After all the operations I have had (both wrists broken twice), this upcoming (third!) operation on my right ankle has had me in a state of fear mixed with hope. I have the best ankle surgeon available and he assures me the ankle can be corrected. I trust Dr. McBride and Dr. Andrews and so do all these sports figures with multi-million dollar contracts on the line. I know half of my current anxiety is just dark apprehension and waiting . Once he's cut me open, stuck in the hardware and permenent bone healing stimulator and sewn me back together it will just be six weeks of extreme care with no weight bearing on the joint------then the rehab and by midsummer I plan to treat myself to a trip somewhere far, far away and do some career reevaluation.
Swimming every day has truly helped my mental and physical state and the good Lord knows I'm a tough old bird. My webmaster and I have re-designed the website and its time to do away with self pity and get creative in the moment, Last I heard the moment is all we have anyway. I see people enduring true suffering everyday on the street as well as the 24 hour news horrors on the HD plasma television were the blood is red and death quite real. So I promise to cheer up and remember Spring is almost here! Hold a prayer for me next Wednesday March 4th!
There. Now I feel much better!!!!
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That's the attitude to have! You have every right to feel sorry for yourself for what happened, but you can't dwell on it forever. You have to pick up the pieces and move forward, and it sounds to me like that's exactly what you're doing. You will be in my prayers, and I have no doubt that you will report to us in the weeks ahead that your surgery has been a major success