Six weeks post-surgery today, and saw Dr. Weinstein. Tim no longer needs to use crutches, but will continue wearing a brace (a smaller one) that allows him to flex, but keeps his knee properly aligned – no twisting. Tim very relieved and happy to be off the crutches. We went to the gym afterwards, and … Read more
An encouraging article in the excellent NY Times health section. hit the link for the whole article – after all, it's your body. (FULL DISCLOSURE: I graduated from my fifties this past summer.) Is physical frailty inevitable as we grow older? That question preoccupies scientists and the middle-aged, particularly when they become the same people. … Read more
From humor consultant Ellen, with some modifications – As a blonde was driving down the highway, her cell phone rang. Answering, she heard her mother's voice urgently warning her "Helen, I just heard on the news that there's a car going the wrong way on Interstate 77! Please be careful!!" "Heck," said Helen, "It's not … Read more