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Nope it aint ...
Ellen
Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 02:01 PMre: Nope it aint ...
Gridiron Granny
Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 05:08 PMGood for you for surviving a wonderful vacation! Very brave of you only 18 mos. after ankle surgery. I'm glad you were able to do it!
I do revel in the small victories (being able to take notes during a meeting, going a whole month without having to take a day off work because I can't get out of bed) and, for the most part, am very positive.
My motto is that there are people in life with real problems, and I'm not one of them. I have aches and pains and inconveniences, but no real problems.
And, by the way, I DID go to the driving range yesterday and hit a large bucket of balls and even had 2 beers afterward! SO THERE!
Of course, today I'm not doing much...
And being a G-ma (which is what my babies call me) is the very best thing ever. EVER.
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Ellen
Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 01:14 PMHurray! I'm so glad you got your golfing day in! It's OK to rest before and after - it's the being-able-to-do-it that counts! (for me, it's being able to accompany the choir in a special anthem that a friend has written for the 125th anniversary of the church - and to think I contemplated wrist surgery this summer. So glad I didn't! I had a feeling that somehow, I'd need my wrist, and that it would be ok. And it is! (but yes, I'm taking it easy in between!)
Have a great week!
E
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Gridiron Granny
Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 03:22 PMWhat a blessing to be able to participate in such a special event! I've found myself putting off treatments until after I've done what I want to to...sometimes my doctor understands, sometimes he doesn't.
Take care
Beth
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What else can I say? Feeling for you --- and also looking forward to when I'm a granny too, however, - and hoping my daughter doesn't come down with RA in the meantime!
Just came back from a vacation, where, to my shock, I actually did better than expected (was able to walk the one-mile Marginal Way coast walk [this is Maine] not once but twice - all of maybe not quite a mile each time. That's progress after surgery 18 months ago on my ankle, didn't dare do even half of it last year.
But - I know that it won't last, just have to take it one day at a time, and try and appreciate each thing I'm able to do. My survival technique is to pat myself on the back at each completed task. Usually that's something "real exciting" like, doing the dishes, vacuuming one floor of the house ... spending a little time sewing a quilt (machine, not by hand). If I were to continually focus on what I can't do (like crochet) I'd go nuts.
So - stay with it, girl, do what you can and that in itself can be a gift!
(There is always someone else worse off ... not to be negative, but helps me keep things in perspective!)