Re: Henry to :-)

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

I'm so, so, sorry that you have your beloved husband. I don't quite know

how to say it, but I feel really bad that you lost your best friend and

support system. I feel for you my friend, and I know there is nothing that

Ican say that will set that right, but please know that you have my upmost

understanding, and sympathy in your great loss.

I missed you too . The time that I was away there wasn't a day

that went by that I didn't think at least once a day about you all, and miss

you all. It was a lonely time and not one that I want to repeat. it was

especially lonely when I was in the hospital and couldn't contact y'all upon

being discharged. I always get depressed when I get out of the hospital aas

I have discussed with Kimber. She gets the same feeling.

I guess it's the increased dosage of the narcotics that I take that has

increased my memory lapses. I'm glad if it hasn't bothered your memory and I

think that your doctor is your friend! :-) I'm sorry that you have had to

undergo all of this surgery. That bile duct surgery sounds like a whopper!

How long where you in the hospital recovering from that? I guess you don't

have your gall bladder anymore. Do you have to be on crutches because of

your knee surgeries? It sounds painful. Is this the orthoscopic type or

something more invasive?

The meditation group sounds positive. Do you feel that it's helping you

with your chronic pain? I pray that you do find the right specialist for

your disease. Well, I'm wiped out and headed upstairs for the night, but

will write more soon! Always a pleasure to hear from you . God

Bless.

Your Friend,

Henry

[Guest guest]

Hi Henry Thank you for the kind words. I was in the hospital 1 week with

the bile duct surgery and then recuperated at home. My family doctor was amazed

at how quick I bounced back. Unfortunately when you live alone you have to

force yourself to get up and move, there is no way you can just lay there and

tale it easy. Its probably better in the long run to do that. My younger son

lives not to far from me and he is a wonderful help. He is 39 and has a wife

and 2 kids. The knees were orthoscopic surgery just to clean them out ,

unfortunately I have severe oseoarthritis in both and the cartlidge is almost

gone.

The next surgery will be partial knee replacement which isnt as invasive as

total replacement and has a shorter recovery time. I have always been very

active and anything that slows me down I find hard. I dont know if the

meditation is working yet I practice every day and I am told it takes time.

Stress sure makes everything worse doesnt it? Wonderful to here from you. We

are

getting blasted with winter here today and yesterday 1 foot at least of snow.

It looks beautiful from Canada