Dear Chau:

I can hardly wait to walk again the way I did before! I can hardly imagine it but I sure am looking forward to it!

Yes, protect your peace of mind. For as long as you keep hoping, or repeatedly hoping while in communication with her, that means you will be disappointed most likely, because she stated her disinterest in a romantic relationship. So, like you wrote, not now.

Hoping that soon enough you will be in a mutual love relationship… (and that I will be walking by then!)

Thank you for the good wishes.

anita