A lot has changed . . .

[captsparrow4evr]

I just noticed t hat I haven't posted to LJ since February, 2012. I don't know why I haven't been here since then. I've spent a lot of time on Facebook but that's not really an excuse. Big things have happened to me since then

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[veronica_rich]

I just started having knee problems this summer, about three months ago. Before then I would walk 5 mornings a week, 1.5 miles each day, even in the winter and rain. Now if I can walk half that far it usually takes a lot out of me. I'm doing stretches every morning as per the physical therapist's instructions, and last week I had cortisone shots in each knee. I've been diagnosed with supposedly mild osteoarthritis, but it doesn't feel mild. I have an appointment with a vascular surgeon to see if there's something can be done about excess water in my legs putting pressure on the knees (which exercise did help keep at bay; so does keeping my sodium intake down). I'm making every effort short of surgery to treat this problem - but it comes down to me being able to accept a chronic pain condition, which is difficult (as you know of course). So I kind of know how you feel

[captsparrow4evr]

You can never have too many animals! Okay, well, maybe you can but it's very unlikely. The big problem with my knee was that it wouldn't bear any weight. If I could have done any walking or exercise at all, I might have avoided surgery but it just wasn't happening.

I'm sorry to hear about Sylvester. He was a sweet kitty. I'm lucky to still have my Lacey dog and I know it. I'm going to try to spend a bit of time on LJ regularly now.