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MaineMom

posted 08/30/2007, comments (4)

Living with Osteoarthritis

My name is Kerry and I was diagnosed with degenerative osteoarthritis, in the spring of 2006. I was only 42 at the time and was not surprised at all by what the doctor told me. I lived in pain, there were days I could barely walk upstairs to my bedroom, bathroom, etc. I would cry myself to sleep. I tried to hold off on surgery but it just got... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/22/2007, comments (0)

Wildflowers, Switchbacks, and Forest Fires

I just returned from one of my famous photo/road trips in the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Park. Although I haven't visited there for over 40 years, little seems to have changed with that natural world---fawns bounced through the forest, Bison lumbered along, and elk lay in the forest "in velvet"---looking as stately as... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/24/2007, comments (0)

Shifting Gears

I just returned from a painfully challenging canoeing / camping trip in the North woods. Before leaving my dry warm bed, I was somewhat concerned as to my ability to scrunch into a paddling position in the bow of a boat, clamber back out of it after the daily paddles, and somehow survive living in new locations every night in a small tent.... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/02/2007, comments (0)

Chewing on Challenges

People never cease to amaze me, and not always in a positive way. For the last three years, as my osteoarthritis has continued to progress (still can’t figure out why that’s called progress), I’ve gotten rather behind in some of the projects around my house. Not being able to walk, bend, or balance well after a couple of... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/27/2007, comments (0)

Releasing Creative Energy

Doctors say I have osteoarthritis and sometimes my toes hurt, fingers, knees, shoulder...you name it. However, I have been doing a lot of creative things--oil painting and recently have been experimenting with watercolors. This somehow helps to not notice the aches and pains. Also i have been playing the guitar every day and learning more and more... Read more Chevron

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