Bloody heck, mbb! I am really beginning to feel like I want to march up to God and say, "Go pick on some BAD people for a change, will ya!"

You have a great attitude and tons of support. You will absolutely dance again and ride again. In Bicycling magazine this month, there's a piece about bikes with rollers, invented to help kids with balance issues. Make sure your PT knows about that when you're ready!

Also, at some point, you may want to look into something called "Feldenkrais" It's a very cool kind of body work that, as best as I can describe it, helps the nervous system recover function. I'm sure you're getting a lot of stuff thrown at you right now, it's just another idea to throw into your resource pool.

I work as a day program therapist for people with brain injuries (mostly really severe traumatic ones - car accidents, violence, etc.) Feel free to PM me for support! I am thinking good strong thoughts for you always!