Gerry, and Mr. Crew, and all....
*Hello, Gerry. I never thought about counting...wow! I got it when I was
almost 8, and I'm 58( June of '58) , so you do the math for me, lol.
*Mr. Crew...my knee is ready for full replacement, too, as the ligament is
shot, from so many falls, bone to bone, and arthritis(in both) and that was my
so-called 'good' leg. The dr is itching to replace it, yet, other doctors
in the past, who dealt with polio patients, have always said full recovery
after surgery of any kind on the legs involved cannot be expected. And
complications were common. You have confirmed that. When I broke my 'bad' leg in 3
places, they opted not to do the surgery then and kept me in a full leg cast
for over 4 months. Think I will keep trying those gel injections, as painful
as they are(next step after steroid shots). I can still walk, these days
it's slowly and carefully, with a cane and my knee brace, tho, I do have a
regular wheelchair and an electric one that just sits, gathering dust, as I have
no ramp to get it out! The cat loves it, though, lol. Anyway, I digress.
This morning my neighbor came over to dig holes for my 4 new cedar trees ,
as I can't keep my balance for that. What's harder for me than losing the
ability to do what I once did is accepting help. I hear tell many of us who
had polio have that same affliction. but, I'm working on it.
*Gerry...my motto, and what I tell my family will be on my tombstone, is an
early to mid 90's song...it goes...."I get knocked down, but I get up again,
no they're never gonna keep me down!" Seems the writer knew me and my
penchant for eating the floor. It's wonderful we have a place to share our
thoughts. Wish I could meet you all.
*Jack, I do hope things are beginning to look up for you and your wife.
That new grand baby should help cheer you up. Good luck, dear.
Your 4ever friend,
~Shar~(Sharon-
seems to be a lot of them online so I use Shar to make it less
complicated)
In a message dated 2/25/2009 1:37:55 P.M. Central Standard Time,
GCarr85446@aol.com writes:
Mr.Crew- I am older than you by some 14 years and confined to a wheelchair.
Just passed my 26,510 day
with polio. Keeping track of it is good for me! Long ago gave up
remembering when I could swim a mile, fly a glider and other good things. Recently
came by a line from Alfred Lord Tennyson that I'm going to have inscribed on my
tombstone: TO STRIVE, TO SEEK, TO FIND, AND NOT TO YIELD! Hang in there
friend
glad to chat with you anytime via e-mail.
Gerry Carroll
Polio 1935
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