Tag Archive: broken kneecap

I’m Giving Her All She’s Got, Captain!

Just got home from Mom's follow-up doctor appointment. Y'know, from the Broken Kneecap Debacle of 2010? Today was her last scheduled day of physical therapy. She's gone from a 65-degree flex on that knee to just over 90 degrees. It's been just over 3 months since this thing started. She's been driving (back roads, since highway ...

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Looks Like We’ve Had Our Glitch For This Mission

I wish I could tell you that this month's Resolution has gone off without a hitch, but it hasn't. There's a bit of a fly in the ointment, and I can't yet say what. Suffice it ...

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10,000

Watched half of the last "Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" before bed last night. Funny, funny shit. Conan is funnier than I've ever seen him. I can relate. I often find that I'm near the ...

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Two Near-Death Experiences in a Week Will Really Take it Out of You

Trust me, I'm here to tell you. It will. Mix that in with a bedridden parent who needs caretaking for at least the foreseeable future, sleep deprivation, heartache, and you've got a great recipe for stress and depression. For the first time in a ...

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Are Those the Panties Your Mother Left Out For You?

By now you've probably heard...I mean, if you follow me on Twitter or Facebook. My mother broke her kneecap Monday morning. She slipped on the icy sidewalk and broke it. The kneecap, not the sidewalk. Perhaps now is a good time to remind you that I live in FLORIDA. Yes, my mother slipped on ...

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