We Take a Lot for Granted

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We don't think about all the things we take for granted until we get hurt or something else happens to remind us. As many of you know I had knee surgery amount six weeks ago. Even though I'm doing pretty well I still have to take my time doing simple things like going down two steps. I do pretty good but a few times I've almost tripped myself by getting my foot too close to my cane. When at home and in the house I'm getting around without using the canes but yesterday I began driving again and I'm now thinking the crew out for jobs. They are doing the work but I'm monitoring and helping a little bit. When I may need to walk more and over uneven surfaces I've been using two canes mainly so I some get overly tired out. Since my knees got worse with the arthritis several years ago I've already had to be watchful going up and down stairs but I need to watch so I don't trip especially when I'm tired out. I was having my friends drive us when I was exercising before being told not to and more recently when we've gone back to planet fitness once I got the go ahead from therapy. She told me she pretty much just slides her for from one person to the other when driving. I will say that most of us drive without even thinking about where out feeder needs to be at any given moment but when driving again after surgery you need your muscles to heal first and then remember I will say that after driving to physical therapy and just one job yesterday my calf muscles and the ones surrounding my knee are not screaming at me like they were yesterday. Maybe that's what I needed to do to get to the next stage of my healing. I say that because my calf has been swelling every day whether I'm on it a lot or not, but today it doesn't seem quite so swollen. There's a lot we do in life that we take for granted not only having people around us that love and care for us but even when something in our personal circumstances changes and that could be our bodies, our vehicles or maybe a major appliance sing out of the blue. At least my surgery was elective to a degree. How are you all today? I have a picture I took at the house where I'm sitting in a bench at the front porch. The one I'm looking down and the other is looking out. I'm sitting here while my crew cleans the windows on this got July day. I would be sitting at my car but that's not comfortable at present. I need may needed to wait until I'm back home before the image shows up. I'll know shortly.