Cady's Life by Anne Frank

When the weather was nice, Cady and Nurse Truus, who always accompanied her, would sit down on a bench in the park and talk or read for a while, if they'd brought along a book. During the last few days, they'd also ventured out a few times into the adjoining wood, and since Cady enjoyed that much more, the nurse had no objections. Of course Cady did have to walk very slowly, and an unexpected movement often caused her pain, yet every day she longed once more for this half-hour out of doors, when she could imagine that she was well again.

After three weeks, when Cady knew every path in the wood like the back of her hand, the doctor asked her if she would be pleased or upset at the idea of being able to go out by herself. Cady was thrilled. 'Can I really?'