Take me Home

Chapter 42

Chapter 42

This is what Jade is wearing later on. 

"Okay, Jade one more set and we are done for today." Jade groaned as Andrea pushed Jade as she stood behind her as she made Jade push herself off her seat and lower herself back down. Her arms and shoulders ached from muscles she hadn't used in a while as sweat started to drip down her face. Before a simple task like this would have been easy, now it took all her strength to push her own dead body weight up.

Her arms shook with fatigue as she tried to push herself up with the help of Andrea lifting from under her armpit. They shook even if she couldn't get her bum off the seat and they shook as she lowered herself back down.

"Good Jade, just one more." Jade tired, she tried to push but her arms gave out and felt like noodles beside her. Jade huffed out a breath of hot air as she grabbed her towel and wiped the sweat off her brow. Andrea said she was improving, but she felt like she wasn't. Her body wasn't getting any stronger and her mind was still a jigsaw with many missing pieces. Like this morning she tried to put on her joggers and it was like her brain forgot. She didn't understand because yesterday she was able to put her own shoes on and today it was like her brain forgot.

"You did good today Jade. Next week I want to start focusing more on your motor skill. Have you given any thoughts to coming in for an extra session? We can do one session for your motor skills and another for moving around." Jade had thought about all week since Andrea suggested last week and with the progress, she was making she knew she wasn't going to get anywhere if she kept doing what she was doing now.

"I have. I think it would be a good idea. I know you said I am improving, but I don't feel like it. This morning I forgot how to put on my shoes I sat there for 20minutes trying to remember how I did it yesterday and just came up blank." Andrea looked at Jade to see the defeated look on her face.

"That's okay Jade. The brain is a delicate thing that we still don't fully understand. You went through something traumatic. I am surprised you are able to do as much as you can from what I read in all your scans and reports. Many people who have gone through trauma like you are not so lucky and not able to function as well as you. Focus on that and the fact you are alive and breathing, that in itself is a miracle on its own." She gave the shoulder a squeeze and offered to push her out to Noah who was going to take her to her next appointment.

Noah and Sophia were on a rotation until she moved into her new place. Noah would take her to all her appointments one day and Sophia the other and help with things like cooking and cleaning. Jade worked with them so when she moved into her new place Sophia would be there in mornings and afternoon to help her change every weekday, while Noah would take the middle of the day shift on Monday Wednesday and Fridays on the days he had his son while he was at school. Noah and Sophia were both flexible and said they could help over the weekends, but for now Jade was happy with there plan and if she needed them depending on the day one of the would always be on call.

Noah was reading a book when Jade was pushed out and he stood up with a smile and walked over to Jade who had a frown on her face.

"Everything alright?" Jade just nodded, and Noah took over pushing her.

"Make sure she keeps doing her leg exercises and ill call you tomorrow about squeezing you into another day." Andrea smiled at Jade ad watched as her carer pushed her away.

"How did it go?" Noah asked as he helped put Jade into the car.

"Hard. Everything is so weak. I was thinking about maybe getting back into the gym. I know there is one close to the house, I could push myself there and back or if I needed to get a lift. I need to start getting strong again." Noah hummed as he drove to Jade next appointment one she had been dreading all week. Couples counselling.