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Today is my final cardiac rehab session—number 36. I am feeling much better, my energy is coming back, and my next job is to turn the Monday-Wednesday-Friday rhythm into a routine of my own. I have also been building Little Dreads, a kids' series spinning out of the Dreadnauts world.
All 36 Sessions
Today is the last day of cardiac rehab. I did all 36 sessions.
That feels good to write. More importantly, I feel much, much better. My energy levels are coming back up, and I am starting to feel like I can do everything again.
I know that feeling better does not automatically hand me a finished plan for what comes next. Still, being able to look at the end of these 36 sessions and honestly say that I feel stronger and more capable is a pretty big win.
Keeping the Days That Worked
I still have not come up with my full post-rehab plan. That is the unfinished part of this update.
I think I may document the process of making that plan and turn the planning itself into part of the plan. If I write down what I am trying, what fits, and what I can realistically keep doing, I have a better chance of building something that lasts longer than one burst of enthusiasm.
The piece I do want to carry forward is the schedule: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Those have been my rehab days, and keeping those same three days would let me preserve the rhythm that is already part of my week instead of rebuilding the whole thing from zero.
I would also like to get at least one day in on the weekend. I have not decided exactly what every workout will look like, and I am not calling this a perfect routine yet. For now, the days are the first part I know I want to protect.
Little Dreads Is Taking Shape
Outside of recovery, I have been working on Little Dreads, a kids' series that spins out of the Dreadnauts world.
That project has been taking up a good part of my creative attention, which feels like another sign that my energy is coming back. I am not only thinking about getting through the next appointment anymore. I have enough room in my head to build a new world for kids and see where it can go.
I will be announcing and releasing more soon. If you want an early look, the address is little.dreadnoughts.uk.
Final Thought
Finishing cardiac rehab feels like reaching the end of one plan and the beginning of the part where I have to make my own.
What I learned from these 36 sessions is that routine did a lot of the work. I did not have to wake up every rehab day and reinvent the decision. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday already had a job.
That is the small practical thing I want to keep: choose the days first. I can keep working out the details, and I may even document that process, but those three places on the calendar give me somewhere real to start.
Thirty-six sessions are done. My energy is coming back. Little Dreads is growing. I do not have every next step figured out, but I finally feel like I have the energy to take them—and this time, I want to keep them on the calendar.
I am not a doctor, and this is not medical advice. This is simply what I am learning through my own recovery. Anything medical should be discussed with your own care team.