It was close to four years ago that I got the word from my orthopedic surgeon that there was not much left to do (after ten years of trying) for my hip and knee joints but to get replacements. The news hit me hard, although I am not sure why since I had been battlingContinue reading “A new countdown begins.”
Tag Archives: Living with arthritis
#10 – Do something you have been afraid to do.
I was uncharacteristically brave this weekend and completed two things that I have been afraid of doing for literally years. Here is story number one. Dave and I use to ride our bicycles frequently. Dave participated in the MS150 ride for fifteen years and once even rode across the state of Washington with his DadContinue reading “#10 – Do something you have been afraid to do.”
#5 Walk for a Cause
Saturday morning with the temperature climbing to 90 degrees and the humidity feeling like 100% (not sure what it really was), TEAM THERESA assembled at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City and participated in the 2012 Arthritis Foundation Walk. A few months ago I shared with you my goal of walking in this 5K, clickContinue reading “#5 Walk for a Cause”
#4 A Positive Attitude
I can usually feel it coming. It starts with something small but annoying bothering me in the morning, in the afternoon something may go wrong at work, then at dinner a new recipe I was so excited to make is a disaster, by evening I have a full case of “feel sorry for Theresa” goingContinue reading “#4 A Positive Attitude”
Arthritis Foundation Walk
Last May, my friend Gail, the maid of honor in my wedding, my best friend all through junior and senior high school, did a 5K walk sponsored by the National Arthritis Foundation and dedicated her efforts to me. I was very touched and humbled by this act of kindness. At the time of the walkContinue reading “Arthritis Foundation Walk”
Winter Walk
The weather was so nice today that Dave and I decided to take a quick walk before dinner. Being the good student I am, I decided to bring my camera along just in case I saw anything picture worthy. At the end of the block we decided to venture on to one of the severalContinue reading “Winter Walk”
Decisions
I have about 30 days to decide if I will have my knee replacement surgeries in the next year or not. Of course I can always change my mind, but we have to sign up for our 2012 benefits and I need to plan for the medical reimbursement account. You would think it would beContinue reading “Decisions”
The Recovery Begins
Home makes everything better. I returned home from the hospital on Friday afternoon and spent a very quiet weekend starting my recovery. I remembered that the first week after surgery was difficult, but I had forgotten just how much effort it requires to do the smallest things. My biggest complaint right now is that IContinue reading “The Recovery Begins”
New Hip and Airport Security
For Easter we will be traveling to Houston to visit Kindra, DL and granddog Percy. I am very excited to see them and their newly renovated home and am so looking forward to some sunshine and temperatures in the 80’s. I am getting VERY weary of the cloudy, 50 degree days we had here for whatContinue reading “New Hip and Airport Security”
It’s all relative…
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you are sitting on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That is relativity. Albert Einstein. Last week the physical therapist put weights on my ankles and made me get in the water. I was thinking she was trying toContinue reading “It’s all relative…”