{"id":893,"date":"2026-04-24T14:33:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debruyn-walters.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/from-paralysis-to-power\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T14:33:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:33:55","slug":"from-paralysis-to-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debruyn-walters.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/from-paralysis-to-power\/","title":{"rendered":"From Paralysis to Power"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today felt like a completely different world compared to yesterday. Waking up unable to move, facing that moment of paralysis, was terrifying. But today, I was back on my feet\u2014at the gym, moving, pushing, and feeling somewhat like myself again.<br><br>A constant tremor in my right arm stayed with me, but it didn\u2019t define me or stop me. It reminded me that strength isn\u2019t about perfection\u2014it\u2019s about showing up anyway.<br><br>Living with FND is unpredictable, but my mindset isn\u2019t. 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I choose to keep going, no matter what comes my way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"422\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/debruyn-walters.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/abs-on-fire-arms-pumped-my-full-body-blast\/website-logo-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/debruyn-walters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-Logo-4.png?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Website Logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/debruyn-walters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-Logo-4.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/debruyn-walters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-Logo-4.png?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/debruyn-walters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-Logo-4.png?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/debruyn-walters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-Logo-4.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/debruyn-walters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-Logo-4.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/debruyn-walters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-Logo-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/debruyn-walters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-Logo-4.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today felt like a completely different world compared to yesterday. Waking up unable to move, facing that moment of paralysis, was terrifying. But today, I was back on my feet\u2014at the gym, moving, pushing, and feeling somewhat like myself again. A constant tremor in my right arm stayed with me, but it didn\u2019t define me [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[168],"class_list":["post-893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-fndwarrior-chooselife-strengthinstruggle-invisibleillness-keepgoing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/debruyn-walters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/file_00000000b04471f587cb8544c8b4665d-1.png?fit=941%2C1672&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":900,"url":"https:\/\/debruyn-walters.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/finding-freedom-in-movement-pushing-past-yesterdays-paralysis\/","url_meta":{"origin":893,"position":0},"title":"Finding Freedom in Movement: Pushing Past Yesterday\u2019s Paralysis","author":"Rey De Bruyn-Walters","date":"27 April 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Yesterday, I felt stuck. 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