but i had been given a small bit of freedom so i was going to take it. every chance i could i was paging a nurse or dragging a friend out to walk with me. this is the start of "my new life and i was not going to spend it sitting still. on new year's eve i got my husband to help me get my socks on and help me out of bed and we walked to bring in the new year. in the morning, while friends were running their first day 5k's i was dragging my nurse around the hallways so i could get another lap around the 