A new week

 Well, yesterday was the day.

My baby girl youngest daughter, her husband, dog and cat left for their tour of duty in Germany.   

(I refuse to refer to my daughters as my baby girls, but that's probably because I'm a girl Mom and not a boy mom.  I know boy moms who refer to their adult sons as their babies even when they're 60 years old.  I always expected my daughters to be strong, brave, and independent woman and that's exactly what they've become.  Of course, this conversation is for another blog post.)


As a mom it's hard to see your kids move across the ocean especially during a pandemic.  This is my second daughter who has lived overseas.  My eldest daughter moved to Australia for four years and came home with a wonderful guy as her husband.  As much as I will miss them, I'm so excited for their upcoming adventures.  There's nothing better than living in a foreign country, learning new cultures, meeting people who are different from themselves to become well rounded, kind, empathetic people.  

I was lucky enough to live in Germany for three years and it was the best experience of my life.  I can't wait to visit them when the world opens back up. (The above photo is a shot of my parents chipping away at the Berlin wall when they came for a visit.)

So, in other news, my foot is healing nicely.  I can walk about three miles before it starts hurting.  Complete recovery could take up to three months.  Until then I have to walk on flat surfaces so I won't be hitting the trails anytime soon.  Luckily I live on the high plains of Colorado where it's nice and flat.

On the other hand, I went for an MRI on my knee yesterday.  Way back in June I twisted it pretty good and it was swollen for most of the summer.  It was still useful so I didn't think there was any big hurry to get it checked out especially when I lived two hours from any medical facility.

When I got home in October I went to my doctor who referred me for an MRI.  It took nearly two months to get approval for that MRI from my insurance company and for the imaging center to get reports from the doctors who put coils in my abdomen and clips in my feet several years ago.  Finally, everything was set and I got the scan.  Just in time too because today they closed the MRI machine down for three weeks because of short staffing.  It's a rough time to get some of these other medical procedures taken care of when the health care system is so stressed due to Covid.

Results came in this morning and I have a torn meniscus.

Anyway, I've been referred to a knee specialist so the waiting game begins again.  I'll be interested to see what they suggest.  I'm not really a fan of surgery, but I've rested the knee for the most part of six months and it's not gotten any better.

It sucks to get old.  How am I going to be that 80 year old woman who runs her first marathon is my feet and knees don't hold up?

Oh well, after this crazy year I'm glad to be healthy.  284,000 of our fellow citizens haven't been so lucky.

Wear your mask and keep your distance!  Try to care about other people and not just yourselves.

Comments

polcat24 said…
I'm not surprised it's a torn miniscus, i could hear it pop every once in awhile.
December 8, 2020 at 2:30 PM
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
First the knees then the rest Ellen. Sorry, I can't wait to see you run your first Marathon. I've already run my first so the pressure is off of me.
December 15, 2020 at 8:17 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Skywatch Friday: A little close for comfort

Image
We had a fire out here on the eastern plains of Colorado last week.  I kept getting reports on the fire's location on my cell phone while I was at work.  Then a warning popped up that let me know it was time to hit the road and go home to prepare to evacuate the critters. When we initially got home it was still a decent distance away. Within 30 minutes it had come up over the ridge and flames were visible. The winds were gusting 45 to 50 mph.  It was a fast moving fire that burned 5,000 acres in only four hours.  Then the most amazing thing happened--the winds died down and the firefighters got in under control by 8:15 that night.  Thank you, Lord! Have you ever had to stand in your house and wonder what you should take out with you?  There were only two things I could think of...1) my critters and 2) my passport so I could still go to Europe next month.  Irv and I agreed that we need to get things organized so we can just grab a box...
Read more

Skywatch Friday: Upper and Lower Falls

Image
Yesterday I got to visit the recently completed Uncle Tom's Overlook along the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park. This is the first really good look I've ever had at the Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River. These falls are almost as good as the Lower Falls. After leaving the Upper Falls you go downstream for a mile or so to.... ...Artist's Point which has the very best view of the Lower Falls (in my opinion).  In this location the view is perfect, so perfect that it look like a painting. This is just one of the features of this Park that make it my heart and soul.   Linking with Skywatch Friday
Read more

Skywatch Friday: Wild Horses!

Image
 The Salt River wild horses have been eluding us since we arrived in Arizona several weeks ago so today we went in search of them again. This time we started at the Coon Bluff Recreation Area.  First we went one way down the river, but soon had to turn back because we didn't bring any rock climbing gear. Then we turned around and went the other direction. The water in the river was crystal clear, but no sign of fish or horses. There are times when I really miss my dad especially when I want to know what kind of tree I'm looking at.  This one has something that resembles Spanish moss hanging down.  What is it? This riparian area that surrounds the river has all kinds of wildlife.  Today we saw theses white egrets. This gray heron was also hanging out in the distance. We met a guy carrying all kinds of photographic equipment and he said we needed to go about a quarter of a mile further down the river to find a spot where the horses cross every afternoon around 5:0...
Read more