tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472313278320054459.post1586127026965306182..comments2023-10-15T09:48:36.954-04:00Comments on Boomer Randomness: Grab Bars and SuchBerniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761833227989867795noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472313278320054459.post-23726025024161507552016-10-16T21:38:31.288-04:002016-10-16T21:38:31.288-04:00Yes we will. Stay optimistic.Yes we will. Stay optimistic.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761833227989867795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472313278320054459.post-76357227859889999042016-10-16T12:21:42.532-04:002016-10-16T12:21:42.532-04:00Funny, I was just telling my husband that we shoul...Funny, I was just telling my husband that we should put a grab bar in the bath tub area. I've been using a cane, less now, but after a double knee replacement, it became a norm. I own a walker, and a rollator, both for the knees, and now I'm feeling rebellious that I had to go through it. I traded one kind of pain for another. I dislike intensely that I can't do the things I love. I "retired" from wildlife rescue work, because I can't get down on my hands and knees. I can't run, at the risk of damaging my "new" knees. Aging wasn't even on my radar, I didn't "feel" old, nor do I look it, but after the surgeries for improving my knees, I have noticed the limitations to a greater degree. The mental me has not synced up yet with the aging body of me. Not sure I want to.....guess I don't really have a choice, considering what the alternative is. We'll get through this my friend! Love you.Linda V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17919914799807945486noreply@blogger.com