Plan to Reengage "the Scene"

It's been 12 days since I departed Josh and n2n in Yorkville, IL to return to Plano for treatment of my injury.  It is my intent to commence my return to the trek today, July 04.  It's with mixed emotions. I'm happy to be doing so, but greatly distressed by the  necessity to do so in a different capacity. My participation as a committed 100% walker appears to have to come to a halt.   I'm having to chose between undesirable alternatives:  1) attempting to continue as a walker,  and introduce more risk potential to overall success of the effort,  or, 2) accept a diminished role, that of providing valuable (maybe essential) logistic support as the trek enters an altered environment wherein greater distances make  supply of essential consumables less predictable.   My heart tells me (loudly) to pursue option 1), and accept the additional risk to success    My logical, rational, unemotional self tells me to relinquish my personal "druthers",  and accept  2),  the  support role.   Begrudgingly,  I'm  choosing  option 2).  (I can almost hear my medical advisors applauding the choice !  They advise me that the foot needs another 10_15 day stand-down for recovery;  they assure me that another two days of wet foot walking almost guarantees a recurrence of the injury.   With heavy heart,  I choose to not acquiesce to my heart's desire with the incumbent risks to an already aggressive time line.  I'll now be functioning as support as we go forward.  More later.    Jay