of motion. Standing itself, caused severe pain. I could barely put on my pants or socks. It was brutal. I found my

Five years ago, I started to experience numbness in my left foot. This annoying feeling persisted, so I began the long process of visiting various medical specialists. First I went to my GP, who sent me to a neurologist. The neurologist sent me for scans and invasive testing. No diagnosis was made, nor was a solution provided. The neurologist said everything from the testing came back normal. Then I went to a podiatrist. He suggested I go to a neurologist (lol), as the

I work long hours, so when the weekend arrives, I focus on family time and being in the great outdoors. In the summer of 2020, I was waterskiing, my first slalom of the season. Everything was going great. The sun was shining, the water and wind were cooperating; and then the accident happened. It was sudden and especially frightening given my body was moving at a rapid pace over water. As I crossed the wake, my back foot slipped out, while my front foot remained in place. I s