http://myachillesrupture.com - It can be an odd reality when you sustain an injury that impacts your mobility and literally causes you to sllllloooowwww down. An Achilles Tendon rupture is definitely an injury that is far from "mainstream" and much more common to be seen by an obsessed sports fan than the average citizen. I really wish I had a quarter for every time I had to explain this injury as well as anatomy 101. LOL! I mean, c'mon....Achilles Tendon. Check. Rupture. Check. Put the two together and it should not need any supporting detail, right? Wrong. Oh well, I don't have an issue explaining it to anyone, but it does lend itself to more of the idea of how this particular injury can possess such a mental component in the sense of how isolated one can feel because many people literally do not understand this injury and pass it off as a "hurt ankle" and we know this to definitely *NOT* be true.

There is something that I find myself doing that has somewhat of a mental component to it and the picture used in this post signifies that. It has to do with how I see the world now. I was picking some items from my vegetable garden recently and noticed an interesting patter on this tomato that made it pretty unique. The light bulb went off above my head and I immediately said to myself that the similarity to my Achilles Tendon rupture scar was pretty striking! Maybe I'm odd for thinking this way, but unique tomatoes are not the ONLY trigger for me. Haha! Every sports play I watch causes me to zero in and study the footwork even more now that I have sustained this injury. I watch my kids playing and focus on their heel/lower calf muscle region. Obsess, much? Why, yes. Thanks for noticing. Hahaha.

The main idea I'd like to leave you with is that you WILL see the world differently after sustaining an Achilles Tendon rupture. Is this a bad thing? I don't think so. It opens up the possibilities to many things you may not have considered before. New appreciation for family and friends. New ways of communicating. Not taking mobility for granted. Being more sensitive to those who lack mobility. New hobbies. More focus. More purpose. And even seeing tomatoes in a different light. :) These are just a few things I have definitely found to be true in my own life. As with anything I mention, your mileage may vary. :) It's all about making sweet lemonade from the lemons even if you've never tried...