How does one deal with and emerge from a crisis? That is the question that is weighing heavily on my mind this week. I normally control my stress through exercise. However, since recovering from knee surgery, I am using other outlets like reading. In an attempt to find answers, I am reading Joan Didion’s compelling memoir, “The Year of Magical […]

I never imagined that I would be blogging about my knee. If my knee could talk, what would it say today?  “Help - get me some fast and permanent relief!”
I am in agonizing pain. Eight weeks into my recovery: my knee is stiff, swollen and hurting! How could this be? I was used to exercising daily and […]

When I arrived to the hotel the first thing I checked out was the pool. Was I in for a suprise, it was much smaller than the picture advertised on the web site. I thought to myself, “How can I swim in a pool that is three feet deep and about ten feet long?” My response, “I […]