in the Giffords shooting
My sister wrote from New York.
She’s going in for knee surgery. That’s no fun.
It will put her out of commission for some weeks.
As a therapist she works with disabled children.
She loves them and will miss them for a while.
As we age, all of us will face similar challenges.
Osteoarthritis had crippled my left knee.
I lost 20 pounds and the problem almost disappeared.
No shots in the knee for more than a year now.
Now I’ve developed a new problem:
Adhesions in my left shoulder.
The soft tissue around the shoulder joint contracts.
It makes moving your arm very painful.
Why am I boring you with this health report?
To advise you to take care of yourself.
This is the only body you will ever have.
Good care will make it less painful as you age.
It’s hell to get old but it beats the other alternative.
Will you know when it’s time to go?
Here’s an example of someone ready if necessary.
He was shot in the arm in the Giffords’ massacre.
He lay on top of his wife to protect her.
The gunman was almost on top of him.
He figured the next shot was it.
"Here I come, God," he thought.
What a reaction. That takes courage.
It also takes an attitude of acceptance.
He was ready to go if needed to save his wife’s life.
All of us will need to be brave when the time comes.
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