Atrophy

I wish I was sweating, thighs aching, looking up a trail not knowing how much further I have to climb. Rationing my water for fear of not having enough for the way back down, while worrying about, with every step, spraining my ankle.

Instead, I'm sitting slouched in a chair in a room without windows, breathing stale used air and staring at a radiation emitting screen, feeling my leg muscles slowly atrophy.

I may as well be sitting in a wheelchair, watching TV, waiting for death.

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  1. Well… yeah, but it would allow you to climb them more often. If your confined to a wheel chair most likely your legs are to weak to climb. And if you try to go up a trail on a mountain in a wheelchair, you are more than likely going to roll down backwards; unless you smack into a tree.

    I guess you can always use a “walker” with tennis balls on the bottom so it slides easier. Maybe get one with a tray attached to it so you can carry some food and a bottle of water.