selinaannrose
07-16-2015, 05:23 PM
Long story short my legs don't work well on land. I went into a sport store with fins and found a monofin that fit well. I said to the guy I wish I could try it out.
He says we have a pool in the back with this fin for the scuba classes. He warned me that pool was deep 20ft. I laughed and said I can swim. (I happen to be wearing a tight tank and cotton shorts so I decided to try them out. (The guy behind the counter was concerned because I use a walker)
One of the scuba guys got in to help me put them on and I let myself go in the water. I kicked a few times and then I went for it.
I pushed my way to the bottom turned around and swam as hard and as fast as I could. I shot completely out of the water and did a back flip back in. I felt alive I felt whole again. It did not matter that my legs don't work well.
My wife laughed with delight and the guy in the pool asked how I could do that. I said because I'm a mermaid.
The guy at the counter came running in to see what the splashing was about. I did a few more tricks (wife recording this time) I bought my monofin and went home feeling like a brand new person.
The best part was a lady that saw me using a walker she looked at her walker grabbed my hand and said thank you for bringing hope. Maybe I can swim like you. I said anyone can be a mermaid.
Sent from my LG-D959 using Tapatalk
He says we have a pool in the back with this fin for the scuba classes. He warned me that pool was deep 20ft. I laughed and said I can swim. (I happen to be wearing a tight tank and cotton shorts so I decided to try them out. (The guy behind the counter was concerned because I use a walker)
One of the scuba guys got in to help me put them on and I let myself go in the water. I kicked a few times and then I went for it.
I pushed my way to the bottom turned around and swam as hard and as fast as I could. I shot completely out of the water and did a back flip back in. I felt alive I felt whole again. It did not matter that my legs don't work well.
My wife laughed with delight and the guy in the pool asked how I could do that. I said because I'm a mermaid.
The guy at the counter came running in to see what the splashing was about. I did a few more tricks (wife recording this time) I bought my monofin and went home feeling like a brand new person.
The best part was a lady that saw me using a walker she looked at her walker grabbed my hand and said thank you for bringing hope. Maybe I can swim like you. I said anyone can be a mermaid.
Sent from my LG-D959 using Tapatalk