We're almost at the end of another year!
First, a quick note about Facebook: If you want to message me there, or friend me there, I wouldn't advise it. I'm trying to get off Facebook as much as possible and rarely use it.
An incident last weekend is one reason why. I clicked a link from a long-ago friend, and it turned out to be a virus. My life is already busy enough without having to fend off Facebook viruses.
Most friend requests, I ignore. Virtually all messages, I ignore. If you want to talk to me ... well, there's this blog, and that's probably the best way.
Happy holidays! We're almost at Christmas, and let me ask you: what are YOU grateful for as this year comes to an end? Me, I'm so happy to have knee pain way behind me in the rearview mirror. It's just a fast-receding speck, and I'm delighted about that.
I'm not so cocky as to think I'll never have knee pain again ... maybe someday ... but this time, I feel like I'm prepared, if I do face that demon again.
So once again: what are you grateful for, in your knee pain battle? No need to say "this blog." I appreciate such sentiments, but I'm really not that needy. 😃
And finally, the good cheer: I was looking through the comments, deleting the junk commercial messages, and I came upon a comment from someone I would never recognize in person, as I've never met her, but that I have a soft spot for nevertheless.
She was here in the early days of this blog, and I admire her courage and perseverance and spirit. I really feel like a slacker compared to her, considering what she has been through. She goes by the moniker "Knee Pain," and she made this comment a week or so ago:
My back story is that I had a very, very long struggle with debilitating knee pain. Previously it was so bad I could sometimes barely walk -- even to the point of using a wheelchair on multiple occasions. But, now my knee is doing so well that I can hike for miles! I can road bike up hills! I can do open water swimming for over a mile. I can do swing dancing and rotary waltzing. In 2020 I started a new hobby of backpacking which you can imagine is very hard on knees, but, I can do it. It's amazing.
Love it! Knee Pain, keep sharing your message of hope and triumph! Everyone else: never give up!
Best,
Richard
