"Improved gait and stamina to walk"

I've been on the Vascular Self Management Pilot for nine months and it's going fine. My Walking has improved both in terms of how I walk and the distance I can now walk. Not overnight, but over the nine months there has been a great improvement, boosting my confidence along the way.

I was referred to the Vascular Clinic by my GP, Dr Mary at the clinic has been very encouraging and motivating. One of the tools that I found was a motivator was the step counter and blood pressure monitor that I was given. Initially I was sending weekly updates with the number of steps taken, the encouragement given by Dr Mary made me want to increase the number of steps for each report. 

I am now reporting on a monthly basis and am still keen to  take a few more steps than last time.