Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Getting old is not for the faint at heart. Those joints eventually wear out like an old door hinge that becomes creaky and loose. The hips and knees bear the brunt of this aging process. Nearly half of the population will experience the pain of degenerative joints. That translates into millions of pe...
I could "almost" not walk until I had knee surgery. I had a growth in my right knee. The doctor called it a cist (i think that`s spelled right). A year after the surgery I can walk just fine, as long as I don`t try to run or do any of the things that I used to be able to do. But at least if I have to fix the sink I can bend my knees enough to do what needs to be done.
My father died from pancreas cancer last year. Since then I have been trying to help my mother take care of her property, car, house, etc. (she deals with depression and being 84 years old and various other things).
My Mother used to call my father the bionic man because he had so many joints replaced. It didn`t help him live longer!!