Rehabilitation
Six months. Six months of rehabilitation had already passed. Shepard moved into an actually hospital instead of the makeshift one back in London. Here, she started the grueling process of learning to walk pretty much all over again.
She was strong though. Determined too. Garrus was by her side every step of the way. Even the crew, who had stayed on Earth to help rebuild came to see Shepard as well, and their support made all the difference.
Shepard struggled, and fought through her pain every waking day until she was able to stand without the help of someone holding her. She felt accomplished. Life was just about to get better with the Reapers gone – Shepard's life was just getting better too.
And she refused to sit around and watch it fly by her.