"That feeling of resistance when you push your foot against the pedal as you start riding your bicycle," Mandy said.
"The pressure in your feet and knees when you land from jumping off of something," Ben suggested.
"How about that satisfying 'smack' of your foot connecting with the football?" Rich offered.
"Or the initial shock of dipping you toes into a cold river," Ruth added.
Sal had been dubious when the doctors recommended neuro-suggestion as part of the experimental new nerve splicing technique. But the surgeon insisted that positive thoughts associated with sensations in his feet would give Sal the best chance of walking again after the accident.
"Thanks, those are all really cool things to think of," Sal replied from his wheelchair.
"I think your toes twitched!" Ruth gasped.
It was a start.
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